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Our Outbreaks
General Information
Title
Our Outbreaks
Author
Lila Rabinovich
Publication Type
Online Posts
Outlet
The Evidence Base
Year
2015
Abstract
In the past months there have been several disease outbreaks. Chikunguya was found in the Americas for the first time just over a year ago. More recently there has been a measles outbreak in several parts of the US, and West Africa has been facing the Ebola crisis. The latter in particular has received much public attention worldwide. The outbreak has led to much concern about the possibility of an Ebola epidemic on American soil brought back by health workers and other travellers returning from abroad. At the same time policymakers, public health officials and the media, have been paying attention to the response of the general public to these events