[HTML][HTML] Modeling the role of public health education in Ebola virus disease outbreaks in Sudan

B Levy, C Edholm, O Gaoue, R Kaondera-Shava… - Infectious Disease …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Public involvement in Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) prevention efforts is key to
reducing disease outbreaks. Targeted education through practical health information to …

Predicting and evaluating the epidemic trend of ebola virus disease in the 2014-2015 outbreak and the effects of intervention measures

Z Guo, D Xiao, D Li, X Wang, Y Wang, T Yan, Z Wang - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
We constructed dynamic Ebola virus disease (EVD) transmission models to predict epidemic
trends and evaluate intervention measure efficacy following the 2014 EVD epidemic in West …

Testing modeling assumptions in the West Africa Ebola outbreak

K Burghardt, C Verzijl, J Huang, M Ingram, B Song… - Scientific Reports, 2016 - nature.com
Abstract The Ebola virus in West Africa has infected almost 30,000 and killed over 11,000
people. Recent models of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) have often made assumptions about …

Modeling the impact of behavior change on the spread of Ebola

JR Conrad, L Xue, J Dewar, JM Hyman - Mathematical and statistical …, 2016 - Springer
We create a compartmental mathematical model to analyze the role of behavior change in
slowing the spread of the Ebola virus disease (EVD) in the 2014–2015 Western Africa …

Modelling the role of human behaviour in Ebola virus disease (EVD) transmission dynamics

SD Djiomba Njankou… - … and Mathematical Methods …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The role of human behaviour in the dynamics of infectious diseases cannot be
underestimated. A clear understanding of how human behaviour influences the spread of …

[HTML][HTML] The role of social mobilization in controlling Ebola virus in Lofa County, Liberia

SM Fast, S Mekaru, JS Brownstein… - PLoS …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract The West Africa Ebola virus epidemic now appears to be coming to an end. In the
proposed model, we simulate changes in population behavior that help to explain the …

[HTML][HTML] An Ebola virus disease model with fear and environmental transmission dynamics

ML Juga, F Nyabadza, F Chirove - Infectious Disease Modelling, 2021 - Elsevier
Highlights•Due to its high case fatality rate, EVD undoubtedly instills fear in the inhabitants of
any affected community.•We propose an Ebola model with fear, which considers the …

Modeling the effect of comprehensive interventions on Ebola virus transmission

M Shen, Y Xiao, L Rong - Scientific reports, 2015 - nature.com
Since the re-emergence of Ebola in West Africa in 2014, comprehensive and stringent
interventions have been implemented to decelerate the spread of the disease. The …

Transmission dynamics and control of Ebola virus disease (EVD): a review

G Chowell, H Nishiura - BMC medicine, 2014 - Springer
The complex and unprecedented Ebola epidemic ongoing in West Africa has highlighted the
need to review the epidemiological characteristics of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) as well as …

Dynamics and control of Ebola virus transmission in Montserrado, Liberia: a mathematical modelling analysis

JA Lewnard, MLN Mbah, JA Alfaro-Murillo… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2014 - thelancet.com
Background A substantial scale-up in public health response is needed to control the
unprecedented Ebola virus disease (EVD) epidemic in west Africa. Current international …