Satish K Pillai, Tolbert Nyenswah, Edward Rouse, M Allison Arwady, Joseph D Forrester, Jennifer C Hunter, Almea Matanock, Patrick Ayscue, Benjamin Monroe, Ilana J Schafer, Luis Poblano, John Neatherlin, Joel M Montgomery, Kevin M De Cock
The ongoing Ebola virus disease (Ebola) outbreak in West Africa is the largest and most sustained Ebola epidemic recorded, with 6,574 cases. Among the five affected countries of West Africa (Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea, Nigeria, and Senegal), Liberia has had the highest number cases (3,458). This epidemic has severely strained the public health and health care infrastructure of Liberia, has resulted in restrictions in civil liberties, and has disrupted international travel. As part of the initial response, the Liberian Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (MOHSW) developed a national task force and technical expert committee to oversee the management of the Ebola-related activities...
October 17, 2014: MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report