title: Ebola response missions: to go or not to go? Cross-sectional study on the motivation of European public health experts, December 2014.
abstract: We surveyed European infectious disease epidemiologists and microbiologists about their decisions to apply for Ebola response missions. Of 368 respondents, 49 (15%) had applied. Applicants did not differ from non-applicants in terms of age, sex or profession but had more training in field epidemiology and more international experience. Common concerns included lack of support from families and employers. Clearer terms of reference and support from employers could motivate application and support outbreak response in West Africa.
authors.affiliation: Robert Koch Institute, Department for Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Surveillance Unit, Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Rexroth
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Diercke
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Peron
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Winter
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: an der Heiden
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gilsdorf
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000517:prevention & control*; D058872:Epidemics; D005060:Europe; D019142:Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008493:Medical Missions; D008875:Middle Aged; D009042:Motivation; D011159:Population Surveillance; D011634:Public Health; D008921:Religious Missions; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires