title: Organizing the French response to the Ebola virus infection in West Africa - ethical considerations on information given to patients, their relatives, and healthcare professionals.
authors.affiliation: IAME, UMR 1137, Inserm, université Paris Diderot, Paris, France; Unité de coordination opérationnelle du risque épidémique et biologique (COREB), AP-HP, Paris, France. Electronic address: catherine.leport@univ-paris-diderot.fr.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Leport
authors.affiliation: Unité de coordination opérationnelle du risque épidémique et biologique (COREB), AP-HP, Paris, France; Service des maladies infectieuses et tropicales, Samu 75, hôpital Necker-Enfants-Malades, AP-HP, Paris, France.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Coignard
authors.affiliation: Service de réanimation médicale, hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, université Paris Descartes, AP-HP, Paris, France.
authors.forename: J-L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Diehl
mesh_terms: D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology*; D003219:Confidentiality; D030881:Disclosure / Q000941:ethics*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005104:Expert Testimony; D005602:France; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000523:psychology*; D019142:Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000458:organization & administration*; D055552:Infectious Disease Medicine / Q000941:ethics* / Q000458:organization & administration; D033181:Information Dissemination; D007391:International Cooperation; D019221:Mandatory Reporting; D008402:Mass Media; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000941:ethics*; D010361:Patients / Q000523:psychology*; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D035502:Trust