title: Epidemiological features and trends of Ebola virus disease in West Africa.
abstract: According to a World Health Organization report, the epidemiological features of Ebola virus disease (EVD) have changed significantly in West Africa. In this study, the new epidemiological features and prevalence trends for EVD in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone are described. It was predicted that the Ebola outbreak would end in June 2015.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Disease Control and Prevention, Academy of Military Medical Science, 20 Dong-Da-Jie Street, Fengtai District, Beijing 100071, China.
authors.forename: Ligui
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Institute of Disease Control and Prevention, Academy of Military Medical Science, 20 Dong-Da-Jie Street, Fengtai District, Beijing 100071, China.
authors.forename: Guang
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Institute of Disease Control and Prevention, Academy of Military Medical Science, 20 Dong-Da-Jie Street, Fengtai District, Beijing 100071, China.
authors.forename: Leili
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Jia
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Chang Ping District, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Zhenjun
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Institute of Disease Control and Prevention, Academy of Military Medical Science, 20 Dong-Da-Jie Street, Fengtai District, Beijing 100071, China.
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.affiliation: Institute of Disease Control and Prevention, Academy of Military Medical Science, 20 Dong-Da-Jie Street, Fengtai District, Beijing 100071, China.
authors.forename: Peng
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Institute of Disease Control and Prevention, Academy of Military Medical Science, 20 Dong-Da-Jie Street, Fengtai District, Beijing 100071, China.
authors.forename: Shaofu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Qiu
authors.affiliation: Institute of Disease Control and Prevention, Academy of Military Medical Science, 20 Dong-Da-Jie Street, Fengtai District, Beijing 100071, China.
authors.forename: Rongzhang
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hao
authors.affiliation: Institute of Disease Control and Prevention, Academy of Military Medical Science, 20 Dong-Da-Jie Street, Fengtai District, Beijing 100071, China.
authors.forename: Zhihao
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: The Health Department of the General Logistics Department, PLA, No. 22, Fuxing Rd, Haidian District, Beijing 100842, China. Electronic address: mahui-28@163.com.
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.affiliation: Institute of Disease Control and Prevention, Academy of Military Medical Science, 20 Dong-Da-Jie Street, Fengtai District, Beijing 100071, China. Electronic address: hongbinsong@263.net.
authors.forename: Hongbin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Song
mesh_terms: D000354:Africa, Western / Q000453:epidemiology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D019142:Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D015995:Prevalence
keywords: Ebola virus disease; Epidemiological features; Prevalence trends