title: Is there a way out for the 2014 Ebola outbreak in Western Africa?
abstract: The 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa, primarily affecting Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia, has exceeded all previous Ebola outbreaks in the number of cases and in international response. Although infections only occur frequently in Western Africa, the virus has the potential to spread globally and is classified as a category A pathogen that could be misused as a bioterrorism agent. This review aims (i) to discuss the latest data to aid our current recommendations for the prevention and control of the Ebola virus infection, (ii) to review its pathophysiology as well as offering insights on the most current data available about Ebola vaccine progress and potential use.
authors.affiliation: University of Toronto Scarborough Campus, Toronto, Canada.
authors.forename: Angelo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Andreas
authors.affiliation: University of Ndjamena, Faculty of Medicine, Ndjamena, Chad.
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Binoun A Egom
authors.affiliation: International Clinical Research Center, St. Anne's University Hospital and Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic. Electronic address: peter.kruzliak@savba.sk.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kruzliak
authors.affiliation: Egom Clinical and Translational Research Services, Halifax, NS, Canada. Electronic address: egom@ectrs.ca.
authors.forename: Emmanuel E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Egom
keywords: Control; Ebola virus; Infection; Prevention