title: Bioethics meets Ebola: exploring the moral landscape.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in West Africa raised ethical issues about structural disadvantage; the duty to care of healthcare workers; the use and study of unregistered agents; the use of restrictive measures like mass quarantine and the importance of public trust.
  
  
  METHODS
  WHO reports, literature on EVD and ethics.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The use of restrictive measures and the testing of unregistered agents is ethical if support for individuals or communities is provided.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Controversy exists over ethical trial design for the study of unregistered agents and over the limits of the duty to care.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The role of the WHO in outbreak control and research oversight needs rethinking and further support. Solidarity in global health needs fostering.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Research is needed on how to restore and enhance health systems and public trust in EVD-affected countries.
authors.affiliation: Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto, 144 College Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 3M2 a.thompson@utoronto.ca.
authors.forename: Alison K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Thompson
mesh_terms: D000354:Africa, Western / Q000453:epidemiology; D026688:Bioethical Issues; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000941:ethics*; D032984:Ethics, Research; D019142:Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D009014:Morals; D011634:Public Health / Q000941:ethics
keywords: Ebola; duty to care; ethics; global solidarity; public health ethics; public trust; research in public health emergencies; restrictive measures