Visualizing Health Policy: The 2014 Ebola Outbreak
This Visualizing Health Policy infographic provides a snapshot of the 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa.
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This Visualizing Health Policy infographic provides a snapshot of the 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa.
In the latest post in the Policy Insights series, Jen Kates and Josh Michaud take a look at several key measures of the Ebola epidemic’s impact and assess future projections of Ebola’s burden in the months to come. Previous columns in the Policy Insights series are also available kff.org.
This Visualizing Health Policy infographic provides a snapshot of the 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa.
Ebola virus has a unique set of characteristics that determine how and why its spreads, and how deadly it can be. To better understand Ebola, a new Kaiser Family Foundation infographic compares it to twelve other infectious diseases that continue to represent public health challenges today and offers five key takeaways about the disease.
As of August 14, 2014, the Ebola virus has infected an estimated 1,975 individuals across four countries in West Africa, leading to 1,069 deaths (including three Americans). The official reported numbers, frightening as they are, likely vastly underestimate the true magnitude of the outbreak.
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