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This Visualizing Health Policy infographic provides a snapshot of the 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa. It includes key facts about the Ebola virus, shows how the number of Ebola cases in the current outbreak outstrips the case total from all previous Ebola outbreaks, and offers a summary of the key U.S. agencies responding to the crisis and the roles they are playing. In addition, it provides a look at the growing 2014 Ebola case count…
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, this infographic compares it to twelve other infectious diseases that continue to represent public health challenges today and asks and answers five key questions about the disease.
This Policy Insight take a deeper look at several key measures of the impact of the current Ebola epidemic in West Africa, including estimates of current cases, prevalence and death rates, as well as a consideration of the future projections of Ebola’s burden in the months to come.
This fact sheet provides a snapshot of global polio eradication efforts and examines the U.S. government’s role in addressing polio worldwide.
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. Ebola has severely impacted the daily life of affected communities, and raised concerns across the globe about its ongoing spread. The fact that this outbreak has led to so many cases…
New HIV Infections in the U.S., by Select Characteristics, 2010 Download Source CDC, HIV Surveillance Supplemental Report, Vol. 17, No. 4; December 2012.
Number of Adults/Adolescents Estimated to be Living with an HIV Diagnosis, Top 10 States, United States, year-end 2010 Download Source CDC, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention Atlas.
Proportion of AIDS Diagnoses, by Race/Ethnicity, United States, 1985-2011 Download Source Kaiser Family Foundation, based on CDC, Data Request; 2006. CDC, HIV Surveillance Report, Vol. 23; February 2013.
Snapshot of the U.S. HIV/AIDS Epidemic Download Source CDC, HIV Surveillance Supplemental Report; Vol. 18, No. 5; October 2013. CDC, HIV Surveillance Supplemental Report; Vol. 17, No. 4; December 2012. CDC, HIV Surveillance Report, Vol. 23; February 2013. CDC, Fact Sheet – HIV in the United States: The Stages of Care; July 2012.
As schools prepare for Fall, this brief examines what's known about children and COVID-19, including the risk the virus poses to children and the risk of children becoming infected and transmitting to others, and the experiences of other countries that reopened classrooms.
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