Exploratory investigation of region level risk factors of Ebola Virus Disease in West Africa.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) is a highly infectious disease that has produced over 25,000 cases in the past 50 years. While many past outbreaks resulted in relatively few cases, the 2014 outbreak in West Africa was the most deadly occurrence of EVD to date, producing over 15,000 confirmed cases.

Objective

In this study, we investigated population level predictors of EVD risk at the regional level in Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Guinea.

Methods

Spatial and descriptive analyses were conducted to assess distribution of EVD cases. Choropleth maps showing the spatial distribution of EVD risk across the study area were generated in ArcGIS. Poisson and negative binomial models were then used to investigate population and regional predictors of EVD risk.

Results

SUBMITTER: Levy B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6250096 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature