Ethics of emerging infectious disease outbreak responses: Using Ebola virus disease as a case study of limited resource allocation.

ABSTRACT: Emerging infectious diseases such as Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), Nipah Virus Encephalitis and Lassa fever pose significant epidemic threats. Responses to emerging infectious disease outbreaks frequently occur in resource-constrained regions and under high pressure to quickly contain the outbreak prior to potential spread. As seen in the 2020 EVD outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the current COVID-19 pandemic, there is a continued need to evaluate and address the ethical challenges that arise in the high stakes environment of an emerging infectious disease outbreak response. The research presented here provides analysis of the ethical challenges with regard to allocation of limited resources, particularly experimental therapeutics, using the 2013-2016 EVD outbreak in West Afr

SUBMITTER: Nichol AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7853513 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature