Ebola/Athens revisited.

Genomics Goes Viral

Epidemics are not a new event in human history. The Plague of Athens, one of the earliest documented outbreaks, hit the city state of Athens in ancient Greece during the PeloponnesianWar and killed thousands of people. Bubonic Plague and Cholera decimated one-third of the European population over the middle and modern ages. The deadly H1N1 influenza pandemic of 1918 infected more than 500 milli...

Ebola in Antiquity?

This article addresses whether Ebola may have been present in an urban setting in Athens in 430 bce and explores the historical importance of the ancient outbreak. New knowledge from today's West African epidemic allows a more accurate assessment of whether Ebola may have caused the Athenian outbreak than was once possible. The Athenian disease, whose etiology remains unknown, developed abruptl...

Using the Untested Ebola Drug in Ebola Affected Patients: An Ethical Dilemma

Potential for large outbreaks of Ebola virus disease

Outbreaks of Ebola virus can cause substantial morbidity and mortality in affected regions. The largest outbreak of Ebola to date is currently underway in West Africa, with 3944 cases reported as of 5th September 2014. To develop a better understanding of Ebola transmission dynamics, we revisited data from the first known Ebola outbreak, which occurred in 1976 in Zaire (now Democratic Republic ...

A review on West African Ebola epidemic dynamics models

Background and aims: The world is threatened by disease outbreak that reaches a public health emergency of international concern, studies to inform public and agencies for effective containment strategy are necessary. Several studies provided vital information of the dynamics and control of Ebola epidemic outbreak in West Africa. Methodologies and techniques in those researches...