Ebola: separating fact
from fiction
Dr Siouxsie Wiles
Senior LecturerDept. Molecular Medicine & Pathology
University of Auckland
@SiouxsieWwww.sciblogs.co.nz/infectious-thoughts
What is Ebola?
https://engtechmag.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/ebola-infographic.jpg
Image: FA Murphy CDC
What are the symptoms?
Incubation period
How is Ebola spread?
http://www.euronews.com/2014/08/14/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-ebola-virus/
How contagious is Ebola?
How to tell if you have Ebola
Ebola in west Africa
How did the outbreak start?
http://www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1056/NEJMoa1404505
Where has the outbreak spread to?
How many cases to date?
http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/outbreaks/2014-west-africa/case-counts.html
Ebola deaths in west Africa
http://ebolacount.com/#death-count
New case in Mali
Reference: http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/ebola/24-october-2014/en/
Image credit: http://www.lonelyplanet.com/maps/africa/mali/
Gomes MFC et al (2014). PLOS Currents Outbreaks. doi: 10.1371/currents.outbreaks.cd818f63d40e24aef769dda7df9e0da5.
Is it likely to spread to NZ?
http://news.softpedia.com/news/World-Health-Organization-OKs-Ebola-Drug-Trials-457419.shtml
Experimental treatments/vaccines