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ArticlePloS one2022

Spatial model of Ebola outbreaks contained by behavior change.

Gustav S Halvorsen, Lone Simonsen, Kim Sneppen

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Article in PloS one, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Relationship dynamics and behavioral adaptations in the control of the 2022 mpox epidemic.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025
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  2. Toward optimal disease surveillance with graph-based active learning.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2024
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3 authors.

Gustav S HalvorsenNiels Bohr Institute, Copenhagen, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0003-4190-8552
Lone SimonsenDepartment of Science and Environment, Roskilde University, Roskilde, Denmark.
Kim SneppenNiels Bohr Institute, Copenhagen, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0001-9820-3567

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The West African Ebola (2014-2016) epidemic caused an estimated 11.310 deaths and massive social and economic disruption. The epidemic was comprised of many local outbreaks of varying sizes. However, often local outbreaks recede before the arrival of international aid or susceptible depletion. We modeled Ebola virus transmission under the effect of behavior changes acting as a local inhibitor. A spatial model is used to simulate Ebola epidemics. Our findings suggest that behavior changes can explain why local Ebola outbreaks recede before substantial international aid was mobilized during the 2014-2016 epidemic.

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EbolavirusEpidemicsHemorrhagic Fever, EbolaAfrica, WesternDisease OutbreaksHumans

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PMID35286310
PMCPMC8920281

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