Ebola 2013/2016 outbreak and the spatial multidimensionality on medicine innovation
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- Centro de Estudos de Geografia e Ordenamento do Território (CEGOT)
Abstract
Between 2013 and 2016, the world experienced the largest Ebola epidemiological crisis ever recorded, totaling more than 28,600 cases, with more than 11,000 deaths.Initially focused on forest areas in the interior of Guinea, the epidemic spread rapidly to different West African countries and for the first time recorded cases outside the African continent. This article aims to identify different dimensions that are projected in a context of Public Health Emergency of International Concern from an analytical approach on the last great outbreak of Ebola, going beyond the biomedical features in an epidemiological scenario.It highlights political and technological subjects that indicate relevant geography fields that are able to develop quickly and that give effective answers for future crisis.Downloads
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