ANTC68H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Pharmaceutical Industry, Natural Reservoir, Social Forces
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History of the disease in one geog. state + newness of west af. Facts of why not recog. very quickly in the beginning to ack. B/w country and w/i country agency communication problems, early on wouldn"t have even known to ask for ext. help; only while a/f entrenchment did health officials of sierrra leone etc. seek help from who. Ebola never emerged - new area and area marked by large cities vs. small villages and rural areas 2013. *1976 largest epidemic. in terms of bio. conc. Wiping out entire villages, never get the chance to get health help; first one in terms of cases and fatalities; but continued to happen up until 2011 and then most recent one in. 90s entered conc. of americans b/c happ. in american. *ebola in the philippines - monkeys exported to america was how american one had; have been cases where people got the disease but didn"t die of ebola (pig farmers)
