In a comprehensive accounting of the costs of the 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa, Huber et al. estimate the economic and social costs to have been US$53 billion, of which US$18.8 billion was attributed to non-Ebola deaths.
Full Citation:
Huber C, Finelli L, Stevens W. 2018. The economic and social burden of the 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa. JID. 22(5).
Title of Article: The economic and social burden of the 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa
Author(s): Huber C, Finelli L, Stevens W
Publication Year: 2018
Publication Name: JID
Publication Volume: 22(5)
Publication Source URL: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30321368
DOI (Digital Object Identifier): 10.1093/infdis/jiy213
Topics: Global Issues | Outbreaks
Disease Vaccines: Ebola
Countries: Congo - The Democratic Republic Of The | Guinea | Liberia | Nigeria | Sao Tome And Principe | Senegal | Sierra Leone
WHO Regions: Africa