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The impact of disease outbreaks on health systems and governments can cost billions of dollars

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