Controlling Ebola: key role of Ebola treatment centres

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Controlling Ebola: key role of Ebola treatment centres Gerardo Chowell, Cécile Viboud  The Lancet Infectious Diseases  Volume 15, Issue 2, Pages 139-141 (February 2015) DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(14)71086-2 Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Ltd Terms and Conditions

Figure Cumulative number of Ebola virus disease cases (log scale) in Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia As of Dec 10, 2014, 27 Ebola treatment centres were open in Liberia (1079 beds), 12 in Sierra Leone (565 beds), and four in Guinea (200 beds).12 The Lancet Infectious Diseases 2015 15, 139-141DOI: (10.1016/S1473-3099(14)71086-2) Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Ltd Terms and Conditions