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Webinar: Post-Ebola Syndrome

May 11, 2017 By Curtis Cosby

Recorded May 10, 2017 — Dr. Linda Mobula presents “Post-Ebola Syndrome: Post-Viral Sequelae Among Survivors of Ebola Virus Disease.”

Dr. Mobula currently serves a Public Health and Infectious Disease advisor with the Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance at the United States Agency for International Development. She holds a BS in Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics from the University of Arizona, an MD from UCSF with a concentration in Global Health, and an MPH from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health with a concentration in Health in Crisis and Humanitarian Emergencies. Dr. Mobula served with Samaritan’s Purse during the Ebola response in Liberia and the USAID/OFDA Ebola response in Guinea.

Quick Links & Resources for this Webinar

Read more on a cross-sectional study that describes the prevalence, nature, and predictors of three key EVD sequelae in a cohort of EVD survivors.

Read the study about long-term sequelae persisting for more than 2 years after Ebola virus disease.

A case study on the resurgence of Ebola virus disease (EVD) linked to an EVD survivor.

EHF patients and their household contacts were studied to determine if body fluids contain Ebola virus. Read the article here.

Read an article about what is known about Post-Ebola virus disease syndrome.

The New England Journal of Medicine, “Persistence of Ebola Virus in Ocular Fluid during Convalescence“.

Read an article on, “Late ophthalmologic manifestations in survivors of the 1995 Ebola virus epidemic” in Kikwit, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

To find out more information about medical opportunities with Samaritan’s Purse, check out World Medical Mission and DART.

Beyond this Presentation

If you enjoyed this session, you might also enjoy other presentations on Ebola and infectious disease.

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Filed Under: Ebola, Infectious Disease, International Health Forum, Video Tagged With: ebola, infectious disease, post ebola syndrome

Comments

  1. Paul Jarrett says

    May 11, 2017 at 6:29 pm

    Thank you very much. This was an excellent review and update.

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