Integrating clinical research into epidemic response : the Ebola experience /

Integrating clinical research into epidemic response : the Ebola experience /

The 2014-2015 Ebola epidemic in western Africa was the longest and most deadly Ebola epidemic in history, resulting in 28,616 cases and 11,310 deaths in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. The Ebola virus has been known since 1976, when two separate outbreaks were identified in the Democratic Republi...

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Corporate Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Clinical Trials During the 2014-2015 Ebola Outbreak
Other Authors: Busta, Emily R. (Editor), Mancher, Michelle (Editor), Cuff, Patricia A. (Editor), McAdam, Keith P. W. J. (Editor), Keusch, Gerald (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC : The National Academies Press, [2017]
Subjects:
Ebola virus disease > Treatment > Africa, West.
Clinical trials > Africa, West.
Human experimentation in medicine.
Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Conducting clinical research during an epidemic
  • Assessment of therapeutic trials
  • Assessment of vaccine trials
  • Strengthening capacity for response and research
  • Engaging communities in research and response
  • Facilitating international coordination and collaboration
  • Appendices. Study approach and methods
  • Clinical trial designs
  • Ethical principles for research with human subjects
  • Biographical sketches of committee members and staff.

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