Ethical Challenges Posed by the Ebola Virus Epidemic in West Africa

Journal of Bioethical Inquiry

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 417-420

  Omonzejele, Peter F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Ebola virus disease; Epidemic; Traditional rituals; West Africa; Zmapp

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT;

AFRICA; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); COMPASSIONATE USE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DRUG APPROVAL; DRUG INDUSTRY; ETHICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEMORRHAGIC FEVER, EBOLA; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; NIGERIA; POSTHUMOUS CARE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RESEARCH ETHICS; RISK REDUCTION; UNITED STATES;

AFRICA, WESTERN; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; COMPASSIONATE USE TRIALS; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DRUG APPROVAL; DRUG INDUSTRY; ETHICS, RESEARCH; FUNERAL RITES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEMORRHAGIC FEVER, EBOLA; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; NIGERIA; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84918547888     PISSN: 11767529     EISSN: 18724353     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11673-014-9587-3     Document Type: Article

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