Ebola Awareness: Books/Articles/Videos
Ebola facts and preparedness information.
Government Information on Ebola
- EbolaRetrieve the latest information, reports and studies about Ebola from the Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP).
Background and Research articles
- Ebola in PerspectivePart of the Fieldsights series from the Society for Cultural Anthropology (SCA), this site makes available insightful essays from anthropologists who have worked in West Africa.
- Ebola FactsGain a quick overview of the Ebola crisis from the Oct. 14, 2014 comprehensive article in The New York Times complete with graphical illustrations and maps.
- Oxford University Press resourcesIn response to the outbreak of the Ebola virus in West Africa, Oxford University Press has made 50 articles from leading journals and online resources. Students note - this is a linked bibliography to scholarly resources on Ebola.
Books
Ebola and Marburg viruses: molecular and cellular biology by Call Number: QR201 .E16 E36 2004ISBN: 0954523237Publication Date: 2004-03-10Focuses on the molecular properties and taxonomy of the Ebola and Marburg viruses. Looks at how the viruses evolve, replicate, spread, etc.
The Hot Zone by Call Number: RC140.5 .P74 1994ISBN: 0385479565Publication Date: 1994Sensationalized account of the emergence of Ebola. See a review from Smithsonian Magazine
No time to lose : a life in pursuit of deadly viruses by Call Number: QR359.72 .P56 A3 2012ISBN: 9780393063165Publication Date: 2012-05-28Piot is an epidemiologist sent to Kinshasa, along the river Congo, to learn more about Ebola and how it travels from person to person.
Videos
Outbreak by Call Number: PN1997 .O878 1997ISBN: 0790731401This movie starring Dustin Hoffman, Rene Russo and Morgan Freeman poses a drastic measure to counteract a virus originally discovered in Africa which has resurfaced in the United States .
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