Is the United States Prepared for Ebola?
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-17-2014
Abstract
The West African Ebola epidemic is a humanitarian crisis and a threat to international security. It is not surprising that isolated cases have emerged in Europe and North America, but a large outbreak in the United States, with its advanced health system, is unlikely. Yet the handling of the first domestically diagnosed Ebola case in Dallas, Texas, raised concerns about national public health preparedness. What were the critical health system vulnerabilities revealed in Dallas, and how can the country respond more effectively to novel diseases in a globalized world?
Recommended Citation
Gostin, Lawrence O.; Hodge, James G. Jr.; and Burris, Scott, "Is the United States Prepared for Ebola?" (2014). O'Neill Institute Papers. 73.
https://scholarship.law.georgetown.edu/ois_papers/73