Community trust of government and non-governmental organizations during the 2014-16 Ebola epidemic in Liberia.

• Main Authors: Ronan F Arthur (Author), Lily M Horng (Author), Fatorma K Bolay (Author), Amos Tandanpolie (Author), John R Gilstad (Author), Lucy K Tantum (Author), Stephen P Luby (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The West African Ebola Virus Disease epidemic of 2014-16 cost more than 11,000 lives. Interventions targeting key behaviors to curb transmission, such as safe funeral practices and reporting and isolating the ill, were initially unsuccessful in a climate of fear, mistrust, and denial. Building trust...