The impact of traditional and religious practices on the spread of Ebola in West Africa: time for a strategic shift

Pan Afr Med J. 2015 Oct 10;22 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):9. doi: 10.11694/pamj.supp.2015.22.1.6190. eCollection 2015.

Authors

Angellar Manguvo¹, Benford Mafuvadze²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medical Education Support Services, School of Medicine, University of Missouri-Kansas City, USA.
² Department of Pathology, University of Kansas Medical Center, USA.

No abstract available

Keywords: Ebola; spiritual healers; traditional and religious practices; traditional leaders.

MeSH terms

Africa, Western / epidemiology
Cultural Characteristics*
Disease Outbreaks
Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola / epidemiology*
Humans
Religion*