Dynamics of conflict during the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo 2018-2019

Author(s)
Kraemer, M.U.G., Pigott, D.M., Hill, S.C., Vanderslott, S., Reiner, R.C., Stasse, S., Brownstein, J.S., Gutierrez, B., Dennig, F., Hay, S.I., Wint, G.R.W., Pybus, O.G., Castro, M.C., Vinck, P., Pham, P.N., Nilles, E.J. and Cauchemez, S.
Pages
10pp
Date published
27 Apr 2020
Publisher
BMC Medicine
Type
Articles
Keywords
Assessment & Analysis, Epidemics & pandemics, Health

The 2018–2019 Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in North Kivu and Ituri provinces in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is the largest ever recorded in the DRC. It has been declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. The outbreak emerged in a region of chronic conflict and insecurity, and directed attacks against health care workers may have interfered with disease response activities. Our study characterizes and quantifies the broader conflict dynamics over the course of the outbreak by pairing epidemiological and all available spatial conflict data.