Some online resources on Ebola – The Institute of Geographical Studies

by Dr Chandra Shekhar Balachandran

on November 12, 2014

Here are some online resources on Ebola. Use these to gain a more in-depth understanding of the geographies of Ebola.
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The “scope” information is just one way of looking at things. Ultimately, geography is connected to all aspects of this topic.
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Here are two TIIGS blogs pertaining to the geographies of Ebola (link will open in a new window/tab):
- Ebola geography – Part 1
- Ebola geography – Part 2

Scope	Title	Source	Notes
Basic information	Ebola Virus Disease	World Health Organization	Easy-to-use fact sheet on Ebola. Also contains a data table about previous Ebola outbreaks.
	Ebola Virus: How It Spreads And What It Does To You – Video	The Guardian
	Ebola Virus Disease	Wikipedia	Excellent teaching resource.
	Wikipedia Emerges As Trusted Internet Source For Ebola Information	New York Times	Reliability of Wikipedia for Ebola information.
Cases	Ebola Patient Ashoka Mukpo Is Now Virus-Free; Nina Pham Improving	Los Angeles Times	Cases from the USA
	Spanish Nurse Free Of Ebola After More Than Two Weeks In Hospital	The Guardian
	In A Liberian Slum Swarming With Ebola, A Race Against Time To Save Two Little Girls	Washington Post
GeographyGeographyGeography	It’s Columbus Day. Let’s Talk About Geography (And Ebola).	The Washington Post	Map of distance from Ebola-affected countries to non-African countries where cases have appeared. Cultural impacts also discussed.
	Ebola In Uganda: Why Can’t We Cure It? Where Does It Hide?Contagious Fever May “Hide Out” In Bats And Birds, Expert Suggests.	National Geographic	Resource on origin and transmission of Ebola.
	Global Alert And Response (GAR)	World Health Organization	Maps showing sequences of the response to Ebola at a global scale. Teaching resource.
	Why Is This Ebola Outbreak Spreading?The Deadly Virus Emerged In Guinea And Spread To Liberia And Sierra Leone. Can It Be Stopped?	National Geographic	Primer on Ebola, origin, transmission, control
	Do You Know Africa?	Washington Post	Interactive map quiz to help you learn about the locations of countries in Africa. Helps to understand the state of one’s very basic knowledge of Africa.
	The Unfortunate Impact Of The Ebola Outbreak On The Safari Industry	Safaribookings Blog	Some economic impacts of Ebola in Africa.
	WHO: Nigeria Is Free Of Ebola But Must Remain Vigilant For New Cases	The Guardian	Report on WHO declaring Nigeria to be free of Ebola.
	Ebola In Sierra Leone Increasing To Rate Of More Than 20 Deaths Per Day	The Guardian	Situation in Sierra Leone as of 21 October 2014
	2014 Ebola Outbreak Maps	Wikimedia	Excellent teaching resource.
	Ambulance Work In Liberia Is A Busy And Lonely Business	New York Times	Video resource. Also, links to other resources.
	Finding Ebola’s ‘Patient Zero’	The Guardian	Very poignant report on local impacts.
	Fighting Ebola In Sierra Leone: ‘The World Is Not Safe’	The Guardian
	Tracking Ebola In A Liberian Slum	Washington Post
	In North Korea, Fear Takes Hold Over New Foreign Threat: Ebola	The Guardian
India	Ebola Risk High For India: Expert	The Hindu
	Ebola Scare Raises Its Head In Mumbai, Delhi	Indian Express	Photo feature
	How Would India Handle An Ebola Outbreak?	Wall Street Journal
	India To Step Up Travel Surveillance To Stop Any Ebola Outbreak	Reuters
	Ebola Alert In India: Are We Prepared To Tackle The Deadly Virus?	India Today
Response	Ebola Facts: What Is Being Done To Improve Medical Treatment In Africa	New York Times	Latest information provided in clear concise text and very informative graphics including maps. Also a great teaching resource for geography.
	New Who Safe And Dignified Burial Protocol – Key To Reducing Ebola Transmission	World Health Organization	WHO guidelines on how to minimize Ebola transmission without loss of dignity for the dead.
	Protection From Ebola: A Complicated Procedure	Washington Post	Infographic on how healthcare workers do their work with Ebola.
	Is The U.S. Prepared For An Ebola Outbreak?	New York Times	Discusses concerns about Ebola coming into the USA.
	Screening Travelers For Ebola	Washington Post	What a passenger arriving at Dulles (airport, Washington DC) can expect if he is coming from one of the countries hard hit by Ebola
	WHO Aims For Ebola Serum In Weeks And Vaccine Tests In Africa By January	The Guardian	Serum towards preventing Ebola in future
	Cuba Calling	The Guardian	The response from Cuba.
	Cuba Leads Fight Against Ebola In Africa As West Frets About Border Security	The Guardian	The response from Cuba.
	First Ebola Case In Mali Sparks Aid Mission By World Health Organisation	The Guardian
Stigma	Ebola For Beginners: Twitter Map Outlines Some Elementary Geography	The Guardian	Gaining a spatial perspective on Ebola in Africa, and fighting national stigma. Africa is a vast continent and the Ebola outbreak area is tiny.
Stigma	‘I Am A Liberian, Not A Virus’: West Africans Hit Back Against Ebola Stigma	The Guardian

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