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| Title |
A tribute to Sheik Humarr Khan and all the healthcare workers in West Africa who have sacrificed in the fight against Ebola virus disease: Mae we hush
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| Published in |
Antiviral Research, September 2014
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| DOI | 10.1016/j.antiviral.2014.09.001 |
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| Authors |
Daniel G. Bausch, James Bangura, Robert F. Garry, Augustine Goba, Donald S. Grant, Frederique A. Jacquerioz, Susan L. McLellan, Simbirie Jalloh, Lina M. Moses, John S. Schieffelin |
| Abstract |
The Kenema Government Hospital Lassa Fever Ward in Sierra Leone, directed since 2005 by Dr. Sheikh Humarr Khan, is the only medical unit in the world devoted exclusively to patient care and research of a viral hemorrhagic fever. When Ebola virus disease unexpectedly appeared in West Africa in late 2013 and eventually spread to Kenema, Khan and his fellow healthcare workers remained at their posts, providing care to patients with this devastating illness. Khan and the chief nurse, Mbalu Fonnie, became infected and died at the end of July, a fate that they have sadly shared with more than ten other healthcare workers in Kenema and hundreds across the region. This article pays tribute to Sheik Humarr Khan, Mbalu Fonnie and all the healthcare workers who have acquired Ebola virus disease while fighting the epidemic in West Africa. Besides the emotional losses, the death of so many skilled and experienced healthcare workers will severely impair health care and research in affected regions, which can only be restored through dedicated, long-term programs. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 124 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 14 | 11% |
| United Kingdom | 9 | 7% |
| Nigeria | 6 | 5% |
| India | 6 | 5% |
| Indonesia | 3 | 2% |
| Netherlands | 3 | 2% |
| Malaysia | 3 | 2% |
| Pakistan | 2 | 2% |
| Brazil | 2 | 2% |
| Other | 13 | 10% |
| Unknown | 63 | 51% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 101 | 81% |
| Scientists | 9 | 7% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 8 | 6% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 6 | 5% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 98 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 2 | 2% |
| Colombia | 1 | 1% |
| Germany | 1 | 1% |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1% |
| Mexico | 1 | 1% |
| Spain | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 90 | 92% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 18 | 18% |
| Librarian | 13 | 13% |
| Researcher | 11 | 11% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 11 | 11% |
| Other | 7 | 7% |
| Other | 26 | 27% |
| Unknown | 12 | 12% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 29 | 30% |
| Social Sciences | 16 | 16% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 5 | 5% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 5 | 5% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 5 | 5% |
| Other | 19 | 19% |
| Unknown | 19 | 19% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 104. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 24 November 2023.
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#412,438
of 25,760,414 outputs
Outputs from Antiviral Research
#48
of 2,865 outputs
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#3,744
of 250,936 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Antiviral Research
#2
of 34 outputs
Altmetric has tracked 25,760,414 research outputs across all sources so far. Compared to these this one has done particularly well and is in the 98th percentile: it's in the top 5% of all research outputs ever tracked by Altmetric.
So far Altmetric has tracked 2,865 research outputs from this source. They typically receive a lot more attention than average, with a mean Attention Score of 18.3. This one has done particularly well, scoring higher than 98% of its peers.
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