| Title |
Ethical Challenges Posed by the Ebola Virus Epidemic in West Africa
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Journal of Bioethical Inquiry, November 2014
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| DOI | 10.1007/s11673-014-9587-3 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Peter F. Omonzejele |
| Abstract |
This paper examines how people in West Africa are reacting to the Ebola virus disease, an epidemic presently prevalent in the region. Certain lifestyle changes are suggested. Additionally, the heart of the paper focuses on the request by governments to be allowed access to experimental drugs, such as Zmapp and TKM-Ebola, for their infected populations. The author argues that granting such a request would circumvent research ethics procedures, which could potentially constitute significant risk to users of the drugs. The Pfizer Kano meningitis trial of 1996 is cited as an example to buttress how unapproved drugs could prove fatal. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 33% |
| Spain | 1 | 33% |
| Unknown | 1 | 33% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 3 | 100% |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1% |
| Tanzania, United Republic of | 1 | 1% |
| Brazil | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 64 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 12 | 18% |
| Researcher | 8 | 12% |
| Student > Bachelor | 7 | 10% |
| Other | 6 | 9% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 5 | 7% |
| Other | 16 | 24% |
| Unknown | 13 | 19% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 23 | 34% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 7 | 10% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 5 | 7% |
| Social Sciences | 4 | 6% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 3 | 4% |
| Other | 10 | 15% |
| Unknown | 15 | 22% |
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