Challenges in controlling the Ebola outbreak in two prefectures in Guinea: why did communities continue to resist?

摘要

IntroductionThe Ebola outbreak emerged in a remote corner of Guinea in December 2013, and spread into Liberia and Sierra Leone in the context of weak health systems. In this paper, we report on the main challenges faced by frontline health services and by communities including their perceptions and views on the current Ebola response in the Prefectures of Coyah and Forecariah in Guinea.