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On Plague and Ebola in a Time of COVID-19
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Date Issued
2020-08
Date Available
2020-08-24T12:39:37Z
Abstract
The global COVID-19 pandemic recalls the Ebola epidemic of 2014-15 and earlier much more lethal plague epidemics. All share several characteristics, even though the second and third plague epidemics dwarfed the both the 2014-15 Ebola outbreak and COVID-19 in terms of mortality. This essay reviews the mortality due to Ebola and plague and their lethality; the spatial and socioeconomic dimensions of plague mortality; the role of public action in containing the two diseases; and their economic impact.
Type of Material
Working Paper
Publisher
University College Dublin. School of Economics
Start Page
1
End Page
43
Series
UCD Centre for Economic Research Working Paper Series
WP2020/22
Copyright (Published Version)
2020 the Author
Classification
I1
N
Language
English
Status of Item
Not peer reviewed
This item is made available under a Creative Commons License
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