Effectively Communicating the Uncertainties Surrounding Ebola Virus Transmission

Andy Kilianski; Nicholas G. Evans

doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1005097

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Effectively Communicating the Uncertainties Surrounding Ebola Virus Transmission

Andy Kilianski ,

* E-mail: andrew.kilianski.ctr@mail.mil (AK); evann@mail.med.upenn.edu (NGE)

Affiliation BioDefense Branch, BioSciences Division, Edgewood Chemical Biological Center, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, United States of America
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Nicholas G. Evans

* E-mail: andrew.kilianski.ctr@mail.mil (AK); evann@mail.med.upenn.edu (NGE)

Affiliation Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Effectively Communicating the Uncertainties Surrounding Ebola Virus Transmission

Andy Kilianski,
Nicholas G. Evans

Published: October 29, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1005097

About the Authors

Andy Kilianski

* E-mail: andrew.kilianski.ctr@mail.mil (AK); evann@mail.med.upenn.edu (NGE)

Affiliation BioDefense Branch, BioSciences Division, Edgewood Chemical Biological Center, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, United States of America

Nicholas G. Evans

* E-mail: andrew.kilianski.ctr@mail.mil (AK); evann@mail.med.upenn.edu (NGE)

Affiliation Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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