BARRIE, OSMAN
Osman Barrie, district surveillance lead for Kambia District with Sierra Leone's Ministry of Health and Sanitation, briefly describes his background, then details his work in response to Sierra Leone's 2014-16 Ebola virus disease epidemic. Barrie first dealt with Ebola while overseeing health matters in Briama Chiefdom, then transitioned to overseeing Ebola surveillance across Kambia District.
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March 22, 2017
BARROSA, JIMMY
Jimmy Barrosa, information technology specialist for the United States Peace Corps office in Liberia, describes assisting the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in its response to the Ebola epidemic in 2014 and 2015. In addition to serving as a technology expert, Barrosa served as a cultural intermediary between CDC deployers and Liberian communities in Grand Cape Mount and Bomi County.
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March 9, 2017
BASLER, COLIN
Dr. Colin Basler, veterinary epidemiologist in CDC's Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases, describes his deployments to Ohio and Sierra Leone as part of CDC's 2014-16 Ebola response. Dr. Basler worked in several public health areas, including contact tracing, communications, and infection prevention and control.
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April 22, 2016
BAYOR, FRANCIS
Francis A. Bayor, medical student at the University of Sierra Leone's College of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences, describes his history of public health work, including his time working to halt the 2014-16 Ebola virus disease epidemic. Bayor served as a surveillance officer and coordinator alongside several responders from CDC and WHO.
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March 27, 2017
BEDROSIAN, SARA
Sara Bedrosian discusses her work in health communications during CDC's 2014-16 Ebola epidemic response. Bedrosian served as deputy co-lead, then co-lead, of the Joint Information Center, the primary point of coordination and leadership for CDC's communication response to emergencies.
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April 7, 2016
BEER, KARLYN
Dr. Karlyn D. Beer, epidemiologist in the Mycotic Diseases Branch of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, briefly reviews her career and describes her role in CDC's 2014-16 Ebola response in Liberia. Dr. Beer traveled to Liberia as an Epidemic Intelligence Service officer and worked with CDC's epidemiology team in September and October of 2014.
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July 13, 2016
BELL, BETH
Dr. Beth Bell, director of the National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, discusses her part in CDC's 2014-16 Ebola response. Topics include coordinating with other US government and international agencies involved in the response and testifying before Congress.
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August 17, 2016
BENNETT, SARAH
Dr. Sarah D. Bennett, medical officer at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, discusses her several roles in CDC’s 2014-16 Ebola response in Sierra Leone. These included leading CDC’s infection prevention and control efforts, serving on the burial pillar of the national response, working as an epidemiologist, supporting international efforts from the Atlanta Emergency Operations Center, and several other roles.
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March 16, 2016
BENNETT, SARAH, AND JOHN REDD
Dr. Sarah D. Bennett and Dr. John T. Redd reflect on their time together helping lead the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Ebola response in Sierra Leone from 2014-16.
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May 6, 2016