Improving Burial Practices and Cemetery Management During an Ebola Virus Disease Epidemic: This report discusses the burial practices that were being implemented in areas experiencing high volumes of death due to the Ebola virus. It assesses many aspects of the burial practices being implemented. Through interviews and data collection it tries to show the picture of what was occurring at the time. It lists the number of burial teams in different locations, their experience levels, the average number of burials they performed in a day, and more.8 The burial teams found that communities were very upset with teams that did not try to preform dignified burials. Some burials were done in unmarked graves without the participation of the family. There were also issues with graves being dug to very shallow depths, that were unsafe considering the circumstances surrounding the contagious nature of the disease. They also observed teams during the process to see which procedures were being done well, and which ones needed to be improved. The study found that the disinfecting of the homes after the removal of the deceased was not as thorough as it should be. In many cases, items like mattresses and clothing that should have been removed for incineration were left behind.8 The report provides many recommendations about how to best improve practices. The writer first recommends having a more diverse team that has members who are able to run swab tests or conduct case investigations. The report also suggests the implementation of safe and dignified medical burials.8 This ABC Ebola Outbreak: A Timeline of The Worst Epidemic of The Virulent Disease in History: News source provides a detailed timeline of events in chronological order. It begins with the first
Improving Burial Practices and Cemetery Management During an Ebola Virus Disease Epidemic: This report discusses the burial practices that were being implemented in areas experiencing high volumes of death due to the Ebola virus. It assesses many aspects of the burial practices being implemented. Through interviews and data collection it tries to show the picture of what was occurring at the time. It lists the number of burial teams in different locations, their experience levels, the average number of burials they performed in a day, and more.8 The burial teams found that communities were very upset with teams that did not try to preform dignified burials. Some burials were done in unmarked graves without the participation of the family. There were also issues with graves being dug to very shallow depths, that were unsafe considering the circumstances surrounding the contagious nature of the disease. They also observed teams during the process to see which procedures were being done well, and which ones needed to be improved. The study found that the disinfecting of the homes after the removal of the deceased was not as thorough as it should be. In many cases, items like mattresses and clothing that should have been removed for incineration were left behind.8 The report provides many recommendations about how to best improve practices. The writer first recommends having a more diverse team that has members who are able to run swab tests or conduct case investigations. The report also suggests the implementation of safe and dignified medical burials.8 Ebola Outbreak: A Timeline of The Worst Epidemic of The Virulent Disease in History: This ABC News source provides a detailed timeline of events in chronological order. It begins with the first
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