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Peer-reviewedCC BY-NC-NDInternational Journal of Infectious Diseases

Rebuilding community trust after attacks on Ebola treatment facilities in DRC: lessons from previous epidemics

  • Alimuddin I. Zumla1,2
  • Jean B. Nachega3
  • Francine Ntoumi4
  • Tieble Traore5
  • Sayoki Mfinanga6
  • Dorothy Yeboah‐Manu7
  • Rashid Ansumana8
  • Peter Mwaba9
  • Danny Asogun10
  • Adam Zumla1,2
  • Mohamed Omer11
  • Moses J. Bockarie12
12 affiliations
  1. 1Center for Clinical Microbiology, Institute of Infection, Immunity and Transplantation, University College London, and University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK. Electronic address: [email protected]
  2. 2Royal Bolton Hospital, Bolton NHS Foundation NHSTrust, Bolton, and University of Greater Manchester Medical School, Bolton, UK. Electronic address: [email protected]
  3. 3Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa. Electronic address: [email protected]
  4. 4Fondation Congolaise pour la Recherche Médicale, Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, and Institute of Tropical Medicine, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany. Electronic address: [email protected]
  5. 5World Health Organization, Regional Office for Africa, Dakar Emergency Hub, Dakar, Senegal. Electronic address: [email protected]
  6. 6National Institutes for Medical Research, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania. Electronic address: [email protected]
  7. 7Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana. Electronic address: [email protected]
  8. 8College of Medical Sciences, Njala University, Bo Campus, Sierra Leone. Electronic address: [email protected]
  9. 9Lusaka Apex Medical University, Faculty of Medicine, Lusaka, Zambia. Electronic address: [email protected]
  10. 10Department of Community Medicine, Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital, Irrua, Nigeria; Faculty of Clinical Sciences, Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Nigeria. Electronic address: [email protected]
  11. 11Gardens of Peace Cemetery, London, United Kingdom. Electronic address: [email protected]
  12. 12College of Medical Sciences, Njala University, Bo Campus, Sierra Leone. Electronic address: [email protected]
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Abstract

Throughout human history, outbreaks of new and known highly lethal infectious diseases have evoked fear, suspicion, anger, and social disruption in communities within country of origin and neighbouring regions. [1] From plague, smallpox to the influenza, cholera Ebola, Lassa fever, Marburg virus disease, and COVID-19, communities worldwide have often viewed health workers, public health authorities, isolation facilities, and burial teams with mistrust and anxiety. Such reactions should not be attributed to ignorance alone.

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@article{zumla2026rebuilding,
  title = {{Rebuilding community trust after attacks on Ebola treatment facilities in DRC: lessons from previous epidemics}},
  author = {Alimuddin I. Zumla and Jean B. Nachega and Francine Ntoumi and Tieble Traore and Sayoki Mfinanga and Dorothy Yeboah‐Manu and Rashid Ansumana and Peter Mwaba and Danny Asogun and Adam Zumla and Mohamed Omer and Moses J. Bockarie},
  journal = {International Journal of Infectious Diseases},
  year = {2026},
  month = may,
  doi = {10.1016/j.ijid.2026.108837},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2026.108837},
  note = {CC BY-NC-ND},
}
RIS
TY  - JOUR
TI  - Rebuilding community trust after attacks on Ebola treatment facilities in DRC: lessons from previous epidemics
AU  - Alimuddin I. Zumla
AU  - Jean B. Nachega
AU  - Francine Ntoumi
AU  - Tieble Traore
AU  - Sayoki Mfinanga
AU  - Dorothy Yeboah‐Manu
AU  - Rashid Ansumana
AU  - Peter Mwaba
AU  - Danny Asogun
AU  - Adam Zumla
AU  - Mohamed Omer
AU  - Moses J. Bockarie
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/05/29
JO  - International Journal of Infectious Diseases
DO  - 10.1016/j.ijid.2026.108837
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2026.108837
AB  - Throughout human history, outbreaks of new and known highly lethal infectious diseases have evoked fear, suspicion, anger, and social disruption in communities within country of origin and neighbouring regions. [1] From plague, smallpox to the influenza, cholera Ebola, Lassa fever, Marburg virus disease, and COVID-19, communities worldwide have often viewed health workers, public health authorities, isolation facilities, and burial teams with mistrust and anxiety. Such reactions should not be attributed to ignorance alone.
SN  - 1201-9712
SN  - 1878-3511
ER  -