1. Balsillie School of International Affairs, Waterloo, ON N2L 6C2, Canada;2. Global Studies, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, ON N2L 3C5, Canada;3. Economics, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
Abstract:
This article examines the Ebola epidemic of 2014 and compares it to the initial HIV/AIDS epidemic of the 1980s. We examine similarities and differences between the two outbreaks and end with policy suggestions for future disease management.