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Fifty-five to sixty per cent of women make up the overall death toll of Ebola, with a reported seventy-five per cent of victims in Liberia being women, according to Foreign Policy.
Researchers are now claiming that attention to gender dynamics may help get a grip of this deadly epidemic.
"Differences in exposure between males and females have been shown to be important factors in transmission of EHF [Ebola hemorrhagic fever]. Therefore, it is important to understand the gender roles and responsibilities that affect exposure in the local area," said Martha Anker, a former statistician in communicable disease surveillance and response at the World Health Organization (WHO).
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http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/ebola-outbreak-evidence-gender-bias-more-women-men-die-deadly-virus-1461997
Researchers are now claiming that attention to gender dynamics may help get a grip of this deadly epidemic.
"Differences in exposure between males and females have been shown to be important factors in transmission of EHF [Ebola hemorrhagic fever]. Therefore, it is important to understand the gender roles and responsibilities that affect exposure in the local area," said Martha Anker, a former statistician in communicable disease surveillance and response at the World Health Organization (WHO).
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http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/ebola-outbreak-evidence-gender-bias-more-women-men-die-deadly-virus-1461997