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Wenshu Li
Researcher at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Publications - 10
Citations - 517
Wenshu Li is an academic researcher from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The author has contributed to research in topics: Sierra leone & Ebola virus. The author has an hindex of 8, co-authored 9 publications receiving 356 citations.
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Impact of Ebola experiences and risk perceptions on mental health in Sierra Leone, July 2015
Mohamed F Jalloh,Wenshu Li,Rebecca Bunnell,Kathleen A. Ethier,Ann O'Leary,Kathy Hageman,Paul Sengeh,Mohammad B Jalloh,Oliver Morgan,Sara Hersey,Barbara J. Marston,Foday Dafae,John T. Redd +12 more
TL;DR: Symptoms of PTSD and anxiety-depression were common after one year of Ebola response; psychosocial support may be needed for people with Ebola-related experiences.
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National survey of Ebola-related knowledge, attitudes and practices before the outbreak peak in Sierra Leone: August 2014
Mohamed F Jalloh,Paul Sengeh,Roeland Monasch,Mohammad B Jalloh,Nickolas DeLuca,Meredith Dyson,Sheku Golfa,Yukiko Sakurai,Lansana Conteh,Samuel Sesay,Vance Brown,Wenshu Li,Jonathan Mermin,Rebecca Bunnell +13 more
TL;DR: There was high awareness of the disease but misconceptions and discriminatory attitudes toward survivors remained common three months into the 2014 Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone, suggesting the importance of KAP assessment early in an epidemic.
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Risk Communication and Ebola-Specific Knowledge and Behavior during 2014–2015 Outbreak, Sierra Leone
Maike Winters,Mohamed F Jalloh,Paul Sengeh,Mohammad B Jalloh,Lansana Conteh,Rebecca Bunnell,Wenshu Li,Zangin Zeebari,Helena Nordenstedt +8 more
TL;DR: Knowledge and protective behavior were associated with the outbreak level, most strongly after the peak, whereas risk behavior was seen at all levels of the outbreak.
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Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Related to Ebola Virus Disease at the End of a National Epidemic — Guinea, August 2015
Mohamed F Jalloh,Susan J. Robinson,Jamaica Corker,Wenshu Li,Kathleen L. Irwin,Alpha M. Barry,Paulyne Ngalame Ntuba,Alpha Ahmadou Diallo,Mohammad B Jalloh,James Nyuma,Musa Sellu,Amanda VanSteelandt,Megan Ramsden,LaRee Tracy,Pratima L Raghunathan,John T. Redd,Lise D. Martel,Barbara J. Marston,Rebecca Bunnell +18 more
TL;DR: Ebola KAP were assessed in a survey among residents of Guinea recruited through multistage cluster sampling procedures in the nation's eight administrative regions to prevent and respond to future outbreaks or sporadic cases of Ebola.
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Attitudes about vaccines to prevent Ebola virus disease in Guinea at the end of a large Ebola epidemic: Results of a national household survey.
Kathleen L. Irwin,Mohamed F Jalloh,Jamaica Corker,Barry Alpha Mahmoud,Susan J. Robinson,Wenshu Li,Nyuma E James,Musa Sellu,Mohammad B Jalloh,Alpha Ahmadou Diallo,LaRee Tracy,Rana A. Hajjeh,Amanda VanSteelandt,Rebecca Bunnell,Lise D. Martel,Pratima L Raghunathan,Barbara J. Marston +16 more
TL;DR: The high acceptability of hypothetical vaccines indicates strong potential for introducing Ebola vaccines across Guinea and strategies to build public confidence in use of Ebola vaccines should highlight any similarities with safe, effective vaccines routinely used in Guinea.