TY - JOUR AU - Castro-Sánchez, Enrique AU - Spanoudakis, Elpiniki AU - Holmes, Alison T1 - Readability of Ebola Information on Websites of Public Health Agencies, United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and Europe T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2015 VL - 21 IS - 7 SP - 1217 SN - 1080-6059 AB - Public involvement in efforts to control the current Ebola virus disease epidemic requires understandable information. We reviewed the readability of Ebola information from public health agencies in non–Ebola-affected areas. A substantial proportion of citizens would have difficulty understanding existing information, which would potentially hinder effective health-seeking behaviors. KW - Ebola KW - Ebola virus KW - viruses KW - information KW - readability KW - public KW - health literacy KW - suitability KW - websites KW - United States KW - United Kingdom KW - Canada KW - Australia KW - Europe DO - 10.3201/eid2107.141829 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/21/7/14-1829_article ER - End of Reference