The symbolic violence of 'outbreak': A mixed-methods, quasi-experimental impact evaluation of social protection on Ebola survivor wellbeing

We conclude that, for EVD survivors, short-term social protection during the vulnerable period post-discharge can pay dividends two years later. Based on the empiric evidence presented, we discuss how terms such as “outbreak” and “epidemic” do symbolic violence by creating the illusion that social suffering ends when transmission of a pathogen ceases.