Survivors of the Ebola virus have been widely profi led as the success stories of the outbreak, yet they still face challenges relating to their identity and reintegration. A survivor’s body takes on new meanings aft er experiencing Ebola, and the label ‘survivor’ is as problematic as it is celebratory. Using data conducted during fi eldwork in Monrovia, Liberia, this article discusses the complex identities of Ebola survivors. In Monrovia, most of the stigma and discrimination relating to survivors was directed towards men, who were considered ‘atomic bombs’ because of concerns that they could transmit Ebola through sexual intercourse. Health promotion messages around sexual transmission were oft en misunderstood, and communities requested the quarantine of men to reduce what they felt was a threat to the wider community. Understanding the meanings and sources of such stigmatisation is necessary to be able to work with and support survivors through psychosocial care and health promotion activities.

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利比里亚蒙罗维亚的“原子弹”：埃博拉幸存者的身份和污名化

埃博拉病毒的幸存者已被广泛宣传为暴发的成功典范，但他们仍然面临与其身份和重新融合有关的挑战。幸存者的身体在经历埃博拉病毒之后具有新的含义，而“幸存者”这个标签就像庆祝一样有问题。本文使用在利比里亚蒙罗维亚的现场工作中获得的数据，讨论了埃博拉幸存者的复杂身份。在蒙罗维亚，与幸存者有关的大多数污名和歧视都是针对男性的，因为人们担心他们可能通过性交传播埃博拉病毒，因此被认为是“原子弹”。人们常常误解了有关性传播的健康促进信息，社区要求对男子进行检疫，以减少他们认为对更广泛社区构成威胁的信息。