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Monkeypox: Introductory course for African outbreak contexts

World Health Organization (WHO) (2020) C_WHO
Monkeypox virus is an orthopoxvirus that causes human monkeypox, a viral disease with symptoms similar to smallpox, including fever and rash. Following the worldwide eradication of smallpox in 1980, monkeypox emerged as the most significant orthopoxvirus infection in humans. Cases are most often rep ... more
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Epidemiological update: Monkeypox multi-country outbreak

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control ECDC (2022) CC
9 June 2022. This report presents an update of monkeypox confirmed cases in the European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) and worldwide
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Weekly Situation Report on Monkeypox Multi-Country Outbreak Response - Region of the Americas

Pan American Health Organisation PAHO (2022) C_WHO
Here you can find the latest updates
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WHO Science in 5 Episode #77 - Hepatitis outbreak in children

World Health Organization WHO World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO
WHO’s Dr Philippa Easterbrook gives a situation update on the recent hepatitis outbreak affecting children including possible causes and steps parents, caregivers and countries should take.
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Monkeypox: Introductory course for African outbreak contexts -جُدري القردة: دورة تدريبية تمهيدية حول سياقات الفاشيات الإفريقية

World Health Organization (WHO) (2022) C_WHO
جُدري القردة مرضٌ معدٍ مستجدٌ، يسبِّبه فيروس ينتقل إلى البشر من الحيوانات المصابة، التي تكون من القوارض في أغلب الأحيان. ويمكن أن تنتشر العدوى به إلى أشخاص آخرين، إ ... more
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Epidemiologic and clinical investigations during a chikungunya outbreak in Rio Grande do Norte State, Brazil

Monteiro , J.D.; J. Gardel Valverde , I. Camara Morais et al. (2020) CC
PLOS One November 20, 2020 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0241799 . The first autochthonous case of chikungunya virus (CHIKV) infection in Brazil was in September 2014 in the State of Amapá, and from there it rapidly spread across the country. The present study was conducted in 2016 in the st ... more
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Children in DR Congo facing worst cholera outbreak in six years, warns UNICEF

UNICEF (2023) C_UNICEF
More than 8,000 children under 5 years infected in North Kivu during first seven months of this year, over six times as many cases as in all of 2022
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International donations to the Ebola virus outbreak: too little, too late?

Grépin K. The BMJ (2015) C2
Karen Grépin examines the pledges made to the Ebola crisis, how much has actually reached affected countries, and the lessons to be learnt
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Laboratory testing for diphtheria in outbreak settings: Interim guidance, 26 January 2024

World Health Organization WHO (2024) C_WHO
This document provides detailed guidance on laboratory testing for suspected diphtheria cases during significant outbreaks or in low-resource settings. It aims to supplement and build on other existing WHO guidance documents on surveillance standards, diagnostics and research on Corynebacterium by p ... more
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WHO Director-General declares mpox outbreak a public health emergency of international concern

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2024) C_WHO
WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has determined that the upsurge of mpox in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and a growing number of countries in Africa constitutes a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) under the International Health Regulations (2005 ... more
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Situation Report on Monkeypox Multi-Country Outbreak Response - Region of the Americas. N.7 -3 March 2023

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2023) C_WHO
In the Region of the Americas, as of 24 February 2023 (16:00 EST), there are a total of 58,578 confirmed cases of mpox (Table 1, Figure 2) were reported from 31 countries and territories, including 76 deaths in: United States of America (34), Brazil (15), Peru (15), Mexico (4), Chile (2), Ecuador (3 ... more
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9 March 2015: West Africa - Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) Outbreak

European Commission Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection (2015)
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Medical Anthropology Study of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) Outbreak in Liberia/West Africa

Omidian, P.; K. Tehoungue; J.Monger World Health Organization WHO (2014)
This study was carried out to better understand the local beliefs and practices likely to enhance or hinder efforts to respond to the Ebola Virus Disease outbreak in Liberia.
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Personal Protective Equipment in the Context of Filovirus Disease Outbreak Response
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World Health Organization (2014)
Rapid advice guideline
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The Pivotal Role of Faith Leaders in the Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak in West Africa

CAFOD (2014)
CAFOD Policy Briefing Paper
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Hand hygiene in health care in the context of Filovirus disease outbreak response. Rapid advice guideline
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World Health Organization (2014)
This document provides a summary of the recommendations for hand hygiene best practices to be performed by health workers providing care and/or support to patients with filovirus infection (Ebola and Marburg viruses).
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Impact of the West African Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak on Food security

European Commission Joint Research Centre (2014)
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EDPLN Deployed in the Field to Support Ebola Outbreak Response (13 February 2015)

UN Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (2015)
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EPDLN Deployed in the Field to Support Ebola Outbreak Response (26 April 2015)

UN Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (2015)
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2015 WHO Strategic Response Plan - West Africa Ebola Outbreak

World Health Organization (2015)
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BUDGET FOR NATIONAL OPERATIONAL PLAN FOR ACCELERATED RESPONSE EBOLA VIRUS DISEASE OUTBREAK, JULY - DECEMBER 2014

Ministry of Health & Sanitation, Sierra Leone (2014)
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Conference "lessons learned for public health from the Ebola outbreak in West Africa – how to improve preparedness and response in the EU for future outbreaks"

European Commission, Government of Luxembourg (2016) C1
- Conference summary report
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Governance and Health in Post-Conflict Countries: The Ebola Outbreak in Liberia and Sierra Leone

International Peace Institute (2016) CC
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Public health emergency declared in Lake Chad basin following Nigeria polio outbreak

Global Polio Eradication Initiative (2016)
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Community health worker programmes after the 2013–2016 Ebola outbreak - Bulletin

Henry B. Perry, Ranu S. Dhillon, Anne Liu, et al. (2016) C_WHO
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Sierra Leone FACT SHEET Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) Outbreak

Sierra Leone Ministry of Health and Sanitation; World Health Organization (WHO); CDC (2014) C_WHO
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Personal protective equipment for use in a filovirus disease outbreak
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World Health Organization WHO (2016) C_WHO
Rapid Advice Guideline
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South Sudan declared the end of its longest and largest cholera outbreak

World Health Organization, Regional Office for Africa (2018) C_WHO
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Bangladesh, Myanmar/Burma - Diphtheria Outbreak - DG ECHO Daily Map | 31/01/2018

European Commission's Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (2018)
SITUATION OVERVIEW as of 30 Jan. - 688 000 refugees into Bangladesh (of which 585 000 in Kutupalong and Bulukhali camps) - over 5000 clinically suspected Diphtheria cases and 37 deaths (reported in refugee camps)
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Single-Dose Cholera Vaccine in Response to an Outbreak in Zambia

Ferreras, E.; (2018) C2
N Engl J Med 2018; 378:577-579; DOI: 10.1056/NEJMc1711583 A dose of oral vaccine provides effective short-term protection against cholera during an outbreak, a study in Zambia shows. According to researchers, a shortage in the global stockpile o ... more
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WHO and partners working with national health authorities to contain new Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

World Health Organization WHO (2018)
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The Democratic Republic of the Congo: Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak. DG ECHO Daily Map 31/05/2018

European Commission's Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (2018) C_WHO
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WHO recommendations for international travellers related to the Ebola Virus Disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

World Health Organization WHO (2018)
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COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT ON WATER, HYGIENE AND SANITATION IN RESPONSE TO CHOLERA OUTBREAK IN RUSIZI AND NYAMASHEKE DISTRICTS, RWANDA 2015

Nyamusore, J Epidemic Surveillance Response (Rwanda) (2015) C2
Summary of findings
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The Democratic Republic of the Congo: Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak – Epidemiological Situation DG ECHO Daily Map 09/11/2018

European Commission's Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (2018) C1
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Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC): Ebola virus disease outbreak - Emergency Plan of Action Operations Update n°3 (MDRCD026)

International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies IFRC (2018) C1
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Nigeria launches Yellow fever vaccination campaign to stop outbreak in Edo state

World Health Organization WHO, Regional Office for Africa (2018) C_WHO
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Strategic Response Plan for the Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak in the Provinces of North Kivu and Iture (February - July 2019)

Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, World Health Organization (2019) C_WHO
Since the beginning of December a significant increase in the incidence of new cases has been observed particularly along the corridor towards the large urban center of Butembo (health zones of Butembo and Katwa) and beyond in the zone of Kayna health center located about 150 km from Goma. In additi ... more
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Cambodia: Food price update – December 2020. Focus: Effect of the COVID-19 outbreak on food prices

World Food Program WFP (2021) CC
In order to understand if the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted food availability and access at markets in Cambodia, the World Food Programme (WFP) monitors the retail and wholesale prices of key food commodities (see Annex 1 and 2) in 45 urban and rural markets across the country (see the Methods sect ... more
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Ebola virus disease – Democratic Republic of the Congo Disease outbreak news: Update 10 October 2019

World Health Organization (WHO) (2019) C_WHO
The number of reported cases of Ebola virus disease (EVD) consistently declined in recent weeks, with 14 new confirmed cases reported in North Kivu and Ituri provinces during the epidemiological week of 30 September through 6 October. At peak transmission in April 2019, there were 126 cases in the w ... more
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Democratic Republic of the Congo: Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) Outbreak Containment Strategy and Red Cross / Red Crescent Response Plan (MDRCD026) Emergency Appeal Revision no. 4

International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies IFRC (2019) C1
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WHO recommendations for international traffic related to the Ebola Virus Disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

World Health Organization WHO (2019) C_WHO
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WHO, UNICEF and partners support Philippine Department of Health’s polio outbreak response

World Health Organization WHO, Regional Office for Western Pacific (2019) C_WHO
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Updated WHO recommendations for international traffic in relation to COVID-19 outbreak

World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO
29 February 2020
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Mental Health and Psychosocial Considerations During COVID-19 Outbreak

World Health Organization (WHO) (2020) C_WHO
18 March 2020 WHO and public health authorities around the world are acting to contain the COVID-19 outbreak. However, this time of crisis is generating stress throughout the population. The considerations presented in this document have been dev ... more
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Helping children cope with stress during the 2019-nCoV outbreak

World Health Organization (WHO) (2020) C_WHO
Accessed: 16.03.2020
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Guidance on Community Social Distancing During COVID-19 Outbreak
recommended

African Union; Africa CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (2020) C2
Accessed: 01.04.2020
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Mental Health and Psychosocial Support for Staff, Volunteers and Communities in an Outbreak of Novel Coronavirus

Psychosocial Centre International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (2020) C1
Introduction The novel Coronavirus (nCoV) epidemic in 2019 -2020 has recently emerged. The route of transmission is not totally known, although it is known that it can spread from person to person, and local health care systems may be ill-equipped to handle a large-scale ... more
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Standard operating procedurs for preparedness, Detection and Response to a Coronavirus (2019-nCOV) Outbreak in South Africa

health Department: Health Republic of South Africa; National Department of Health Directorate: Communicable Diseases (2020) C2
30 January 2020 This document outlines the standard operating procedures for detection and response to case/s of suspected novel coronavirus disease (2019-nCoV) in South Africa. The content of this document should inform provincial preparedness plans.
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Remote psychological first aid during the COVID-19 outbreak

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies IFRC (2020) CC
Psychological first aid (PFA) is a method of helping people in distress so they feel calm and supported to cope better with their challenges. It is a way of assisting someone to manage their situation and make informed decisions. The basis of psychological first aid is caring about the person in dis ... more
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Mental Health and Psychosocial Response during COVID-19 Outbreak, June 2020

UN High Commissioner for Refugees UNHCR (2020) C1
Key highlights from January to April 2020 (Syria situation) Across the MENA region, UNHCR is receiving alarming reports of increasing mental health issues among the forcibly displaced. Mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) activities are being stepped up by UNHCR and partners to address th ... more
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Guidance document for a differentiated response to COVID-19 outbreak in urban and rural settings
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World Health Organization WHO; Regional Office for Africa (2020) C_WHO
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Standard operating procedures: responding to a poliovirus event or outbreak
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World Health Organization WHO, CDC; , UNICEF; et al. (2022) C_WHO
Version 4 The purpose of these standard operating procedures (SOPs) is to offer policy guidance and to provide performance standards on how to respond to any type of poliovirus outbreak or event in a timely and effective ... more
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Mental Health and Psychosocial Considerations During COVID-19 Outbreak (Arabic Version)

World Health Organization WHO; Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterreanan (2020) C_WHO
18 March 2020 WHO and public health authorities around the world are acting to contain the COVID-19 outbreak. However, this time of crisis is generating stress throughout the population. The considerations presented in this document have been dev ... more
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Helping children cope with stress during the 2019-nCoV outbreak (Arabic Version)

World Health Organization WHO; Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterreanan (2020) C_WHO
Accessed: 16.03.2020
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The language factor: Lessons for the 11th Ebola outbreak on adapting to the language needs of communities learned during the 10th Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Translation without Borders (2021) C1
This report alerts responders to the importance of language in building trust and effective communication with people facing Ebola and other epidemics.
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Guide for clinical case management and infection prevention and control during a measles outbreak

World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO
Guide for clinical case management and infection prevention and control during ameasles outbreak. This guide has been developed to reduce the high morbidity and mortality seen in some of the current outbreaks of measles. This short guide outlines pr ... more
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Framework and toolkit for infection prevention and control in outbreak preparedness, readiness and response at the national level

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO
14 Dec 2021
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Interim advice for public health authorities on summer events during the monkeypox outbreak in Europe, 2022

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control ECDC (2022) C1
14 June 2022. The aim of this document is to provide concise advice to public health authorities and guide their prevention, awareness-raising and behaviour change interventions before, during and after upcoming summer events.
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Public health advice for gatherings during the current monkeypox outbreak

World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO
The purpose of this document is to provide public health advice to host governments, public health authorities, national or international organizers, and professional staff involved in the planning and delivery of gatherings, including people organizing smaller gatherings or attending gatherings of ... more
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Framework and toolkit for infection prevention and control in outbreak preparedness, readiness and response at the health care facility level

World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO
Infectious disease outbreaks and epidemics are increasing in frequency, scale and impact. Health care facilities can amplify the transmission of emerging infectious diseases or multidrug-resistant organisms (MDRO) within their settings and communities. Therefore, evidence-based infection prevention ... more
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The Africa Pathogen Genomics Initative (Africa PGI) Integrated Genomic Surveillance for Outbreak Detection (DETECT)

Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention (2024) CC
Africa CDC Institute of Pathogen Genomics (IPG) was launched in November 2019 and operates under the Division of Laboratory Systems and Networks. IPG coordinate the implementation of molecular diagnostics, pathogen genomics and bioinformatics in National Public Health Institutions (NPHIs) and/or Re ... more
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Lessons Learnt from the Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) Outbreak in Tanzania

Africa CDC (2023) C_CDC
On March 16, 2023, the Tanzania Ministry of Health declared an outbreak of an unidentified illness in Bukoba district, Kagera region. A group of seven individuals presented with fever, vomiting, bleeding from various body orifices, and kidney failur ... more
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South Sudan: Urgent action needed to address growing cholera outbreak- 13 November 2024

Medecins sans Frontieres (2024) C2
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has set up a 20-bed cholera treatment unit (CTU) at the Renk Civil Hospital in South Sudan, in response to a cholera outbreak declared by the Ministry of Health (MoH) on 28 October. We call on all organisations in Up ... more
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Advice for Humanitarian Aid Workers Traveling to Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, or Sierra Leone during the Ebola Outbreak

Centers of Disease Control CDC (2014)
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Global Health Security. Stopping the Ebola Outbreak

Centers of Disease Control CDC (2014)
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Standard Operating Procedures for Contact Tracing and Follow up during Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak

Ministry of Health and Sanitation Sierra Leone (2014)
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Interim Guidance for Healthcare Workers Providing Care in West African Countries Affected by the Ebola Outbreak: Limiting Heat Burden While Wearing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC (2014)
Please read the text online on the CDC website http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/hcp/limiting-heat-burden.html
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Recommended measures for medical and other staff who were involved in patient care or outbreak response during the Ebola outbreak in 2014

Robert-Koch-Institut (2014)
This document describes recommended measures for dealing with medical and other staff employed either in patient care or in outbreak control during the 2014 Ebola outbreak.
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Follow up to the World Health Assembly decision on the Ebola virus disease outbreak and the Special Session of the Executive Board on Ebola: Roadmap for Action

World Health Organization WHO (2015) C_WHO
This Roadmap is structured around a results-based framework of outcomes, outputs and deliveraebles, to ensure that WHO maintains appropriate levels of organizational readiness, supports country-level capacity building and preparedness, deploys efficiently and effectively to respond to outbreaks and ... more
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Beyond a Public Health Emergency: Potential Secondary Humanitarian Impacts of a Large-Scale Ebola Outbreak

Assessement Capacities Projekt (2016)
This report documents the secondary humanitarian problems and impacts of large-scale Ebola outbreak on the different humanitarian sectors, to provide a non-exhaustive plan to help future responders. A large scale Ebola ... more
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Effectiveness of one dose of oral cholera vaccine in response to an outbreak: a case-cohort study

Andrew S Azman, Lucy A Parker, John Rumunu, et al. The Lancet Global Health (2016)
Lancet Glob Health 2016; 4: e856–63. Open Access
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Detection, Confirmation and Management of a Dysentery Outbreak caused by Shigella Dysenteriae type 1

Ministry of Health, Rwanda (2011) C2
Standard Operating Procedures | RBC/IHDPC/EID Division | 9/30/2011
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Social science and behavioural data compilation, DRC Ebola outbreak, June - August 2019

Bardosh, K.; T. Jones and J. Bedford Social Science in Humanitarian Action: A Communication for Development Platform (2019) C1
This rapid compilation of data analyses provides a ‘stock-take’ of social science and behavioural data related to the on-going outbreak of Ebola in North Kivu, South Kivu and Ituri provinces. Based on data gathered and analysed by organisations ... more
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Systematic review of Rapid Diagnostic Tests for the diagnosis of meningitis in outbreak response in sub-Saharan Africa

Dr. T. Waite Field Epidemiology Services (Public Health England); WHO= (2014) C_WHO
Report for WHO Meningitis guideline revision Dr Thomas Waite, April 2014 Field Epidemiology Services, Public Health England; UK
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Briefing note on addressing mental health and psychosocial aspects of COVID-19 Outbreak- Version 1.1
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Inter-Agency Standing Committee IASC (2020) CC
This briefing note summarises key mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) considerations in relation to the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
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Coronavirus (Covid-19) - A collection of articles and other resources on the Coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak, including clinical reports, management guidelines, and commentary.

The New England Journal of Medicine; Massachusetts Medical Society The New England Journal of Medicine; Massachusetts Medical Society (2020) C2
Accessed: 25.03.2020
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Communique by the Emergency Meeting of African Ministers of Health on the Coronavirus Disease Outbreak (Arabic)

African Union; Africa CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Safeguarding Africa's Health) African Union; Africa CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Safeguarding Africa's Health) (2020) C2
Accessed: 01.04.2020
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Africa CDC Policy Recommendation for African Union Meetings and Travel During COVID-19 Outbreak

African Union; Africa CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Safeguarding Africa's Health) African Union; Africa CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Safeguarding Africa's Health) (2020) C2
Updated 2020-03-12
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Interim Briefing Note - Addressing Mental Health and Psychosocial Aspects of COVID-19 Outbreak - Version 1.5

IASC Reference Group on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings; OCHA Services (2020) C2
February 2020
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Interim Briefing Note - Addressing Mental Health and Psychosocial Aspects of COVID-19 Outbreak - Version 1.5 (Japanese)

IASC Reference Group on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings; OCCHA Services (2020) C2
March 2020 2020年3月 ブリーフィング・ノート(暫定版) - 新型コロナウイルス感染症(COVID19)流行時の こころのケア 緊急時のメンタルヘルスと心理社会的サポート (MHPSS)に関する機関間常設委員会(IASC) リファレンス・グルー ... more
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Interim Briefing Note - Addressing Mental Health and Psychosocial Aspects of COVID-19 Outbreak (Chinese Traditional)

IASC Reference Group on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings; OCCHA Services IASC Reference Group on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings; OCCHA Services (2020) C2
Accessed: 04.04.2020 中期簡介資料 - 應對 COVID-19 疫情的 精神健康及社會心理問題 緊急情況下精神健康及社會心理支援的機構間常設委員會參考小組
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Interim Briefing Note - Addressing Mental Health and Psychosocial Aspects of COVID-19 Outbreak - Version 1.5 (Arabic)

IASC Reference Group on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings; OCHA Services (2020) C2
كرة مختصرة تتناول الجوانب المتعلقة بالصحة النفسية والدعم النفسي الاجتماعي خلال تفشي فيروس كورونا المستجد 2019 النسخة 1.5
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Interim Briefing Note - Addressing Mental Health and Psychosocial Aspects of COVID-19 Outbreak - Version 1.5 (Ukrainian)

IASC Reference Group on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings; OCHA Services (2020) C2
Accessed: 04.04.2020
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Various health experts on how to manage mental health and well-being during the COVID19 outbreak

Ministry of Health & Family Welfare; Government of India Ministry of Health & Family Welfare; Government of India (2020) C2
27.03.2020 Various health experts on how to manage mental health and well-being during the #COVID19 outbreak.
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Management of ill travelers at points of entry in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak

World Health Organization WHO (2020) C1
Under the International Health Regulations (IHR) 2005, public health authorities at international ports, airports and ground crossings are required to establish effective contingency plans and arrangements for responding to events that may constitute a public health emergency of international concer ... more
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United Republic of Tanzania and Kenya’s simulation of Rift Valley fever outbreak yields valuable lessons: case study

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO
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Monkeypox: Epidemiology, preparedness and response for African outbreak contexts

World Health Organization (WHO) (2021) C_WHO
Monkeypox is a viral zoonotic disease, caused by monkeypox virus, recognized as the most important orthopoxvirus infection after the eradication of smallpox. This course offers public health officers and health workers in-depth information to understand the epidemiology, modes of transmission, clin ... more
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CDC Safety Training Course for Healthcare Workers Going to West Africa in Response to the 2014 Ebola Outbreak

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC (2014)
CDC course for volunteers going to Africa. Please find out mor infos on the CDC website
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Target Product Profile for Zaïre ebolavirus rapid, simple test to be used in the control of the Ebola outbreak in West Africa

World Health Organization (2014) CC3
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“A time of fear”: local, national, and international responses to a large Ebola outbreak in Uganda

John Kinsman (2012) CC
Globalization and Health 2012, 8:15
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A guide to the provision of safe delivery and immediate newborn care in the context of an Ebola outbreak

UNICEF, WHO and Save the Children (2014)
The interventions summarized in this guide are intended to lower the risk of delivery and post-partum complications for both the mother and the newborn, particularly the risk of postpartum haemorrhage and infections, and improve the immediate care of premature babies. The recommendations are also in ... more
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STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE - Detection, Confirmation and Management of Meningitis Outbreak

Ministry of Health, Rwanda (2011) C2
RBC/IHDPC/ EID Division | November2011 - The aim of the standard operating procedures is to guide health care providers and public health experts from various levels of the health system in the implementation of enhanced surveillance of meningococcal meningitis.
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Preliminary results on the efficacy of rVSV-ZEBOV-GP Ebola vaccine using the ring vaccination strategy in the control of anEbola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

World Health Organization WHO (2019) C_WHO
An example of integration of research into epidemic response.
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Management of ill travellers at Points of Entry – international airports,seaports and ground crossings – in the context of COVID -19 outbreak
recommended

World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO
This document aims to provide advice on the detection and management of ill travellers suspected of COVID-19 infection, at international airports, ports and ground crossings. It includes the following measures; 1)Detection of ill travellers; 2) Interview of ill travellers for COVID-19; 3) Reporting ... more
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Responding to COVID 19. Real-time training for the coronovirus disesase outbreak
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World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO
OpenWHO is an interactive, web-based, knowledge-transfer platform offering free online courses to improve the response to health emergencies. In summary, OpenWHO currently offers courses covering the following topics and languages to support the response to COVID-19: A general introduction to ... more
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Interim Recommendations for Adjusting Food Distribution Standard Operating Procedures in the Context of the COVID-19 Outbreak

United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs OCHA (2020) C2
This Interim Guidance is intended for field coordinators, site managers and public health personnel, as well as national and local governments and the wider humanitarian community working in humanitarian situations at food distribution sites, who are involved in the decision making and implementatio ... more