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Frequently asked Questions about Coronavirus (COVID-2019)

Republic of Kenya Ministry of Health (2020) C2

Accessed: 02.05.2020 Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that are known to cause illness ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS).

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CoroNo - une cagoule de protection pour le personnel soignant et les secouristes

Bimberg, L.; J. Gardemann and A.M. Buschmann (2020) (2020) CC

Le Covid-19 est une infection transmise par l'air. Cela signifie que le virus est transmis par l'appareil respiratoire de la personne atteinte, en particulier lorsqu'elle tousse ou parle à voix haute.

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Agir ensemble

Organisation Mondiale de la Santé OMS (2021) C_WHO

Il est plus essentiel que jamais d’assurer un accès équitable aux vaccins contre la COVID-19 pour faire face à l’évolution de la pandémie. Si le virus est éliminé dans certaines régions du monde alors qu’il se propage largement dans d�... more

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COVID-19 Webinars in Russian

Internews (2021) CC

Webinars in Russian (playlist on YouTube) The science behind the virus, and at what tricks statistics can play with journalists What does COVID mean for small media outlets? COVID coverage 101 Tips & tricks for turning your vi... more

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Gendered Health Analysis: COVID-19 in the Americas

Pan American Health Organisation PAHO (2021) C_WHO

This document focus on the direct consequences of the virus (morbidity and mortality) in specific populations and on the results of measures aimed at mitigating the spread of the virus, with indirec... more

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Monkeypox Resources for Health Professionals
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UpToDate Wolters Kluwer (2022) CC

As global concern grows for the spread of the monkeypox virus, Wolters Kluwer is providing a number of free resources and clinical information to clinicians, nurses, and medical researchers. Resources will be updated as new information becomes avail... more

Análisis de género y salud: COVID-19 en las Américas

Pan American Health Organisation PAHO OCHA Services reliefweb (2021) C_WHO

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Dengue Explained in 5 Minutes

FreeMeEducation (2020) CC

There are currently 4 different serotypes of Dengue virus known to science. Each time someone get infected and recovers, the individual will be protected by a lifelong immunity from further infection against that specific serotype and that serotype ... more

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Rabies Clinical and Laboratory Diagnosis Advisory

Division of Public Health Surveillance and Response National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) (2022) CC

Rabies is a fatal viral disease, but is preventable in humans. The rabies virus is transmitted to humans through virus-laden saliva from a rabid animal, mostly dogs. The ... is shed in the saliva of an infected animal and can be introduced into another body through bites, scratches and any other wounds that transect the skin. Contact of the infected saliva with mucous membranes is also thought to be a possible route of infection, whereas contact of infected saliva with intact skin is not considered an exposure. Rabies is preventable through pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for individuals at high and continual risk, and post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP). more

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Dengue Symptoms and Treatment| CDC

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC (2023) C2

Website last accessed on 31.03.2023 Learn about dengue virus infection symptoms and treatment.

Epidemiological Alert Mpox (MPXV clade I) - 8 August 2024

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2024) C_WHO

Given the circulation of the variant of clade I of mpox virus (MPXV) in the African Region, which is associated in the African Region with sustained transmission and the occurrence of cases in a wider range of age groups, including children, the Pan... more

Prise en charge clinique, prévention et maîtrisede l’orthopoxvirose simienne (variole du singe)

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2022) C_WHO

L’orthopoxvirose simienne est une zoonose due à un virus du genre Orthopoxvirus de la famille des Poxviridés. La forme humaine de la maladie a été identifiée pour la première fois en 1970 chez un garçon de neuf mois en République démocra... more

Mpox Technical Factsheet

Africa CDC (2024) CC

Mpox is a zoonotic disease caused by a double-stranded DNA virus that belongs to the Orthopoxvirus genus of the Poxviridae family. The disease presents with symptoms similar to smallpox but with a lesser severity. It was first discovered in 1958 whe... more

Mpox Testing Strategy - November 2024

Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention (2024) CC

Mpox is an emerging zoonotic disease caused by the mpox virus, a member of the Orthopoxvirus genus closely related to the variola virus that causes smallpox. Mpox was first discovered in 1958 when o...utbreaks of a pox-like disease occurred in monkeys kept for research. The first human case was recorded in 1970 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) during a period of intensified effort to eliminate smallpox and since then the infection has been reported in a number of African countries. Mpox can spread in humans through close contact, usually skin-to-skin contact, including sexual contact, with an infected person or animal, as well as with materials contaminated with the virus such as clothing, beddings and towels, and respiratory droplets in prolonged face to face contact. People remain infectious from the onset of symptoms until all the lesions have scabbed and healed. The virus may spread from infected animals through handling infected meat or through bites or scratches. Diagnosis is confirmed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing of material from a lesion for the virus’s DNA. Two separate clades of the mpox virus are currently circulating in Africa: Clade I, which includes subclades Ia and Ib, and Clade II, comprising subclades IIa and IIb. Clade Ia and Clade Ib have been associated with ongoing human-to-human transmission and are presently responsible for outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), while Clade Ib is also contributing to outbreaks in Burundi and other countries. In 2022‒2023 mpox caused a global outbreak in over 110 countries, most of which had no previous history of the disease, primarily driven by human-to-human transmission of clade II through sexual contact. In just over a year, over 90,000 cases and 150 deaths were reported to the WHO. For the second time since 2022, mpox has been declared a global health emergency as the virus spreads rapidly across the African continent. On 13 Aug 2024, Africa CDC declared the ongoing mpox outbreak a Public Health Emergency of Continental Security (PHECS), marking the first such declaration by the agency since its inception in 2017.7 This declaration empowered the Africa CDC to lead and coordinate responses to the mpox outbreak across affected African countries. On August 14, 2024, the WHO declared the resurgence of mpox a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) emphasizing the need for coordinated international response. As of August 2024, Mpox has expanded beyond its traditional endemic regions, with new cases reported in countries including Sweden, Thailand, the Philippines, and Pakistan. Sweden has confirmed its first case of Clade 1 variant, which has been rapidly spreading in Africa, particularly in DRC. The emergence of this new variant raises concerns about its potential for higher lethality and transmission rates outside Africa. more

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Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)

Deininger, K. The MEDBOX Team (2023) CC

Issue Brief 31: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) can occur when viruses, bacteria, parasites and fungi change over time. There is no longer a response to medicines, and the infection treatment gets really difficult which increases the risk of a disesa... more

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HIV and Ebola Update

UNAIDS (2014)

It is essential that all people, including people living with HIV, are able to access health services and ongoing treatment. If people living with HIV who are on ART stop abruptly because they cannot access new supplies they could rapidly become unwell, drug resistance may build and the chances of o... more

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2014 West African Ebola outbreak: feature map

World Health Organization (2014)

On 23 March 2014 WHO’s African Regional Office reported an outbreak of Ebola virus disease in Guinea. Since then cases have been reported in 5 additional West African countries. This interactive timeline links to key events, stories and further re... more

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Une évaluation rapide des effets de la flambée d’Ebola sur la prestation et utilisation des services de santé génésique, maternelle, néonatale, et infantile en Guinée

Barry A, Barden O’Fallon J, Hazerjian J, Brodish P (2015)

La Guinée a été le point zéro de la flambée récente de la maladie à virus Ebola. Le taux de mortalité attribuée à Ebola en Guinée était de 66 %, nettement plus élevé que les taux des deux autres pays ouest-africains les plus affectés ... more

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SURVEILLANCE ATLAS: EBOLA OUTBREAK, WEST AFRICA

ECDC (European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control) (2015) CC2

A tool for easy access to infectious disease surveillance data related to the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak currently evolving in West Africa. The atlas is based on the best available data on EVD cases in the countries with community transmiss... more

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Ebola: Knowledge resources for responders. Open WHO Online Course
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World Health Organization WHO (2017) C_WHO

Decision-makers and frontline responders will find a set of resources on Ebola virus disease here. These resources can be used as refreshers for experienced personnel or as an introduction to the topic for everyone else. Most of the materials are av... more

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Ebola: Knowledge resources for responders. Open WHO Online Course recommended

Monkeypox Resources for Health Professionals
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Ebola: Knowledge resources for responders. Open WHO Online Course
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