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Appraising the current landscape of reviews on mpox vaccination: a rapid evidence map Open
Introduction Vaccination is a potent countermeasure for interrupting the spread of mpox, which is currently a priority public health problem in Africa. Backed by emergency declarations from both the World Health Organization (WHO) and the …
Ensuring the continuity of essential health services during mpox response in the African region Open
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Case management of mpox: Where we are and where we desire to be Open
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View article: Clinical Predictors and Determinants of Mpox Complications in Hospitalized Patients: A Prospective Cohort Study from Burundi
Clinical Predictors and Determinants of Mpox Complications in Hospitalized Patients: A Prospective Cohort Study from Burundi Open
(1) Objectives: Studies on mpox patterns, severity predictors, and public health impacts in Burundi remain limited. Therefore, we aimed to identify the clinical predictors and determinants of mpox complications among hospitalized patients …
View article: Clinical Predictors and Determinants of Mpox Complications in Hospitalized Patients: A Prospective Cohort Study from Burundi
Clinical Predictors and Determinants of Mpox Complications in Hospitalized Patients: A Prospective Cohort Study from Burundi Open
(1) Objectives: Studies on mpox patterns, severity predictors, and public health impacts in Burundi remain limited. Therefore, we aimed to identify the clinical predictors and determinants of mpox complications among hospitalized patients …
Enmity then empathy: How militarisation facilitated collaborative but exclusive exchange in Sierra Leone's Ebola response Open
In the autumn of 2014, with the 2013–16 West Africa Ebola epidemic spiralling out of control, the United Kingdom announced a bespoke military mission to support—and in some ways lead—numerous Ebola response functions in Sierra Leone. This …
Securitising public health emergencies: a qualitative examination of the origins of military intervention in Sierra Leone’s Ebola Epidemic Open
Introduction The 2013–2016 West Africa Ebola Epidemic remains the largest recorded Ebola outbreak. In response to the escalating number of cases in Sierra Leone in the summer and early autumn of 2014, the British Armed Forces and Republic …
View article: A community-based contact isolation strategy to reduce the spread of Ebola virus disease: an analysis of the 2018–2020 outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
A community-based contact isolation strategy to reduce the spread of Ebola virus disease: an analysis of the 2018–2020 outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Open
Introduction Despite tremendous progress in the development of diagnostics, vaccines and therapeutics for Ebola virus disease (EVD), challenges remain in the implementation of holistic strategies to rapidly curtail outbreaks. We investigat…
Moving humanitarian-military relations forward: a new typology Open
This article presents a new typology for humanitarian-military relations (HMR). This typology can serve as an analytical framework for assessing, during humanitarian emergencies, how civilian responders can and should engage with armed act…
View article: Investing in preparedness for rapid detection and control of epidemics: analysis of health system reforms and their effect on 2021 Ebola virus disease epidemic response in Guinea
Investing in preparedness for rapid detection and control of epidemics: analysis of health system reforms and their effect on 2021 Ebola virus disease epidemic response in Guinea Open
The 2014–2016 West Africa Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) Epidemic devastated Guinea’s health system and constituted a public health emergency of international concern. Following the crisis, Guinea invested in the establishment of basic health s…
View article: Civil-Military Engagement During Public Health Emergencies: A Comparative Analysis of Domestic Responses to COVID 19
Civil-Military Engagement During Public Health Emergencies: A Comparative Analysis of Domestic Responses to COVID 19 Open
Despite the central role that domestic militaries regularly play in supporting civilian disease outbreak responses, the dynamics of civil-military coordination during major health emergencies remain largely under-explored in public health,…
View article: A community-based confinement strategy to reduce the spread of Ebola Virus Disease: An analysis of the 2018-2020 outbreak in the DRC.
A community-based confinement strategy to reduce the spread of Ebola Virus Disease: An analysis of the 2018-2020 outbreak in the DRC. Open
Background Despite tremendous progress on Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), challenges remain in the implementation of holistic strategies to quickly stop outbreaks. We investigated the effectiveness of a community-based confinement strategy to l…
Case Report: COVID-19 and Lassa Fever Coinfection in an Ebola Suspected Patient in Guinea Open
In this case report, we describe a clinical presentation and therapeutic history of a unique case diagnosed with Lassa fever and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in a 23-year-old man from Yomou prefecture in sou…
View article: Civil-Military Engagement During Public Health Emergencies: A Comparative Analysis of Domestic Responses to COVID-19
Civil-Military Engagement During Public Health Emergencies: A Comparative Analysis of Domestic Responses to COVID-19 Open
Background Despite the central role that domestic militaries regularly play in supporting civilian disease outbreak responses, the dynamics of domestic civil-military engagement (CME) during major health emergencies remain largely under-ex…
Learning to Live with Floods: Pedagogical Advantages of a Thematic Short Course Centered on International Exposure Open
Learning to Live with Floods: Pedagogical Advantages of a Thematic Short Course Centered on International ExposureThe increasingly global nature of all fields of engineering has created new pressures on educators toprovide valuable interna…
Civil-military relations: a review of major guidelines and their relevance during public health emergencies Open
The operational and policy complexity of civil-military relations (CMR) during public health emergencies, especially those involving militaries from outside the state concerned, is addressed in several guiding international documents. Gene…
Overcoming Operational Challenges to Ebola Case Investigation in Sierra Leone Open
The Ebola virus disease (EVD) epidemic that hit West Africa in 2013 was the worst outbreak of EVD in recorded history. While much has been published regarding the international and national-level EVD responses, there is a dearth of literat…
Strengthening Community Surveillance of Ebola Virus Disease in Sierra Leone Open
Port Loko district in Sierra Leone had over 1,400 confirmed Ebola cases since the start of the outbreak. Stronger surveillance systems were critical for the early detection of potential EVD cases, thus containing further spread of the epid…