Background. The influx of people across the national borders of Ghana has been of interest and concern in the public health and national security community in recent times due to the low capacity for the prevention and management of epidemics and other public health risks. Although the International Heal...
Background: Experience from the Zaire Ebolavirus epidemic in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (2018–2020) demonstrates that early initiation of essential critical care and administration of Zaire Ebolavirus specific monoclonal antibodies may be associated with improved outcomes among patien...
Background: Ebola Virus causes disease both in human and non-human primatesespecially in developing countries. In 2014 during its outbreak, it led to majority of deaths especially in some impoverished area of West Africa and its effect is still witnessed up till date. ...
Identifié depuis 1976, le filovirus Ebola est la cause d´une maladie caractérisée principalement par un syndrome grippale inaugural avec une fièvre quasi permanente suivi des signes digestifs: diarrhée, vomissement à la base de la déshydratation. La mort survient souvent dans un tableau de défai...
Background: Outbreaks are occurring at increasing frequency and they require multisectoral and multi-stakeholder involvement for optimal response. The Global Health Security Agenda is a framework that governments and other stakeholders can use to strengthen countries’ capacities to prevent, detect and ...
Objective To evaluate the clinical accuracy of rapid diagnostic tests for the detection of Ebola virus. Methods We searched MEDLINE®, Embase® and Web of Science for articles published between 1976 and October 2021 reporting on clinical studies assessing the performance of Ebola virus rapid diagnostic t...
This study was carried out to ascertain the information needs and sources for Ebola among staff of College of Medicine, Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT) Enugu. The study adopted the descriptive survey design. A total of 200 questionnaires were used to elicit informatio...
