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Lassa fever, a viral haemorrhagic fever with symptoms similar to those of Ebola virus disease, is endemic in much of West Africa and usually sparks a seasonal outbreak from December to March. Humans usually become infected with Lassa virus from exposure to urine and faeces of infected Mastomys rats.
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This article summarises the process involved in developing the updated guideline and includes an infographic to highlight key IPC recommendations from the guideline, following the patient care pathway from the community to a healthcare facility to discharge.
Issue Brief Marburg virus disease (MVD)
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Issue Brief No. 40 provides healthcare professionals with the most relevant treatment guidelines, prevention measures and training material on MVD
- The goal of diagnostic testing for Ebola and Marburg virus diseases is to identify cases to provide timely and appropriate care and to stop disease transmission.
- All individuals meeting the case definition for Ebola or Marburg virus diseases should be tested.
- The recommended sample type
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Prevention Guidelines on Marburg virus disease
The primary objective of this curriculum is to equip health and care workers with the essential knowledge and competencies necessary for delivering safe and effective care. By doing so it aims to significantly reduce HAIs and combat antimicrobial resistance, thereby safeguarding both patient and HCW
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La fièvre de Lassa est une fièvre hémorragique virale aiguë d'une durée d'une à quatre semaines qui sévit en Afrique occidentale. La fièvre de Lassa, une fièvre hémorragique virale avec des symptômes similaires à ceux de la maladie virale d'Ebola, est endémique dans une grande partie de
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The West African Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in 2014 emerged in a region in Africa that had previously not reported any EVD outbreak. Subsequently, the outbreak rapidly spread and was protracted in the three Mano River basin countries (Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia), with spillover cases i
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Marburg and Ebola are filoviruses that cause hemorrhage, multiple organ failure, and high mortality rates. Diagnosis is with enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, polymerase chain reaction (PCR), or electron microscopy. Treatment is supportive. Strict isolation and quarantine measures are necessary to
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Ebola disease and Marburg disease outbreaks continue to occur in Africa, with increased frequency. In addition to resulting in high mortality and morbidity, the outbreaks generate fear and mistrust about the response activities within the communities affected.
Infection prevention and control (IP
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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 failure, sparking suspicion of a contagious disease. Labo
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Poster for communities and health worker
Issue Brief: Ebola
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MEDBOX Issue Brief no. 24 (Sept.2022)
On 20 September 2022, Uganda health authorities declared an outbreak of Ebola disease, caused by Sudan virus,
following laboratory confirmation of a patient from a village in Madudu sub-county, Mubende district, central
Uganda.
Therefore the MEDBOX Team cre
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Guidance for health care workers.
mhGAP Humanitarian Intervention Guide (mhGAP-HIG) training of health-care providers. Training manual
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The mhGAP Humanitarian Intervention Guide (mhGAP-HIG) Training of Health-Care Providers manual is designed to guide facilitators in training non-specialist health care providers to manage mental, neurological and substance use conditions in humanitarian emergency settings.
The manual covers sugge
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Preparedness planning is essential in order to respond effectively to outbreaks, including single case occurrences of highconsequence infectious diseases (HCID), such as the importation of a viral haemorrhagic fever (VHF) case
Traitements contre la maladie à virus Ebola
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Cette première version des orientations evolutives relatives a la prise en charge clinique de la MVE contient quatre nouvelles recommandations concernant l’utilisation de traitements contre la MVE, y compris deux recommandations fortes en faveur de l’utilisation de thérapies à base d’antico
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Therapeutics for Ebola virus disease
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The WHO Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) Clinical management: living guidance contains the Organization’s most up-to-date recommendations for the clinical management of people with EVD. Providing guidance that is comprehensive and holistic for the optimal care of patients with EVD throughout their il
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