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Communicable Disease Threats Report, 19-25 January 2020, week 4
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 19-25 January 2020 and includes updates on Ebola virus disease, cluster of pneumonia cases associated with novel coronavirus, cholera, seasonal influenza and polio.
Peer-Reviewed Publication
Challenges and opportunities in disease forecasting in outbreak settings: A case study of measles in Lola Prefecture, Guinea
Graham, M., Suk, J.E., Takahashi, S., Jessica Metcalf, C., Paez Jimenez, A., Prikazsky, V., Ferrari, M.J., Lessler, J.
Peer-Reviewed Publication
Field investigation with real-time virus genetic characterisation support of a cluster of Ebola virus disease cases in Dubréka, Guinea, April to june 2015
Pini, A., Zomahoun, D., Duraffour, S., Derrough, T., Charles, M., Quick, J., Loman, N., Cowley, L., Leno, M., Ouedraogo, N., Thiam, O., Hernández-Romieu, A., Iko, A., Keita, H., Konate, D., Soumah, A.A., Bouchouar, E., Ileka-Priouzeau, S., Keita, S., Diallo, B., Cisse, F., Jansa, J., Carroll, M., Günther, S., Severi, E., Formenty, P.
Peer-Reviewed Publication
The contribution of the European high containment laboratories during the 2014–2015 Ebola Virus Disease emergency
Nisii, C., Vincenti, D., Fusco, F.M., Schmidt-Chanasit, J., Carbonnelle, C., Raoul, H., Eickmann, M., Hewson, R., Brave, A., Nuncio, S., Sanchez-Seco, M.P., Palyi, B., Kis, Z., Zange, S., Nitsche, A., Kurth, A., Strasser, M., Capobianchi, M.R., Ozin, A., Guglielmetti, P., Menel-Lemos, C., Jacob, D., Grunow, R., Ippolito, G., Di Caro, A.
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Tutorial on the safe use of personal protective equipment
This tutorial aims to provide trainers with practical information on different options for the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) in healthcare settings in Europe
News
Epidemiological update: New Ebola cluster in Guinea, 22 March 2016
A new Ebola cluster has been announced in Guinea, just after Sierra Leone was declared free of the virus, and West Africa was declared to be Ebola-free.
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Towards an Ebola-free N’Zerekore
A postcard from the field by Cristina Valencia, EPIET fellow, cohort 2015
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Dotting the ‘i’s – Ebola outbreak in Guinea
Since mid-September, Kindia prefecture has reported about 50 cases of Ebola virus disease, half of which were community deaths.
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Laboratory Support Mission: Fighting Ebola in Guinea
Zoltán shares his experiences from his recent mission to Guéckédou, Guinea.