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Outbreaks & Emergencies

EVD case in DRC linked to 2018-2020 Nord Kivu EVD outbreak

The new case of Ebola Virus Disease in Beni is linked to the 2018-2020 Nord Kivu/Ituri EVD outbreak and does not represent a new spillover event. On October 08, 2021, a case of Ebola virus disease (EVD) was confirmed in a 29-month-old male child, living in Butsili health area in the Beni health zone,…

Thank this Ebola-fighting African doctor for monoclonal antibody treatments

As President Trump recovers from Covid-19, he has been singing the praises of an experimental monoclonal antibody cocktail made by Regeneron, which he credits for his fast recovery. He’s not alone in his optimism. Some infectious disease experts anticipate that monoclonal antibody treatments will become a significant tool in controlling the pandemic, potentially as valuable…

New DRC Ebola outbreak grows to 9 cases, 5 deaths

Three more cases have been reported in a new Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC’s) Equateur, and health officials have fleshed out more details about the cluster of cases. Yesterday the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that the DRC had notified it of an outbreak in the northwestern part of the country…

AFRICA CDC LEADS CONTINENTAL RESPONSE TO COVID-19 OUTBREAK IN AFRICA: STATEMENT BY THE DIRECTOR OF AFRICA CDC

ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA, 7 MARCH 2020. The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) confirms that the 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has now been reported in several African countries, with cases in Algeria, Cameroon, Egypt, Morocco, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Togo, and Tunisia. It’s important to emphasize that we anticipated that this…

WHO statement on cases of COVID-19 surpassing 100 000

As of today’s reports, the global number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 has surpassed 100 000. As we mark this sombre moment, the World Health Organization (WHO) reminds all countries and communities that the spread of this virus can be significantly slowed or even reversed through the implementation of robust containment and control activities. China…

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EVD case in DRC linked to 2018-2020 Nord Kivu EVD outbreak

Congo: Pathogen sequencing for infectious disease epidemics

Dr Placide Mbala-Kingebeni and Prof Jean-Jacques Muyembe Tamfum, discuss the contribution of pathogen sequencing in the management of infectious disease epidemics in the Democratic Republic of Congo The COVID-19 pandemic Since the detection of the first case of COVID-19 on March 10, 2020, in the DRC, the cumulative number of cases as of September 4, 2021, is 55,992, including 55,991 confirmed…

SACIDS–CORDS WEBINAR

The SACIDS Foundation for One Health (SACIDS), in partnership with Connecting Organizations for Regional Disease Surveillance (CORDS) and Ending Pandemics, is inviting you to a webinar on Genomics Sequencing, which is scheduled for Wednesday, October 6, 2021 from 17:00 – 18:30 (GMT+3) via Zoom Webinar. The main focus of this webinar is the ‘Role of Genomic Epidemiology…

PhD Scholarships- Fourth Call for applications is open

The Partnership for skills in Applied Sciences, Engineering and Technology (PASET) is an African-led initiative with the goal of strengthening skills in the Applied Sciences, Engineering and Technology to further socio-economic transformation in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The Regional Scholarship and Innovation Fund (RSIF) is the flagship program of PASET. RSIF focuses on transformative technologies that…

Call for Applications: EAC Scholarship Program 2021/2022

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: TWO-YEAR FUNDED MASTERS’ OPPORTUNITY FOR ACADEMIC YEAR 2021/2022 (COHORT 3). IUCEA hereby invites suitably qualified nationals of the East African Community (EAC) to apply for cohort 3 of the KfW- funded Scholarships, to pursue Master’s studies in the EAC Partner State other than their own. Opening date: August 27th 2021 Closing date:…

Events

IWOPS2022| 4th International Workshop on Participatory Surveillance

Join experts from around the world to share experiences and best practices to help identify disease outbreaks faster by directly engaging communities. Meeting Objectives Establish participatory surveillance as a standard of practice for early detection and rapid response Advance the exchange of crowdsourced, syndromic data among new geographies and partners Share experiences of participatory surveillance…