Time and information is of the essence when tackling infectious diseases across countries and continents.
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Ebola – Analyses
The Marburg virus, a close cousin of Ebola, currently has no approved treatments or vaccines to protect against it.
There has been an epidemic outbreak of Marburg virus in Equatorial Guinea for the first time. Here’s what you need to know about the virus, and how it spreads.
Young Ugandans have already fallen far behind in their learning because of COVID.
Lockdown measures may stop the spread of the virus. But they can also lead to a larger and more protracted public health crisis in the form of deprivation and hunger.
Outpatient visits, screening and diagnostic services, and child immunisation were particularly negatively affected.
As with Ebola, it is often only when the harm is done that people working on the response realise health emergencies disproportionately harm women.
Ebola is a highly transmissible disease but its spread can be prevented through behavioural measures.
When tackling an Ebola outbreak speed is a critical element - every hour counts.
The Sudan strain of the Ebola virus has been identified in Uganda for the first time in more than a decade.
African media also emphasise the west as superior and Africa as inferior.
The chances of surviving Marburg are improved if there’s early supportive care with rehydration and symptomatic treatment.
Although treatments for Ebola have helped many people overcome this deadly disease, the virus can persist in the brain and cause a lethal relapse.
Before COVID-19, clean water, antibiotics and vaccines had made us complacent about infectious disease. Infection control can no longer be taken for granted. We must be prepared for future pandemics.
La gestion internationale des épidémies, consiste parfois à céder leur contrôle à un groupe d'experts étrangers qui possèdent une compréhension superficielle d’une région très complexe.
The delay in finding definitive answers to how novel infectious diseases come about is not unusual. Look at what happened to our search for Ebola virus.
Given the small number of people that have been affected, the threat to the wider community is low.
International epidemic management involves ceding to foreign experts who possess, at best, a surface-level understanding of a very complex region.
In China, the wildlife trade is thriving, driven by the increased demands for luxury goods and traditional medicine. But there is real concern about the threat of diseases that can cross over to humans.
How can nations prevent more pandemics like COVID-19? One priority is reducing the risk of diseases’ jumping from animals to humans. And that means understanding how human actions fuel that risk.
Despite having comparatively poor health infrastructure, African public health practitioners have amassed a wealth of experience of managing epidemics.
President Alpha Condé’s pursuit of mining interests during the Ebola crisis may have foreshadowed his demise as he tightened his grip over power and plundered the state’s wealth.
Sexual exploitation and abuse requires an active rather than passive response.
De nombreux pays africains ont acquis beaucoup d'xpériences en matière de gestion de épidémies de fièvres hémorragiques virales qu'ils peuvent appliquer à celle du virus à Marburg.
The Marburg virus will be present wherever the Egyptian Rousette bat occurs.