Category: ebola

  • Parasite and vector papers during the COVID-19 publication rush

    Parasite and vector papers during the COVID-19 publication rush

    On 30 January 2020, the WHO declared the COVID-19 outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. On 11 March 2020, it officially became a pandemic. Two days later, there was a call to make “COVID-19 and coronavirus-related publications, and the available data supporting them, immediately accessible”. This led to the Public Health Emergency COVID-19…

  • Ebola Virus Disease: an Update on Therapeutics and Vaccines

    Ebola Virus Disease: an Update on Therapeutics and Vaccines

    Ebola is a life threatening neglected tropical disease that has recently rose to prominence following multiple outbreaks in Central and Western Africa, and is thought to be a zoonosis transmitted by bats or other animal reservoirs. Up to three weeks following contact with infected animals, including primates or other humans, people develop symptoms of Ebola…

  • The challenge of misinformation during disease outbreaks

    The challenge of misinformation during disease outbreaks

    It is likely no surprise that misinformation and disinformation permeate the communication space around public health events. The COVID-19 pandemic has been no exception, and in fact, has highlighted how misinformation and disinformation can damage public health response efforts.  In particular, damage to trust, heightened confusion, and intensified discord can widen the gap between effective…

  • Pivotal moment in the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo

    Pivotal moment in the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo

    Ebola virus. Source: Wikipedia The ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo that started in August 2018, and has since been largely forgotten amid the flurry of everything else happening throughout the world. However, recent developments, such as the declaration of a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, have attracted renewed attention to…

  • Ebola – Tools for the new outbreak response

    Ebola – Tools for the new outbreak response

    Dressing to combat Ebola. Source: https://www.publicfinanceinternational.org/news/2016/05/world-bank-launches-pandemic-bonds-counter-disease-outbreaks While the Ebola outbreak across West Africa only hit the headlines in 2014, when it caused a two-year epidemic, the disease was in fact first discovered in 1976 with outbreaks in Sudan and the DRC. The latter outbreak occurred near the Ebola River towards the northwest of the country,…