Abstract Background In sub-Saharan Africa, acute respiratory infections (ARI), acute
gastrointestinal infections (GI) and acute febrile disease of unknown cause (AFDUC) have a …

Existing acute febrile illness (AFI) surveillance systems can be leveraged to identify and
characterize emerging pathogens, such as SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19. The US …

Emerging and reemerging infections pose a serious public health threat to most countries of
tropical Africa. In the past decade, epidemics of diseases including cholera, dysentery …

The WHO African region is characterised by the largest infectious disease burden in the
world. We conducted a retrospective descriptive analysis using records of all infectious …

Abstract Background East Africa is home to 170 million people and prone to frequent
outbreaks of viral haemorrhagic fevers and various bacterial diseases. A major challenge is …

Providing health care in sub-Saharan Africa is a complex problem. Recent reports call for
more resources to assist in the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases that affect …

Severe acute respiratory tract infections (SARIs) has been well described in South Africa
with seasonal patterns described for influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), while …

Abstract Background The Surveillance Outbreak Response Management and Analysis
System (SORMAS) has been implemented for various infectious diseases since 2015. 2020 …

To the Editor—The recent review by Petti et al.[1] and the editorial commentary by Bates and
Maitland [2] are timely contributions to the literature about the situation regarding inadequate …

There is little similarity between asbestos, HIV, and the severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus. However, their histories illustrate the three keys for effective detection and …