The average time required to detect an Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak following
spillover of Ebola virus (EBOV) to a primary human case has remained essentially …

Introduction: US hospitals that admitted Ebola virus disease (EVD) patients mitigated risk by
using point-or-care testing (POCT) for critical support in isolation units. Success proved …

Abstract Objectives Between 2010 and 2020, Africa witnessed several outbreaks of Ebola
virus disease (EVD), each presenting with varying case fatality rate (CFR) and other socio …

Mali, like the rest of the world, has seen a rapid spread of COVID-19 since the first report of
imported cases. Despite being a low-income country, Mali has leveraged scientific research …

This timely new textbook lays bare the ways in which disease and disaster can turn
politicians into global leaders or national liabilities. It explains the impact of crises on …

Our primary objectives were (a) to determine the need for and the availability of point-of-care
testing (POCT) for infectious diseases and (b) to recommend point-of-care testing strategies …

Summary During the 2013–2016 West African (WA) Ebola virus (EBOV) outbreak, severe
gastrointestinal symptoms were common in patients and associated with poor outcome …

Low-and Middle-income countries are faced with various situations some expected while
others are unexpected. Among the expected, are chronic endemic diseases as well as …

Introduction: While real-time reverse transcription PCR (RT-PCR) is the recommended
laboratory method to diagnose severe acute respiratory syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS …

Mobile and field transportable laboratories have long been used by military and defence,
intergovernmental inspections, health, and environmental monitoring agencies. Among the …