Responding to the 2018–2020 Ebola virus outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: rethinking humanitarian approaches

SH Mayhew, PM Kyamusugulwa… - … and healthcare policy, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) presents a challenging context in which
to respond to public health crises. Its 2018–2020 Ebola outbreak was the second largest in …

Isolation of infectious Lloviu virus from Schreiber's bats in Hungary

G Kemenesi, GE Tóth, M Mayora-Neto, S Scott… - nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Some filoviruses can be transmitted to humans by zoonotic spillover events from their
natural host and filovirus outbreaks have occured with increasing frequency in the last years …

Response strategies for COVID-19 epidemics in African settings: a mathematical modelling study

K Van Zandvoort, CI Jarvis, CAB Pearson, NG Davies… - BMC medicine, 2020 - Springer
Background The health impact of COVID-19 may differ in African settings as compared to
countries in Europe or China due to demographic, epidemiological, environmental and …

Ebola virus transmission initiated by relapse of systemic Ebola virus disease

P Mbala-Kingebeni, C Pratt… - … England Journal of …, 2021 - Mass Medical Soc
During the 2018–2020 Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in North Kivu province in the
Democratic Republic of Congo, EVD was diagnosed in a patient who had received the …

Effectiveness of rVSV-ZEBOV vaccination during the 2018–20 Ebola virus disease epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: a retrospective test-negative …

S Meakin, J Nsio, A Camacho, R Kitenge… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2024 - thelancet.com
Background The recombinant vesicular stomatitis virus–Zaire Ebola virus (rVSV-ZEBOV)
vaccine is the only WHO prequalified vaccine recommended for use to respond to outbreaks …

[HTML][HTML] Inferring the number of COVID-19 cases from recently reported deaths

T Jombart, K Van Zandvoort, TW Russell… - Wellcome Open …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
We estimate the number of COVID-19 cases from newly reported deaths in a population
without previous reports. Our results suggest that by the time a single death occurs …

Ebola Outbreak Response in the DRC with rVSV-ZEBOV-GP Ring Vaccination

JJ Muyembe, H Pan, R Peto, A Diallo… - … England Journal of …, 2024 - Mass Medical Soc
Background At the beginning of the 2018–2020 outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in
eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), no vaccine had been licensed. However …

The cost of public health interventions to respond to the 10th Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

W Zeng, H Samaha, M Yao, S Ahuka-Mundeke… - BMJ Global …, 2023 - gh.bmj.com
The 10th Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
(DRC) drew substantial attention from the international community, which in turn invested …

Real-time monitoring of COVID-19 dynamics using automated trend fitting and anomaly detection

T Jombart, S Ghozzi, D Schumacher… - … of the Royal …, 2021 - royalsocietypublishing.org
As several countries gradually release social distancing measures, rapid detection of new
localized COVID-19 hotspots and subsequent intervention will be key to avoiding large …

Evaluation of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) preparedness and readiness program in Uganda: 2018 to 2019

P Nsubuga, B Masiira, C Kihembo… - Pan African Medical …, 2021 - ajol.info
Abstract Introduction: the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) declared its 10 th outbreak
of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in 42 years on August 1 st 2018. The rapid rise and spread of …