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Lessons Learned from Sudan Ebola Virus Disease (SUDV) Preparedness in Rwanda: A Comprehensive Review and Way Forward

Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health, 2023
Background Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) is a severe and often fatal illness that affects humans and has significant public health implications, including high mortality rates, strain on healthcare systems, and social and economic disruption. On 20 September
Edson Rwagasore, Olivier Nsekuye, Ziad El-Khatib, Adeline Kabeja, Valois H. Mucunguzi, Pacifique Nizeyimana, Edward Ruseesa, Laurent Ruyange, Isabelle B. Teta, Sandrine Uwamahoro, Solange Twahirwa, Denyse Mugawaneza, Leandre Ishema, Hugor Shema, Alfred Rutagengwa, Valens Ndagijimana, Ines Itanga, Alexis Kapiteni, Jean Luc Benimana, Jean Claude Niyoyita, Bruce Rwagitinywa, Claude Mambo Muvunyi   +21 more
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A step towards reinvigorating the COVID-19 response: an intra-action review of the WHO Regional Office for Africa Incident Management Support Team

BMJ Global Health, 2023
The WHO Regional Office for Africa (AFRO) COVID-19 Incident Management Support Team (IMST) was first established on 21 January 2020 to coordinate the response to the pandemic in line with the Emergency Response Framework and has undergone three ...
Thierno Balde, Roland Kimbi Wango, Joseph Okeibunor, Abdou Salam Gueye, Boniface Oyugi, Ebenezer Obi Daniel, Hillary Njenge, Pierre Ongolo Zogo, Helena O’Malley, Etien Luc Koua, Adama Thiam, Dick Chamla, Fiona Braka   +12 more
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The social media response to twice-weekly mass asymptomatic testing in England

BMC Public Health, 2022
Background From 9th April 2021, everyone in England has been encouraged to take two COVID-19 tests per week. This is the first time that national mass asymptomatic testing has been introduced in the UK and the effectiveness of the policy depends on ...
Amelia Dennis, Charlotte Robin, Holly Carter   +2 more
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Examining the application of behaviour change theories in the context of infectious disease outbreaks and emergency response: a review of reviews

BMC Public Health, 2020
Background Behavioural science can play a critical role in combatting the effects of an infectious disease outbreak or public health emergency, such as the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dale Weston, Athena Ip, Richard Amlôt
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The usefulness of pre-employment and pre-deployment psychological screening for disaster relief workers: a systematic review

BMC Psychiatry, 2020
Background Individuals who conduct disaster relief work overseas are exposed to a variety of traumatic events that can cause distress and trigger psychological illnesses.
Elena Opie, Samantha Brooks, Neil Greenberg, G. James Rubin   +3 more
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Assessment of COVID-19 pandemic responses in African countries: thematic synthesis of WHO intra-action review reports

BMJ Open, 2022
Objectives We conducted a review of intra-action review (IAR) reports of the national response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa. We highlight best practices and challenges and offer perspectives for the future.Design A thematic analysis across 10 ...
Charles Shey Wiysonge, Miriam Nanyunja, Ambrose Talisuna, Mary Stephen, Antonio Oke, Allan Mpairwe, Amadou Bailo Diallo, Emmanuel Onuche Musa, Daniel Yota, Freddy Mutoka Banza, Roland Kimbi Wango, Stella Chungong, Zabulon Yoti, Landry Ndriko Mayigane, Benido Impouma, Chinwe Iwu, Otim Patrick Cossy Ramadan, J Okeibunor, Belinda Louise Herring, Christian Massidi, Hilary Kagume Njenge, Martin Traore, Boukare Bonkoungou, Ishata Nannie Conteh, Fekadu Senait, Nsenga Ngoy, Abdou Salam Gueye   +26 more
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Study on the Reference Architecture and Assessment Framework of Industrial Internet Platform

IEEE Access, 2020
With the continuous innovation of new-generation information technology and its accelerated integration with manufacturing industry, industrial internet platforms (IIPs) are rapidly emerging worldwide. Construction and application of IIP has become a new
Jun Li, Jun-Jiang Qiu, Yong Zhou, Sha Wen, Ke-Qin Dou, Qing Li   +5 more
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Presenting characteristics and clinical outcome of patients with COVID-19 in South Korea: A nationwide retrospective observational study

The Lancet Regional Health. Western Pacific, 2020
Background: More than 13,000 cases were reported to be infected with COVID-19 by RT-PCR in South Korea. Most studies report clinical characteristics of hospitalized patients with COVID-19; the full spectrum of disease severity has thus not yet been well ...
Hyun-Young Park, Jung Hyun Lee, Nam-Kyoo Lim, Do Sang Lim, Sung Ok Hong, Mi-Jin Park, Seon Young Lee, Geehyuk Kim, Jae Kyung Park, Dae Sub Song, Hee Youl Chai, Sung Soo Kim, Yeon-Kyeng Lee, Hye Kyung Park, Jun-Wook Kwon, Eun Kyeong Jeong   +15 more
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Flea index predicts plague epizootics among great gerbils (Rhombomys opimus) in the Junggar Basin China plague focus

Parasites & Vectors, 2022
Background The Junggar Basin plague focus was the most recently identified natural plague focus in China. Through extensive field investigations, great gerbils (Rhombomys opimus) have been confirmed as the main host in this focus, and the community ...
Wenting Mou, Bo Li, Xiaojun Wang, Ying Wang, Peihua Liao, Xiaobing Zhang, Youjun Gui, Guliayi Baokaixi, Yongjun Luo, Mukedaisi Aihemaijiang, Qiguo Wang, Feng Liu   +11 more
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Energy Efficiency Fairness of Active Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces-Aided Cell-Free Network

IEEE Access, 2023
Reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) has been widely recognized as a promising technique for future wireless communications. Benefiting from its ability to improve channel capacity with low cost and power consumption, the concept of RIS-aided cell ...
Yuhong Wang, Jingyi Peng
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