Preparing for the next outbreak: A review of indices measuring outbreak preparedness, vulnerability, and resilience [PDF]
Preventive Medicine Reports, 2023 The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for relevant metrics describing the resources and community attributes that affect the impact of communicable disease outbreaks. Such tools can help inform policy, assess change, and identify gaps to potentially reduce the negative outcomes of future outbreaks.
Christopher J Rogers
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A Call to Action to Enhance Filovirus Disease Outbreak Preparedness and Response
Viruses, 2014 The frequency and magnitude of recognized and declared filovirus-disease outbreaks have increased in recent years, while pathogenic filoviruses are potentially ubiquitous throughout sub-Saharan Africa.
Paul Roddy
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Elements of Viral Outbreak Preparedness: Lessons, Strategies, and Future Directions [PDF]
VirusesEmerging and re-emerging viruses continue to pose major threats to public health. Their ability to adapt, cross species barriers, and spread rapidly can trigger severe outbreaks or even pandemics. Strengthening preparedness with comprehensive and efficient strategies is therefore essential.
Kang Mao +2 more
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Ebola outbreak preparedness planning: a qualitative study of clinicians' experiences
Public Health, 2017 The 2014-15 Ebola outbreak in West Africa highlighted the challenges many hospitals face when preparing for the potential emergence of highly contagious diseases. This study examined the experiences of frontline health care professionals in an Australian hospital during the outbreak, with a focus on participant views on information, training and ...
Vanessa Bowden +2 more
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Preparedness for a monkeypox outbreak
Infectious Medicine, 2022 In light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the unexpected outbreak and worldwide spread of monkeypox has gained global attention. As of June 22, 2022, there were 3340 confirmed cases of monkeypox globally, which is the largest and most widespread ...
Qin Luo, Jun Han
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Lessons on Outbreak Preparedness From the Cleveland Clinic [PDF]
Chest, 2020 Disasters, including infectious disease outbreaks, are inevitable. Hospitals need to plan in advance to ensure that their systems can adapt to a rapidly changing environment if necessary. This review provides an overview of 10 general principles that hospitals and health-care systems should consider when developing disaster plans.
Orsini, Erica +4 more
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Bhutan's preparedness for monkeypox outbreak
The Lancet Regional Health - Southeast Asia, 2022 Saran Tenzin Tamang, Thinley Dorji
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Laboratory preparedness to face infectious outbreaks. Ebola and beyond
Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, 2014 Laboratory preparedness to face infectious outbreaks. Ebola and beyond.
Giuseppe Lippi +2 more
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Coronavirus outbreak: the role of companies in preparedness and responses [PDF]
The Lancet Public Health, 2020 International ...
Fadel, Marc +2 more
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Exploration of Factors Influencing Nurses’ Preparedness and Response to the COVID-19 Outbreak
SAGE Open Nursing, 2022 Introduction and Objective Nurses as the core of the health care workforce affect an organization's preparedness and response. This study explores the factors and unique determinants influencing nurses’ preparedness and response to the coronavirus ...
Daphne Fernandez Dicson Fernandez RN, BSN +3 more
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