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From Ebola to COVID-19: emergency preparedness and response plans and actions in Lagos, Nigeria

Globalization and Health, 2021
Background Lagos state is the industrial nerve centre of Nigeria and was the epicentre of the 2014 Ebola outbreak in Nigeria as it is now for the current Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) outbreak. This paper describes how the lessons learned from the Ebola
Akin Abayomi, Mobolanle R. Balogun, Munir Bankole, Aduragbemi Banke-Thomas, Bamidele Mutiu, John Olawepo, Morakinyo Senjobi, Oluwakemi Odukoya, Lanre Aladetuyi, Chioma Ejekam, Akinsanya Folarin, Madonna Emmanuel, Funke Amodu, Adesoji Ologun, Abosede Olusanya, Moses Bakare, Abiodun Alabi, Ismail Abdus-Salam, Eniola Erinosho, Abimbola Bowale, Sunday Omilabu, Babatunde Saka, Akin Osibogun, Ololade Wright, Jide Idris, Folasade Ogunsola   +25 more
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Emergency preparedness, resilience and response to a biological outbreak

BMJ Military Health, 2020
Major disease outbreaks continue to be a significant risk to public health, with pandemic influenza or an emerging infectious disease outbreak at the top of the UK National Risk Register. The risk of deliberate release of a biological agent is lower but remains possible and may only be recognised after casualties seek medical attention. In this context
P, Welby-Everard, O, Quantick, A, Green
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Evaluation of the performance of a dengue outbreak detection tool for China [PDF]

, 2014
An outbreak detection and response system, using time series moving percentile method based on historical data, in China has been used for identifying dengue fever outbreaks since 2008.
Wang, Liping, Yang, Weizhong, Clements, Archie C.A., Shengjie Lai, Hu, Wenbiao, Wenwu Yin, Yin, Wenwu, Hang Zhou, Zhou, Hang, Archie C A Clements, Archie C. A. Clements, Li, Zhongjie, Yu, Hongjie, Zhongjie Li, Lai, Shengjie, Weizhong Yang, Wenbiao Hu, Zhang, Honglong, Hongjie Yu, Clements, Archie C. A., Liping Wang, Honglong Zhang   +21 more
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Improving the performance of outbreak detection algorithms by classifying the levels of disease incidence [PDF]

, 2013
We evaluated a novel strategy to improve the performance of outbreak detection algorithms, namely setting the alerting threshold separately in each region according to the disease incidence in that region. By using data on hand, foot and mouth disease in
Dinglun Zhou, Wang, Liping, Yang, Weizhong, David L Buckeridge, Dan Zhao, David L. Buckeridge, Zhao, Dan, Shengjie Lai, Zhou, Dinglun, Li, Zhongjie, Zhongjie Li, Lan, Yajia, Lai, Shengjie, Weizhong Yang, Buckeridge, David L, Yajia Lan, Zhang, Honglong, Liping Wang, Honglong Zhang   +18 more
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The American Preparedness Project: Executive Summary: Where the US Public Stands in 2011 on Terrorism, Security, and Disaster Preparedness [PDF]

, 2011
Ten years after the tragic events of September 11, 2001, America is, in some aspects, a different country. Significant portions of the federal budget over the past decade have been spent on enhancing preparedness and security on the home front, and ...
National Center for Disaster Preparedness
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Preparedness for containing COVID-19 outbreak in mass religious gathering with non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs)

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, 2021
Background: The COVID-19 outbreaks associated with mass religious gatherings which have the potential of invoking epidemics at large scale have been a great concern.
Chen-Yang Hsu, Ya-Mei Chen, Chiu-Wen Su, Mei-Sheng Ku, Yeol Kim, Tim Jensen, Dih-Ling Luh   +6 more
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Outbreak column 18: The undervalued work of outbreak: prevention, preparedness, detection and management [PDF]

Journal of Infection Prevention, 2015
There are oft-quoted studies which advise that between 1% and 10% of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) present as healthcare-associated outbreaks (HAOs). Examination of these studies showed they lacked validity due to a low sensitivity to detect HAO, and because they pre-date both advanced healthcare systems and the emergence of recent nosocomial
Evonne T, Curran, Catherine E, Dalziel
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Using autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA) models to predict and monitor the number of beds occupied during a SARS outbreak in a tertiary hospital in Singapore. [PDF]

, 2005
BACKGROUND: The main objective of this study is to apply autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA) models to make real-time predictions on the number of beds occupied in Tan Tock Seng Hospital, during the recent SARS outbreak.
Donald Ng, Arul Earnest, Leo Yee Sin, Mark I Chen, Chen, Mark I, Earnest, Arul, Ng, Donald, Sin, Leo Yee, Sin Leo, Chen Mark I, Earnest Arul, Ng D., Chen M.I., Ng Donald, Earnest A., Leo Y.S.   +15 more
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Epidemic preparedness and management: A guide on Lassa fever outbreak preparedness plan

Nigerian Medical Journal, 2017
Epidemic prone diseases threaten public health security. These include diseases such as cholera, meningitis, and hemorrhagic fevers, especially Lassa fever for which Nigeria reports considerable morbidity and mortality annually. Interestingly, where emergency epidemic preparedness plans are in place, timely detection of outbreaks is followed by a ...
Fatiregun, Akinola Ayoola, Isere, Elvis Efe   +1 more
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Public health and economic costs of investigating a suspected outbreak of Legionnaires' disease. [PDF]

, 2007
This paper provides one of the first assessments of the burden of both the public health investigation and the economic costs associated with an apparent outbreak of Legionnaires' disease (LD) in South East London.
Joseph, CA, Rao, G, Outbreak Control Team, Surman-Lee, S, Harrison, TG, Heathcock, R, Lee, JV, Lock, K, Millett, C   +8 more
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