Scabies is a dermatological parasitic infestation prevalent in many regions worldwide. Classified as a neglected disease by World Health Organization (WHO) since 2017, it is often ass...
In 2021 in response to an outbreak of hepatitis E in Bentiu internally displaced persons camp the South Sudanese Ministry of Health with support from Médecins Sans Frontières implemen...
INTRODUCTION
Understanding sex and gender differences during outbreaks is critical to delivering an effective response. Although recommendations and minimum req...
BACKGROUND
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is a leading cause of acute viral hepatitis, particularly in Asia and Africa, where HEV genotypes 1 and 2 are prevalen...
Critical failings in humanitarian response: a cholera outbreak in Kumer Refugee Camp, Ethiopia, 2023
In many ways, Marburg virus disease resembles the more well-known Ebola virus disease: The clinical syndrom...
BACKGROUND
Tradi...
During the 2018–2020 Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak, residents in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, were offered a two-dose prophylactic EVD vaccine. This was the first stud...
In September 2023, the South Sudan Ministry of Health declared an outbreak of hepatitis E virus in Fangak County, Jonglei State. From April to November 2023, MSF identifie...
Outbreak alert systems can offset the severity of measles epidemics by minimising response delays. Existing systems, however, are often too sensitive to be practical when ...
Diphtheria is an infection of the upper respiratory tract characterized by the production of an extracellular toxin. Individuals with incomplete immunization or low levels...
The 2014 West Africa Ebola outbreak underlined inadequacies of current personal protective equipment (PPE), such as being uncomfortable and hot, causing excessive sweati...