A Call to Action to Enhance Filovirus Disease Outbreak Preparedness and Response

Viruses

Paul Roddy¹ 

[1]ndependent Epidemiology Consultant, Barcelona, 08010, Spain

[2] E-Mail

关键词: Ebola;    ebolavirus;    Marburg virus;    marburgvirus;    Filoviridae;    filovirus;    outbreak;    preparedness;    response;    data collection;    treatment;    guidelines;    surveillance;   

DOI  :  10.3390/v6103699

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

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. Meanwhile, the efficiency and effectiveness of filovirus-disease outbreak preparedness and response efforts are currently limited by inherent challenges and persistent shortcomings. This paper delineates some of these challenges and shortcomings and provides a proposal for enhancing future filovirus-disease outbreak preparedness and response. The proposal serves as a call for prompt action by the organizations that comprise filovirus-disease outbreak response teams, namely, Ministries of Health of outbreak-prone countries, the World Health Organization, Médecins Sans Frontières, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention—Atlanta, and others.

【 授权许可】

CC BY   
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