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Proceedings, Volume 45, Issue 1

Getafrica 2019 2020 - 15 articles

The 5th African Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases

Abuja, Nigeria | 7–9 August 2019

Volume Editor: Alan Christoffels, University of the Western Cape, South Africa

Cover Story: The Global Emerging Pathogen Treatment Consortium organized the 5th African conference on emerging infectious diseases and biosecurity in Abuja, Nigeria from 7–9 August 2019. The conference was an academic and policy-based meeting that addressed the response mechanism to biological threats and increasing incidences of emerging infectious diseases from a continental perspective. The conference confers with the Biological Weapons Convention, United Nations, 1540 Security Council Resolutions, (IHR and PVS).
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Characterization of Genetic Determinants Involved in Antimicrobial Resistance in Aeromonas hydrophila, Escherichia coli and Vibrio cholerae Isolated from Different Aquatic Environments

  • Iroha I. Romanus,
  • Ude Ibiam,
  • Ejikeugwu C. Peter and
  • Onochie C. Chike
Proceedings2020, 45(1), 15;https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2020045015

13 August 2020

Aeromonas hydrophila, Escherichia coli and Vibrio cholerae are among a myriad of bacteria pathogen commonly found in natural water bodies that cause serious waterborne infection while antibiotic resistance genes are emerging contaminants posing poten...

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Emerging Infectious Disease Surveillance and Community Engagement in Guinea

  • Alpha Amadou Diallo,
  • F. Biro Diallo,
  • Mahi Barry and
  • Fanta Kaba
Proceedings2020, 45(1), 14;https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2020045014

10 August 2020

Background: Studies have shown that Guinea is a natural reservoir for many serious infectious diseases: cholera, Lassa, Ebola, measles. The analysis that underlies the emergence and spread of infectious diseases are dominated by a certain ecosystem,...

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Strategic Harmonization of Training on Biosecurity for Laboratories in the ECOWAS Region

  • Abayomi Akinola Emmanuel,
  • Denloye Abiodun Akinpelu,
  • Diagne Rokhaya,
  • Diallo Sada,
  • Ellis Maureen,
  • Faye Elhadji Abdourahmane,
  • Faye Ousmane,
  • Fofana Lorene,
  • Kebe Khady and
  • Traore Tieble
  • + 6 authors
Proceedings2020, 45(1), 12;https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2020045012

22 July 2020

Background: Good laboratory practices in terms of biosecurity and biosafety are essential for the protection of laboratory personnel, the populations and the environment. If not implemented, the risk of pathogen spreading from the laboratory is conce...

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Study of Factors Affecting Universal Access to Immunization Services in Guinea

  • Alpha Amadou Diallo,
  • Diallo F. Biro,
  • Mahi Barry and
  • Fanta Kaba
Proceedings2020, 45(1), 13;https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2020045013

17 July 2020

Background: The goal of the health system is to improve health by providing an integrated set of services. The vaccination program is set up for it. Evaluation results revealed low coverage and many key factors involved in the decision to vaccinate....

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Preparing Health Systems to Respond Effectively, Adaptively, and Efficiently to Infectious Disease Outbreaks

  • Megan Barry and
  • Benjamin Goebel
Proceedings2020, 45(1), 10;https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2020045010

25 May 2020

A country’s ability to prepare for, detect, and respond to infectious disease outbreaks such as the Ebola outbreaks in West Africa and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the recent Zika outbreak in the Latin American and Caribbean region...

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Research on Emerging Infections Offers an Opportunity for Public Health Intelligence on Non-Communicable Diseases: Hypertension Prevalence in Volunteers for an Ebola Vaccine Trial in Northern Sierra Leone

  • Dickens Kowuor,
  • David Ishola,
  • Muhammed Afolabi,
  • Frank Baiden,
  • Kwabena Owusu-Kyei,
  • Baimba Rogers,
  • Osman Bah,
  • Ibrahim Swaray,
  • Joseph Edem-Hotah and
  • Deborah Watson-Jones
  • + 8 authors
Proceedings2020, 45(1), 11;https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2020045011

25 May 2020

Introduction: The West African Ebola outbreak of 2014–2016 necessitated clinical trials in communities with limited health data. The EBOVAC-Salone Ebola vaccine trial is ongoing in the largely rural Kambia District in northern Sierra Leone. To gain a...

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Knowledge of Lassa Fever Disease and Its Risk Factors Among Rural People in a Nigerian Community

  • Abdulrazaq Abdullahi Gobir,
  • Clara Ladi Ejembi,
  • Aliyu Abubakar Alhaji,
  • Muhammad Bello Garba,
  • Chinedu John -Camillus Igboanusi,
  • Bilkisu Usman,
  • Zarah Zambuk Umar and
  • Istifanus Anekoson Joshua
Proceedings2020, 45(1), 9;https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2020045009

21 May 2020

Introduction: Lassa fever disease (LFD) is an acute viral haemorrhagic fever caused by Lassa virus. It is a disease of public health importance in West Africa and a global health threat. It is endemic in some West African countries like Benin, Ghana,...

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G5 Sahel Biosafety Network: Successes and Challenges

  • Odile Ouwe Missi Oukem-Boyer,
  • Bourèma Kouriba,
  • Asli Heitzer,
  • Daniel Lohmann,
  • Thérèse S. Kagone,
  • Mohamed A. Bollahi,
  • Rabiou Labbo,
  • Henry Fissou,
  • Annette Bremer and
  • Roman Woelfel
Proceedings2020, 45(1), 7;https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2020045007

14 May 2020

The Sahel region faces many complex and interconnected challenges including food crisis, poverty, and political instability as well as recurring epidemics. Recently, the region has been affected by outbreaks of Ebola (Mali), Rift Valley Fever (Maurit...

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Need for Local Laboratory Reference Values in Recruitment into Studies of Emerging Infectious Diseases: Insight from Participant Screening for an Ebola Vaccine Trial in a Rural African Setting

  • David Ishola,
  • Bailah Leigh,
  • Emma Hancox,
  • Hannah Hafezi,
  • Dickens Kowuor,
  • Brian Kohn,
  • Daniel Tindanbil,
  • Kwabena Owusu-Kyei,
  • Muhammed Afolabi and
  • Deborah Watson-Jones
  • + 9 authors
Proceedings2020, 45(1), 8;https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2020045008

14 May 2020

Introduction: The EBOVAC-Salone trial of a candidate Ebola two-dose vaccine regimen (Ad.ZEBOV/MVA-BN-Filo) was conducted in a research-naïve setting in rural northern Sierra Leone, where no local laboratory reference values (LRV) had been established...

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Building a Repository to Support Research on Emerging Pathogens: How to Use the Experience of the Centre for AIDS Reagents

  • Yann Le Duff,
  • Sarah Gilbert and
  • Neil Almond
Proceedings2020, 45(1), 6;https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2020045006

8 April 2020

The increasing health threat arising from emerging infectious disease requires an urgent global response. The accelerated development of vaccines, diagnostics and treatments requires facilitated access to and timely transfer of pertinent research rea...

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