Many African countries are experienced in managing outbreaks of viral haemorrhagic fevers and many of the lessons learnt from the Ebola can be applied to the Marburg outbreak.
With limited laboratory capacity and a lack of experts and funding, an outbreak of the Zika virus in Africa could be problematic.
Nigeria’s health systems are overwhelmed and incapable of sustaining high quality disease surveillance, prevention, control and response.
Researchers have increasingly turned to DNA sequencing to help identify and track diseases like Ebola.
COVID-19 is having a significant impact on the health, economic and social status of slum dwellers.
Strategies to beat a disease outbreak like mpox must start with the root causes.
The steps set out in the report on global pandemic preparedness are vitally important for managing future outbreaks.
Outpatient visits, screening and diagnostic services, and child immunisation were particularly negatively affected.
The country would benefit from a well-funded and regulated research industry to contribute to scientific innovation and preparedness for future disease outbreaks.
Massive online DNA databases can be used as a resource to discover viruses – even if the data had not been explicitly collected for that purpose.
