The East African Community (EAC) mobile laboratory networks in Kenya, Burundi, Tanzania, Rwanda, Uganda, and South Sudan—from project implementation to outbreak response against Dengue, Ebola, COVID-19, and epidemic-prone diseases

The East African Community (EAC) mobile laboratory networks in Kenya, Burundi, Tanzania, Rwanda, Uganda, and South Sudan—from project implementation to outbreak response against Dengue, Ebola, COVID-19, and epidemic-prone diseases

Abstract Background East Africa is home to 170 million people and prone to frequent outbreaks of viral haemorrhagic fevers and various bacterial diseases. A major challenge is that epidemics mostly happen in remote areas, where infrastructure for Biosecurity Level (BSL) 3/4 laboratory capacity is no...

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Main Authors: Muna Affara, Hakim Idris Lagu, Emmanuel Achol, Richard Karamagi, Neema Omari, Grace Ochido, Eric Kezakarayagwa, Francine Kabatesi, Anatole Nkeshimana, Abdi Roba, Millicent Nyakio Ndia, Mamo U. Abudo, Alice Kabanda, Etienne Mpabuka, Emil Ivan Mwikarago, Philip Ezekiel Kutjok, Donald Duku Samson, Lul Lojok Deng, Nyambura Moremi, Maria Ezekiely Kelly, Peter Bernard Mtesigwa Mkama, Alex Magesa, Stephen Karabyo Balinandi, Godfrey Pimundu, Susan Ndidde Nabadda, Dewi Ismajani Puradiredja, Julia Hinzmann, Sophie Duraffour, Martin Gabriel, Gerd Ruge, Wibke Loag, Rogers Ayiko, Stanley Serser Sonoiya, Juergen May, Michael J. Katende, Florian Gehre
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-07-01
Series:BMC Medicine
Subjects:
East African Community
Viral haemorrhagic fevers
Ebola virus disease
Dengue fever
Mobile laboratory
COVID-19
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-021-02028-y

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-021-02028-y

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