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Zoonotic diseases of public health importance

National Institue of communicable Diseases, India (1998) C1

Independent Monitoring Board of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (Fifteenth Report: December 2017)

Global Polio Eradication Initiative (2017) C1

The report reviews progress with the task of planning and implementing measures necessary to secure a completely polio-free world. It also examines actions aimed at ensuring successful transfer of polio assets, innovations developed and lessons learned to countries’ public health programmes and ot ... more

Evaluation of serum-based real-time PCR to detect Schistosoma mansoni infection before and after treatment

Fuss, A.; H. D. Mazigo and A. Mueller (2020) CC

Infectious Diseases of Poverty (2020) 9:74 To detect acute schistosomiasis, low-intensity infections, or to verify the success of treatment with praziquantel, highly sensitive test methods are required. The aim of this study was therefore to demonstrate the performance of Schistosoma mansoni spec ... more

National Guidelines for Integrated Diseases Surveillance and Response Uganda

World Health Organization WHO, Regional Office of Africa; Ministry of Health Uganda (2021) C_WHO

3rd edition. In 2001, Uganda adapted the Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (IDSR) developed by World Health Organization (WHO) for member states in African region. The Ministry of Health has been implementing the IDSR strategy since then with success across the country. This strategy prov ... more

Prevenção da potencial transmissão do vírus Zika por via sexual
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Organização Mundial da Saùde (2016) C_WHO

Actualização das orientações provisórias 7 de Junho de 2016

Communicable disease threats report, 11 November 2017

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (2017) C1

The ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) is a weekly bulletin for epidemiologists and health professionals on active public health threats. This issue covers the period 5-11 November 2017 and includes updates on measles, rubella, chikungunya, West Nile virus, Plague, monkeypox, legionnair ... more

International Health Emergency Response Plan- Marburg Virus Disease

World Health Organization WHO (2017) C_WHO

On 17 October 2017, the Ugandan Ministry of Health notified WHO of a confirmed Marburg outbreak of Marburg Virus disease (MVD) in Kween district, Eastern Uganda. The outbreak was officially declared by the Ministry of health on 19 October 2017. As of 7 November, four cases of MVD have been reported ... more

Liberia: How reinforced community health structures and capitalizing on lessons learned from the Ebola virus epidemic of 2014–16 helped the country respond to the challenge of its second major disease

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO

Protective Vaccination - Multilingual Guide to Vaccination

Ethno-Medizinisches Zentrum e.V. (2016) C1

Multilingual guide on the topic of protective vaccination for migrants in Germany. The guide is available in 16 languages: Albanian, Arabic, Bulgarian, German, English, French, Greek, Italian, Kurdish, Persian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Croatian, Spanish, Turkish. For the versions i ... more

Measles Elimination Field Guide

World Health Organization, Western Pacific Region (2013) C_WHO

COVID-19 Appeal: South Sudan Preparedness and Response Plan - July 2020 - June 2021

International Organization for Migration IOM (2020) C1

Informationen zum Coronavirus in vreschiedenen Sprachen

Beauftragte der Bundesregierung für Migration, Flüchtlinge und Integration (2021) CC

Coronavirus – wir informieren in mehreren Sprachen Die Informationen werden laufend erweitert und aktualisiert.

WCO Syria Bi-Weekly Situation Report
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World Health Organization WHO; Eastern Mediterranean Region (2021) C_WHO

National agrifood systems and COVID-19 in South Sudan: Effects, policy responses, and long-term implications

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO (2022) C1

The COVID-19 pandemic has put significant pressure on health systems all around the world. The drastic measures established to contain its spread are creating serious impediments to economic activity (including agrifood systems) and, consequently, to livelihoods and food security and nutrition.

Arrangements for Preparedness for a Nuclear or Radiological Emergency

International Atomic Energy Agency IAEA, WHO; OCHA; ET al. (2007) C_WHO

IAEA Safety Standards for protecting people and the environment

Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the Movement of Essential Health and Humanitarian Supplies and Personnel in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Africa

World Health Organization WHO, Regional Office of Africa (2020) C_WHO

Syrian Public Health after COVID-19: Entry Points and Lessons Learned from the Pan

Center for Operational Analysis and Research COAR (2021) CC

March 2021

Comparison of sensitivity and specificity of three diagnostic tests to detect Schistosoma mansoni infections in school children in Mwanza Region, Tanzania

Fuss, A.; H.D. Mazigo; D. Tappe, C.Kasang, A. Mueller (2018) CC

PLoS ONE 13(8): e0202499. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0202499 This was a school-based cross-sectional study conducted in 2015 among 305 school children aged 7–16 years from two primary schools located in Ilemela and Magu Districts, north-western Tanzania. Single stool and urine samples w ... more

Outbreak Communication

World Health Organization (2005)

Best practices for communicating with the public during an outbreak