Ebola
Ebola outbreak response resources
BACKGROUND
On 20th September 2022, the Uganda Ministry of Health announced the outbreak of Ebola in Mubende. UVRI, EACCR, ALERRT, The Global Health Network, ACDC and other partners are working in compiling resources to assist rapid responders.
Below we offer a selection of guidance documents, articles and online courses that covers a wide range of information on the Ebola virus, from what it is and its origins, through to clinically detecting, diagnosing and managing it. There is also important information available for healthcare workers currently working in or being deployed to countries with Ebola virus disease.
If you have any further resources you would be happy to share with the rest of the network, please contact us at info@tghn.org
AVAILABLE RESOURCES
| Updates from Uganda MOH on Ebola | From these resources you will stay updated on the progression of the outbreak and the current country and regional strategies. CLICK HERE |
| Ministry of Health – Uganda, Official Twitter Account | The Official Twitter Account of Ministry of Health Uganda. All information posted and viewed on this page is subject to Ministry of Health User Policy. CLICK HERE |
| Frequently Asked Questions – Ebola | Here is a brief that has more about Ebola and how to best prevent Ebola. CLICK HERE |
| Ebola Virus Disease Fact Sheet | Get to know about the key facts of the disease from transmission, symptoms to diagnosis. CLICK HERE |
| Optimized supportive care for Ebola virus disease: clinical management standard operating procedures | Building on evidence-informed guidelines created by a multidisciplinary panel of health care providers with experience in the clinical management of patients with EVD, this guidance should serve as a foundation for oSoC that should be followed to ensure both the best possible chance for survival and allow for reliable comparison of investigational therapeutic interventions as part of a randomized controlled trial. This guideline provides recommendations for the management of adults and children. CLICK HERE |
| Safety of two Ebola virus vaccines | Read about the Merck's rVSV-ZEBOV-GP vaccine, which was recently conditionally approved by the European Commission and pre-qualified by WHO, used according to the SAGE recommendation for expanded access in a ring vaccination strategy. CLICK HERE |
| Personal protective equipment for use in a filovirus disease outbreak: rapid advice guideline | Learn more about the guidelines on personal protective equipment for use in a filovirus disease outbreak. CLICK HERE |
| Framework and toolkit for infection prevention and control in outbreak preparedness, readiness and response at the national level | The framework and toolkit described here target the prevention and control of communicable diseases with community outbreak potential, which may be amplified in the health care setting; this includes diseases transmitted via contact (blood and bodily fluids), droplets or airborne. CLICK HERE |
| International Classification of Diseases - 11th edition (ICD-11 2022 release) | The eleventh revision of the ICD contains around 17,000 unique codes, and more than 120,000 codable terms and is now entirely digital. CLICK HERE |
| New filovirus disease classification and nomenclature | The recent large outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in Western Africa resulted in greatly increased accumulation of human genotypic, phenotypic and clinical data, and improved our understanding of the spectrum of clinical manifestations. As a result, the WHO disease classification of EVD underwent major revision. CLICK HERE |
| Uganda Reported an Outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease | The Ministry of Health of the Republic of Uganda declared an Ebola Viral Disease (EVD) outbreak in Mubende district in the central part of the country, following a confirmed case in Mubende Regional Referral Hospital. CLICK HERE |
| Communique of The High-Level Emergency Ministerial Meeting on Cross Border Collaboration for Preparedness and Response to Ebola Virus Disease | The Ministers of Health of Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Liberia, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Regional Economic Communities and partners, meeting in Kampala, Uganda on 12 October 2022; commended Africa CDC, WHO, Regional Economic Communities and other partners for their support to EVD preparedness and response, including cross-border collaboration and collectively, resolved and committed their governments and institutions. CLICK HERE |
| WHO Africa Online Briefing - 06/10/2022 | The WHO Regional Office for Africa held a virtual press briefing on 6th October 2022 about the COVID-19 pandemic as well as other health issues in Africa. This briefing was livestreamed on YouTube live on the WHO Africa Twitter and Facebook accounts. The briefing was also posted on YouTube. CLICK HERE |
GENERAL RESOURCES
If you have any further resources you would be happy to share with the EACCR network, please contact us at info@eaccr.org
General information: Resources providing an overview of the Ebola virus and the current outbreak
| Information on the Ebola virus | The WHO gives an overview of the Ebola virus by providing information on symptoms, treatment and prevention. Fact sheets, training and guidance are also linked for health workers. |
| Ebola (Ebola Virus Disease) | The Centre for Disease Control and Prevention presents data on the latest Ebola outbreaks as well as diagnostics, treatment, transmission and prevention. |
Additional guidance: Resources describing topics such as how to detect and avoid infection
| Early detection, diagnosis and management of Ebola | British Medical Journal provides guidance to workers outside the affected are of the Ebola outbreak in The Democratic Republic of Congo. This includes guidance for primary and secondary staff, on diagnostics and treatment. |
| Ebola virus infection | The British Medical Journal offers a comprehensive overview on the Ebola virus epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment and follow up through a variety of resources. |
E-LEARNING COURSES
Free courses teaching about the Ebola virus:
| Course name | Course provider | Course duration | Overview |
| Understanding the Ebola Virus and How You Can Avoid It | Alison | 1-2 hours | This online health literacy course will explain what the Ebola virus is, where the outbreak has occured, what the signs and symptoms of infection are, how to treat an infection and how to avoid infection |
| ePROTECT 2018 (EN) | WHO | 90-120 minutes | ePROTECT is an occupational health and safety briefing that covers the basic information you need to protect yourself when deploying to countries with Ebola virus disease |
| Ebola: Clinical management of Ebola virus disease | WHO | 6 hours | Modules provide information on screening and triage, infection prevention and control, laboratory diagnostics and investigational therapeutic agents |
| Ebola: Knowledge resources for responders | WHO | 3 hours | Decision-makers and frontline responders will find a set of resources on Ebola virus disease here. These resources can be used as refreshers for experienced personnel or as an introduction to the topic for everyone else |
| How to Manage Suspected Cases of Ebola in Primary Care | BMJ | Varies | The module offers advice about what to do when advising patients over the phone and for patients who are inadvertently seen in a surgery environment before any form of triage |