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Extending and strengthening routine DHIS2 surveillance systems for COVID-19 responses in Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, and Uganda
Kinkade C , Russpatrick S , Potter R , Saebo J , Sloan M , Odongo G , Singh T , Gallagher K . Emerg Infect Dis 2022 28 (13) S42-s48 The COVID-19 pandemic challenged countries to protect their populations from this emerging disease. One aspect of that challenge was to rapidly modify national surveillance systems or create new systems that would effectively detect new cases of COVID-19. Fifty-five countries leveraged past investments in District Health Information Software version 2 (DHIS2) to quickly adapt their national public health surveillance systems for COVID-19 case reporting and response activities. We provide background on DHIS2 and describe case studies from Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, and Uganda to illustrate how the DHIS2 platform, its community of practice, long-term capacity building, and local autonomy enabled countries to establish an effective COVID-19 response. With these case studies, we provide valuable insights and recommendations for strategies that can be used for national electronic disease surveillance platforms to detect new and emerging pathogens and respond to public health emergencies. |
Rapid field response to a cluster of illnesses and deaths - Sinoe County, Liberia, April-May, 2017
Doedeh J , Frimpong JA , Yealue KDM 2nd , Wilson HW , Konway Y , Wiah SQ , Doedeh V , Bao U , Seneh G , Gorwor L , Toe S , Ghartey E , Larway L , Gweh D , Gonotee P , Paasewe T , Tamatai G , Yarkeh J , Smith S , Brima-Davis A , Dauda G , Monger T , Gornor-Pewu LW , Lombeh S , Naiene J , Dovillie N , Korvayan M , George G , Kerwillain G , Jetoh R , Friesen S , Kinkade C , Katawera V , Amo-Addae M , George RN , Gbanya MZ , Dokubo EK . MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2017 66 (42) 1140-1143 On April 25, 2017, the Sinoe County Health Team (CHT) notified the Liberia Ministry of Health (MoH) and the National Public Health Institute of Liberia of an unknown illness among 14 persons that resulted in eight deaths in Sinoe County. On April 26, the National Rapid Response Team and epidemiologists from CDC, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the African Field Epidemiology Network (AFENET) in Liberia were deployed to support the county-led response. Measures were immediately implemented to identify all cases, ascertain the cause of illness, and control the outbreak. Illness was associated with attendance at a funeral event, and laboratory testing confirmed Neisseria meningitidis in biologic specimens from cases. The 2014-2015 Ebola virus disease (Ebola) outbreak in West Africa devastated Liberia's already fragile health system, and it took many months for the country to mount an effective response to control the outbreak. Substantial efforts have been made to strengthen Liberia's health system to prevent, detect, and respond to health threats. The rapid and efficient field response to this outbreak of N. meningitidis resulted in implementation of appropriate steps to prevent a widespread outbreak and reflects improved public health and outbreak response capacity in Liberia. |
Controlling the last known cluster of Ebola virus disease - Liberia, January-February 2015
Nyenswah T , Fallah M , Sieh S , Kollie K , Badio M , Gray A , Dilah P , Shannon M , Duwor S , Ihekweazu C , Cordier-Lasalle T , Shinde SA , Hamblion E , Davies-Wayne G , Ratnesh M , Dye C , Yoder JS , McElroy P , Hoots B , Christie A , Vertefeuille J , Olsen SJ , Laney AS , Neal JJ , Navin TR , Coulter S , Pordell P , Lo T , Kinkade C , Mahoney F . MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2015 64 (18) 500-4 As one of the three West African countries highly affected by the 2014-2015 Ebola virus disease (Ebola) epidemic, Liberia reported approximately 10,000 cases. The Ebola epidemic in Liberia was marked by intense urban transmission, multiple community outbreaks with source cases occurring in patients coming from the urban areas, and outbreaks in health care facilities (HCFs). This report, based on data from routine case investigations and contact tracing, describes efforts to stop the last known chain of Ebola transmission in Liberia. The index patient became ill on December 29, 2014, and the last of 21 associated cases was in a patient admitted into an Ebola treatment unit (ETU) on February 18, 2015. The chain of transmission was stopped because of early detection of new cases; identification, monitoring, and support of contacts in acceptable settings; effective triage within the health care system; and rapid isolation of symptomatic contacts. In addition, a "sector" approach, which divided Montserrado County into geographic units, facilitated the ability of response teams to rapidly respond to community needs. In the final stages of the outbreak, intensive coordination among partners and engagement of community leaders were needed to stop transmission in densely populated Montserrado County. A companion report describes the efforts to enhance infection prevention and control efforts in HCFs. After February 19, no additional clusters of Ebola cases have been detected in Liberia. On May 9, the World Health Organization declared the end of the Ebola outbreak in Liberia. |
Strengthening global health security capacity - Vietnam demonstration project, 2013
Tran PD , Vu LN , Nguyen HT , Phan LT , Lowe W , McConnell MS , Iademarco MF , Partridge JM , Kile JC , Do T , Nadol PJ , Bui H , Vu D , Bond K , Nelson DB , Anderson L , Hunt KV , Smith N , Giannone P , Klena J , Beauvais D , Becknell K , Tappero JW , Dowell SF , Rzeszotarski P , Chu M , Kinkade C . MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2014 63 (4) 77-80 Over the past decade, Vietnam has successfully responded to global health security (GHS) challenges, including domestic elimination of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and rapid public health responses to human infections with influenza A(H5N1) virus. However, new threats such as Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) and influenza A(H7N9) present continued challenges, reinforcing the need to improve the global capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to public health threats. In June 2012, Vietnam, along with many other nations, obtained a 2-year extension for meeting core surveillance and response requirements of the 2005 International Health Regulations (IHR). During March-September 2013, CDC and the Vietnamese Ministry of Health (MoH) collaborated on a GHS demonstration project to improve public health emergency detection and response capacity. The project aimed to demonstrate, in a short period, that enhancements to Vietnam's health system in surveillance and early detection of and response to diseases and outbreaks could contribute to meeting the IHR core capacities, consistent with the Asia Pacific Strategy for Emerging Diseases. Work focused on enhancements to three interrelated priority areas and included achievements in 1) establishing an emergency operations center (EOC) at the General Department of Preventive Medicine with training of personnel for public health emergency management; 2) improving the nationwide laboratory system, including enhanced testing capability for several priority pathogens (i.e., those in Vietnam most likely to contribute to public health emergencies of international concern); and 3) creating an emergency response information systems platform, including a demonstration of real-time reporting capability. Lessons learned included awareness that integrated functions within the health system for GHS require careful planning, stakeholder buy-in, and intradepartmental and interdepartmental coordination and communication. |
Relationship of climate, geography, and geology to the incidence of Rift Valley fever in Kenya during the 2006-2007 outbreak
Hightower A , Kinkade C , Nguku PM , Anyangu A , Mutonga D , Omolo J , Njenga MK , Feikin DR , Schnabel D , Ombok M , Breiman RF . Am J Trop Med Hyg 2012 86 (2) 373-380 We estimated Rift Valley fever (RVF) incidence as a function of geological, geographical, and climatological factors during the 2006-2007 RVF epidemic in Kenya. Location information was obtained for 214 of 340 (63%) confirmed and probable RVF cases that occurred during an outbreak from November 1, 2006 to February 28, 2007. Locations with subtypes of solonetz, calcisols, solonchaks, and planosols soil types were highly associated with RVF occurrence during the outbreak period. Increased rainfall and higher greenness measures before the outbreak were associated with increased risk. RVF was more likely to occur on plains, in densely bushed areas, at lower elevations, and in the Somalia acacia ecological zone. Cases occurred in three spatial temporal clusters that differed by the date of associated rainfall, soil type, and land usage. |
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