The East African Community mobile laboratory network prepares for monkeypox outbreaks
Journal of Public Health in Africa
| Field | Value | |
| Title | The East African Community mobile laboratory network prepares for monkeypox outbreaks | |
| Creator | Gehre, Forian Lagu, Hakim Idris Achol, Emmanuel Omari, Neema Ochido, Grace Shand, Kerstin Alvarado, Andrea Molina Ruge, Gerd Kezakarayagwa, Eric Kabatesi, Francine Ihorimbere, Théogene Nkeshimana, Anatole Roba, Abdi Ndia, Millicent Nyakio Githii, Susan Mahuro Kiiru, John Ndemi Samson, Donald Duku Nykwec, Gwokpan Awin Chot Moun, Isaac Gatkuoth Deng, Lul Lojok Kelly, Maria Ezekiely Mtesigwa Mkama, Peter Bernard Msigwa, Felician L. Magesa, Alex Pimundu, Godfrey Muyigi, Tonny Nabadda, Susan Ndidde Nzeyimana, Eric May, Juergen Affara, Muna | |
| Description | In response to the largest recorded monkeypox virus outbreak outside of endemic Central and Western Africa, the East African Community (EAC), in cooperation with the Bernhard-Nocht- Institute for Tropical Medicine, coordinated an emergency monkeypox diagnostic training for the East African Region. As of June 2022, the Democratic Republic of Congo reported a steady increase of suspected monkeypox cases, increasing the risk of spill-over into the remaining six EAC Partner States. Within the existing EAC Mobile Laboratories project, laboratory experts of the National Public Health Laboratories of the remaining six EAC Partner States (Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, and South Sudan) participated in the workshop and were trained in the reception of suspect samples, DNA extraction and diagnosis using real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). The EAC region is now equipped with the tools to prepare and rapidly respond to any emerging monkeypox outbreak. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 2023-06-21 | |
| Identifier | 10.4081/jphia.2023.2309 | |
| Source | Journal of Public Health in Africa; Vol 14, No 6 (2023); 3 2038-9930 2038-9922 | |
| Language | eng | |
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