RAFT TechTalk: Arbovirus outbreaks in West and Central Africa: a wake-up call
Aedes-borne arboviruses such as dengue, chikungunya, zika and yellow fever are an increasing public health threat globally. Dengue alone accounts for an estimated 390 million infections annually. This has caused WHO to initiate a Global Arbovirus Initiative.
Aedes-borne arboviruses such as dengue, chikungunya, zika and yellow fever are an increasing public health threat globally. Dengue alone accounts for an estimated 390 million infections annually. This has caused WHO to initiate a Global Arbovirus Initiative. A recent WHO/TDR survey found 鈥渉uge gaps鈥 across all WHO AFRO countries in their readiness to confront arbovirus outbreaks. Many dengue outbreaks occurred in West and Central Africa.
Speakers
- Mojca Kristan, LSHTM, Recent Africa dengue outbreak history
- Dr Samuel Dadzie, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, Ghana, An update on the status of arbovirus transmission in West and Central Africa
- Dr Athanase Badolo, Universit茅 Joseph Ki-Zerbo, Burkina Faso, The Burkina Faso response to the 2023 dengue outbreak
- Dr Basile Kampang, Centre for Research in Infectious Diseases, Cameroon Scale, nature and response to the Sao Tome outbreak
- Dr Laurence Cibrelus, Eliminate Yellow Fever Epidemics strategy, WHO, Trends in Yellow Fever outbreaks and distribution in Africa
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