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Design thinking during a health emergency: building a national data collection and reporting system by Durski, Kara N, Singaravelu, Shalini, Naidoo, Dhamari, Djingarey, Mamoudou Harouna, Fall, Ibrahima Soce, Yahaya, Ali Ahmed, Aylward, Bruce, Osterholm, Michael, Formenty, Pierre

“…Design thinking allows challenging problems to be redefined in order to identify alternative user-center strategies and solutions. To address the many…”
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A health systems resilience research agenda: moving from concept to practice by Saulnier, Dell D, Blanchet, Karl, Canila, Carmelita, Cobos Muñoz, Daniel, Dal Zennaro, Livia, de Savigny, Don, Durski, Kara N, Garcia, Fernando, Grimm, Pauline Yongeun, Kwamie, Aku, Maceira, Daniel, Marten, Robert, Peytremann-Bridevaux, Isabelle, Poroes, Camille, Ridde, Valery, Seematter, Laurence, Stern, Barbara, Suarez, Patricia, Teddy, Gina, Wernli, Didier, Wyss, Kaspar, Tediosi, Fabrizio

“…Health system resilience, known as the ability for health systems to absorb, adapt or transform to maintain essential functions when stressed or shocked, has…”
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Shifting the paradigm: using disease outbreaks to build resilient health systems by Durski, Kara N, Osterholm, Michael, Majumdar, Suman S, Nilles, Eric, Bausch, Daniel G, Atun, Rifat

“…[...]events push weak health systems to a breaking point, as witnessed during recent outbreaks of cholera, drug-resistant tuberculosis, Ebola virus disease and…”
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Development of risk reduction behavioral counseling for Ebola virus disease survivors enrolled in the Sierra Leone Ebola Virus Persistence Study, 2015-2016 by Abad, Neetu, Malik, Tasneem, Ariyarajah, Archchun, Ongpin, Patricia, Hogben, Matthew, McDonald, Suzanna L R, Marrinan, Jaclyn, Massaquoi, Thomas, Thorson, Anna, Ervin, Elizabeth, Bernstein, Kyle, Ross, Christine, Liu, William J, Kroeger, Karen, Durski, Kara N, Broutet, Nathalie, Knust, Barbara, Deen, Gibrilla F

“…During the 2014-2016 West Africa Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) epidemic, the public health community had concerns that sexual transmission of the Ebola virus…”
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An outbreak investigation of congenital rubella syndrome in Solomon Islands, 2013 by Durski, Kara N, Tituli, Carol, Ogaoga, Divi, Musto, Jennie, Joshua, Cynthia, Dofai, Alfred, Leydon, Jennie, Nilles, Eric

“…During May 2012, a rubella outbreak was declared in Solomon Islands. A suspected case of congenital rubella syndrome (CRS) was reported from one hospital 11…”
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Emergence of Monkeypox — West and Central Africa, 1970–2017 by Durski, Kara N., McCollum, Andrea M., Nakazawa, Yoshinori, Petersen, Brett W., Reynolds, Mary G., Briand, Sylvie, Djingarey, Mamoudou Harouna, Olson, Victoria, Damon, Inger K., Khalakdina, Asheena

“…The recent apparent increase in human monkeypox cases across a wide geographic area, the potential for further spread, and the lack of reliable surveillance…”
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Cost-Effective Diagnostic Checklists for Meningitis in Resource-Limited Settings by Durski, Kara N, Kuntz, Karen M, Yasukawa, Kosuke, Virnig, Beth A, Meya, David B, Boulware, David R

“…BACKGROUND:Checklists can standardize patient care, reduce errors, and improve health outcomes. For meningitis in resource-limited settings, with high patient…”
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A global, multi-disciplinary, multi-sectorial initiative to combat leptospirosis: Global Leptospirosis Environmental Action Network (GLEAN) by Durski, Kara N, Jancloes, Michel, Chowdhary, Tej, Bertherat, Eric

“…Leptospirosis has emerged as a major public health problem in both animals and humans. The true burden of this epidemic and endemic disease is likely to be…”
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Development, Use, and Impact of a Global Laboratory Database During the 2014 Ebola Outbreak in West Africa by Durski, Kara N., Singaravelu, Shalini, Teo, Junxiong, Naidoo, Dhamari, Bawo, Luke, Jambai, Amara, Keita, Sakoba, Yahaya, Ali Ahmed, Muraguri, Beatrice, Ahounou, Brice, Katawera, Victoria, Kuti-George, Fredson, Nebie, Yacouba, Kohar, T. Henry, Hardy, Patrick Jowlehpah, Djingarey, Mamoudou Harouna, Kargbo, David, Mahmoud, Nuha, Assefa, Yewondwossen, Condell, Orla, N'Faly, Magassouba, Van Gurp, Leon, Lamanu, Margaret, Ryan, Julia, Diallo, Boubacar, Daffae, Foday, Jackson, Dikena, Malik, Fayyaz Ahmed, Raftery, Philomena, Formenty, Pierre

“…Background. The international impact, rapid widespread transmission, and reporting delays during the 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa highlighted the need…”
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Implementation of a study to examine the persistence of Ebola virus in the body fluids of Ebola virus disease survivors in Sierra Leone: Methodology and lessons learned by Deen, Gibrilla Fadlu, McDonald, Suzanna L R, Marrinan, Jaclyn E, Sesay, Foday R, Ervin, Elizabeth, Thorson, Anna E, Xu, Wenbo, Ströher, Ute, Ongpin, Patricia, Abad, Neetu, Ariyarajah, Archchun, Malik, Tasneem, Liu, Hongtu, Ross, Christine, Durski, Kara N, Gaillard, Philippe, Morgan, Oliver, Formenty, Pierre, Knust, Barbara, Broutet, Nathalie, Sahr, Foday

“…The 2013-2016 West African Ebola virus disease epidemic was unprecedented in terms of the number of cases and survivors. Prior to this epidemic there was…”
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Systems thinking for health emergencies: use of process mapping during outbreak response by Durski, Kara N, Naidoo, Dhamari, Singaravelu, Shalini, Shah, Anita A, Djingarey, Mamadou Harouna, Formenty, Pierre, Ihekweazu, Chikwe, Banjura, James, Kebela, Benoit, Yinka-Ogunleye, Adesola, Fall, Ibrahima-Soce, Eteng, Womi, Vandi, Mohamed, Keimbe, Charles, Abubakar, Anwar, Mohammed, Abulazeez, Williams, Desmond E, Lamunu, Margaret, Briand, Sylvie, Changa Changa, Jean Claude, Minkoulou, Etienne, Jernigan, Dan, Lubambo, Demba, Khalakdina, Asheena, Mamadu, Ibrahim, Talisuna, Ambrose, Mbule Kadiobo, Albert, Jambai, Amara, Aylward, Bruce, Osterholm, Michael

“…Process mapping is a systems thinking approach used to understand, analyse and optimise processes within complex systems. We aim to demonstrate how this…”
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Ebola RNA Persistence in Semen of Ebola Virus Disease Survivors — Final Report by Deen, Gibrilla F, Broutet, Nathalie, Xu, Wenbo, Knust, Barbara, Sesay, Foday R, McDonald, Suzanna L.R, Ervin, Elizabeth, Marrinan, Jaclyn E, Gaillard, Philippe, Habib, Ndema, Liu, Hongtu, Liu, William, Thorson, Anna E, Yamba, Francis, Massaquoi, Thomas A, James, Faustin, Ariyarajah, Archchun, Ross, Christine, Bernstein, Kyle, Coursier, Antoine, Klena, John, Carino, Marylin, Wurie, Alie H, Zhang, Yong, Dumbuya, Marion S, Abad, Neetu, Idriss, Baimba, Wi, Teodora, Bennett, Sarah D, Davies, Tina, Ebrahim, Faiqa K, Meites, Elissa, Naidoo, Dhamari, Smith, Samuel J, Ongpin, Patricia, Malik, Tasneem, Banerjee, Anshu, Erickson, Bobbie R, Liu, Yongjian, Liu, Yang, Xu, Ke, Brault, Aaron, Durski, Kara N, Winter, Jörn, Sealy, Tara, Nichol, Stuart T, Lamunu, Margaret, Bangura, James, Landoulsi, Sihem, Jambai, Amara, Morgan, Oliver, Wu, Guizhen, Liang, Mifang, Su, Qiudong, Lan, Yu, Hao, Yanzhe, Formenty, Pierre, Ströher, Ute, Sahr, Foday

“…Fortunately, the Ebola outbreak has been controlled. In this final report, data on the duration of the persistence of Ebola virus in semen are provided…”
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Increasing Health System Resilience During Times of Crisis: Application of Systems Thinking & Creative Problem-Solving Methodologies by Durski, Kara N

“…Disease outbreaks and health emergencies cause substantial human suffering, death and economic loss and often test the responsiveness and resilience of health…”
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Comprehensive Clinical and Laboratory Follow-up of a Female Patient With Ebola Virus Disease: Sierra Leone Ebola Virus Persistence Study by Liu, William J, Sesay, Foday R, Coursier, Antoine, Knust, Barbara, Marrinan, Jaclyn E, Whitmer, Shannon, McDonald, Suzanna L R, Gaillard, Philippe, Liu, Yang, Su, Qiudong, Zhang, Yong, Crozier, Ian, Ariyarajah, Archchun, Carino, Marylin, Massaquoi, Thomas, Broutet, Nathalie, Xu, Wenbo, Wu, Guizhen, Ströher, Ute, Gao, George F, Formenty, Pierre, Sahr, Foday, Deen, Gibrilla F

“…The clinical, virologic, and immunologic findings in a female Ebola virus disease patient are described. During the long-term follow-up, Ebola virus RNA was…”
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Leptospirosis and Extensive Urbanization in West Africa: A Neglected and Underestimated Threat? by Dobigny, Gauthier, Gauthier, Philippe, Houéménou, Gualbert, Choplin, Armelle, Dossou, Henri-Joël, Badou, Sylvestre, Etougbétché, Jonas, Bourhy, Pascale, Koffi, Stéphane, Durski, Kara, Bertherat, Eric, Picardeau, Mathieu

“…Leptospirosis affects 1 million and kills 60,000 people annually, but it remains poorly documented in Africa. We aim to describe the large West African…”
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WHO's role in SARS-CoV-2 laboratory diagnostics: an end-to-end approach/Role de OMS dans le diagnostic en laboratoire de l'infection a SARS-CoV-2: une approche de bout en bout by Durski, Kara N, Vojnov, Lara, Cognat, Sebastien, Carter, Lisa, Cunningham, Jane, Moussy, Francis, Prat, Irena, Stroller, Ute, Nahapetyan, Karen, Mendez-Rico, Jairo, Zwetyenga, Joanna, von Eije, Karin J, Perkins, Mark, Ahmed, Yahaya Ali, Konings, Frank, Inbanathan, Francis Yesurajan, Subissi, Lorenzo, Barakat, Amal, Herring, Belinda, Ryan, Michael, Balkhy, Hanan, Van Kerkhove, Maria D

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Emergence of monkeypox in West Africa and Central Africa, 1970–2017 by Durski, Kara N, McCollum, Andrea M, Nakazawa, Yoshinori, Petersen, Brett W, Reynolds, Mary G, Briand, Sylvie, Djingarey, Mamoudou H, Olson, Victoria, Damon, Inger K, Khalakdina, Asheena

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Emergence of monkeypox in West Africa and Central Africa, 1970-2017/Emergence de l'orthopoxvirose simienne en Afrique de l'Ouest et en Afrique centrale, 1970-2017 by Durski, Kara N, McCollum, Andrea M, Nakazawa, Yoshinori, Petersen, Brett W, Reynolds, Mary G, Briand, Sylvie, Djingarey, Mamoudou H, Olson, Victoria, Damon, Inger K, Khalakdina, Asheena

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WHO's role in SARS-CoV-2 laboratory diagnostics: an end-to-end approach by Durski, Kara N, Vojnov, Lara, Cognat, Sebastien, Carter, Lisa, Cunningham, Jane, Moussy, Francis, Prat, Irena, Ströher, Ute, Nahapetyan, Karen, Mendez-Rico, Jairo, Zwetyenga, Joanna, von Eije, Karin J, Perkins, Mark, Ahmed, Yahaya Ali, Konings, Frank, Inbanathan, Francis Yesurajan, Subissi, Lorenzo, Barakat, Amal, Herring, Belinda, Ryan, Michael, Balkhy, Hanan, Van Kerkhove, Maria D

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