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Infectious disease outbreaks in the African region: overview of events reported to the World Health Organization in 2018 by Mboussou, F, Ndumbi, P, Ngom, R, Kamassali, Z, Ogundiran, O, Van Beek, J, Williams, G, Okot, C, Hamblion, E L, Impouma, B

“…The WHO African region is characterised by the largest infectious disease burden in the world. We conducted a retrospective descriptive analysis using records…”
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The challenges of detecting and responding to a Lassa fever outbreak in an Ebola-affected setting by Hamblion, E.L., Raftery, P., Wendland, A., Dweh, E., Williams, G.S., George, R.N.C., Soro, L., Katawera, V., Clement, P., Gasasira, A.N., Musa, E., Nagbe, T.K.

“…•Lassa fever, a deadly infectious disease, is an epidemic threat needing urgent research and development action.•An outbreak with a high case fatality rate…”
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Infectious disease outbreaks in the African region: overview of events reported to the World Health Organization in 2018 - ERRATUM by Mboussou, F, Ndumbi, P, Ngom, R, Kassamali, Z, Ogundiran, O, Beek, J Van, Williams, G, Okot, C, Hamblion, E L, Impouma, B

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Public health outcome of Tuberculosis Cluster Investigations, England 2010–2013 by Hamblion, E.L., Burkitt, A., Lalor, M.K., Anderson, L.F., Thomas, H.L., Abubakar, I., Morton, S., Maguire, H., Anderson, S.R.

“…Tuberculosis (TB) is a serious re-emergent public health problem in the UK. In response to rising case incidence a National TB Strain-Typing Service based on…”
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Using evidence to inform response to the 2017 plague outbreak in Madagascar: a view from the WHO African Regional Office by Heitzinger, K, Impouma, B, Farham, B L, Hamblion, E L, Lukoya, C, Machingaidze, C, Rakotonjanabelo, L A, Yao, M, Diallo, B, Djingarey, M H, Nsenga, N, Ndiaye, C F, Fall, I S

“…The 2017 plague outbreak in Madagascar was unprecedented in the African region, resulting in 2417 cases (498 confirmed, 793 probable and 1126 suspected) and…”
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Contact tracing performance during the Ebola epidemic in Liberia, 2014-2015 by Swanson, Krista C, Altare, Chiara, Wesseh, Chea Sanford, Nyenswah, Tolbert, Ahmed, Tashrik, Eyal, Nir, Hamblion, Esther L, Lessler, Justin, Peters, David H, Altmann, Mathias

“…During the Ebola virus disease (EVD) epidemic in Liberia, contact tracing was implemented to rapidly detect new cases and prevent further transmission. We…”
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