Developing African arbovirus networks and capacity strengthening in arbovirus surveillance and response: findings from a virtual workshop

This meeting report presents the key findings and discussion points of a 3-h virtual workshop, held on 21 September 2022, and organized by the "Resilience Against Future Threats through Vector Control (RAFT)" research consortium. The workshop aimed to identify priorities for advancing arbo...

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Published in:	Parasites & vectors Vol. 16; no. 1; p. 129
Main Authors:	Braack, Leo, Wulandhari, Shobiechah A, Chanda, Emmanuel, Fouque, Florence, Merle, Corinne S, Nwangwu, Udoka, Velayudhan, Raman, Venter, Marietjie, Yahouedo, A Gildas, Lines, Jo, Aung, Poe Poe, Chan, Kallista, Abeku, Tarakegn A, Tibenderana, James, Clarke, Sian E
Format:	Journal Article Conference Proceeding
Language:	English
Published:	England BioMed Central Ltd 14-04-2023 BioMed Central BMC
Subjects:	Aedes Africa Animals Aquatic insects Arbovirus Arbovirus diseases Arbovirus Infections - epidemiology Arbovirus Infections - prevention & control Arboviruses Capacity development Capacity strengthening Chikungunya Fever Conferences, meetings and seminars Consortia Control Dengue Epidemics Government agencies Health surveillance Human diseases Human motion Human populations Humans Medical research Medicine, Experimental Meeting Report Methods Mosquito Mosquito Vectors Population growth Priorities Sentinel health events Strengthening Surveillance Tourism Tropical diseases Urbanization Vector control Vector-borne diseases Workshops Workshops (Educational programs) Zika Virus Zika Virus Infection South Africa Africa Nigeria Europe Networks Surveillance Mosquito Africa Capacity strengthening Research Arbovirus Aedes
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Summary:	This meeting report presents the key findings and discussion points of a 3-h virtual workshop, held on 21 September 2022, and organized by the "Resilience Against Future Threats through Vector Control (RAFT)" research consortium. The workshop aimed to identify priorities for advancing arbovirus research, network and capacity strengthening in Africa. Due to increasing human population growth, urbanization and global movement (trade, tourism, travel), mosquito-borne arboviral diseases, such as dengue, Chikungunya and Zika, are increasing globally in their distribution and prevalence. This report summarizes the presentations that reviewed the current status of arboviruses in Africa, including: (i) key findings from the recent WHO/Special Programme for Research & Training in Tropical Diseases (WHO/TDR) survey in 47 African countries that revealed deep and widespread shortfalls in the capacity to cope with arbovirus outbreak preparedness, surveillance and control; (ii) the value of networking in this context, with examples of African countries regarding arbovirus surveillance; and (iii) the main priorities identified by the breakout groups on "research gaps", "networks" and "capacity strengthening".
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ISSN:	1756-3305 1756-3305
DOI:	10.1186/s13071-023-05748-7