Building Laboratory-Based Arbovirus Sentinel Surveillance Capacity During an Ongoing Dengue Outbreak, Burkina Faso, 2017.
Health Secur
; 16(S1): S103-S110, 2018.
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| ID: mdl-30480496
In West Africa, identification of nonmalarial acute febrile illness (AFI) etiologic pathogens is challenging, given limited epidemiologic surveillance and laboratory testing, including for AFI caused by arboviruses. Consequently, public health action to prevent, detect, and respond to outbreaks is constrained, as experienced during dengue outbreaks in several African countries. We describe the successful implementation of laboratory-based arbovirus sentinel surveillance during a dengue outbreak in Burkina Faso during fall 2017. We describe implementation, surveillance methods, and associated costs of enhanced surveillance during an outbreak response as an effort to build capacity to better understand the burden of disease caused by arboviruses in Burkina Faso. The system improved on existing routine surveillance through an improved case report form, systematic testing of specimens, and linking patient information with laboratory results through a data management system. Lessons learned will improve arbovirus surveillance in Burkina Faso and will contribute to enhancing global health security in the region. Elements critical to the success of this intervention include responding to a specific and urgent request by the government of Burkina Faso and building on existing systems and infrastructure already supported by CDC's global health security program.
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Colección:
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Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Arbovirus
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Brotes de Enfermedades
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Vigilancia de Guardia
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Dengue
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Creación de Capacidad
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Laboratorios
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
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Screening_studies
Límite:
Humans
País/Región como asunto:
Africa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Health Secur
Año:
2018
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Burquina Faso
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos