The Médecins Sans Frontières Intervention in the Marburg Hemorrhagic Fever Epidemic, Uige, Angola, 2005. II. Lessons Learned in the Community

From 27 March 2005 onwards, the independent humanitarian medical aid agency Médecins Sans Frontières, together with the World Health Organization, the Angolan Ministry of Health, and others, responded to the Marburg hemorrhagic fever (MHF) outbreak in Uige, Angola, to contain the epidemic and care f...

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Published in:The Journal of infectious diseases 2007-11, Vol.196 (Supplement-2), p.S162-S167
Main Authors: Roddy, Paul, Weatherill, David, Jeffs, Benjamin, Abaakouk, Zohra, Dorion, Claire, Rodriguez-Martinez, Josefa, Palma, Pedro Pablo, de la Rosa, Olimpia, Villa, Luis, Grovas, Isabel, Borchert, Matthias
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Angola - epidemiology
Animals
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Communities
Community Health Services
Community life
Disease Outbreaks
Disease transmission
Disinfection
Ebola virus
Epidemics
Epidemiology
Epidemiology and Outbreak Management
Family members
Fear
Filovirus
Funeral Rites
Human viral diseases
Humans
Infectious diseases
Marburg disease, ebola disease
Marburg virus
Marburg Virus Disease - epidemiology
Marburg Virus Disease - mortality
Marburg Virus Disease - prevention & control
Medical sciences
Personnel, Hospital - statistics & numerical data
Physicians
Social Support
Survival Analysis
Tropical viral diseases
Viral diseases
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Summary:From 27 March 2005 onwards, the independent humanitarian medical aid agency Médecins Sans Frontières, together with the World Health Organization, the Angolan Ministry of Health, and others, responded to the Marburg hemorrhagic fever (MHF) outbreak in Uige, Angola, to contain the epidemic and care for those infected. This response included community epidemiological surveillance, clinical assessment and isolation of patients with MHF, safe burials and disinfection, home-based risk reduction, peripheral health facility support, psychosocial support, and information and education campaigns. Lessons were learned during the implementation of each outbreak control component, and the subsequent modifications of protocols and strategies are discussed. Similar to what was seen in previous filovirus hemorrhagic fever outbreaks, the containment of the MHF epidemic depended on the collaboration of the affected community. Actively involving all stakeholders from the start of the outbreak response is crucial.
ISSN:0022-1899
1537-6613
DOI:10.1086/520544