Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) Opinion on the Plague Outbreak in Madagascar

Global Research Collaboration for Infectious Disease Preparedness. 11/06/2017 This 25-page document reports on a meeting held on October 20, 2017, to provide an opinion on research needs in relation to the plague outbreak in Madagascar. To assess research needs, the Scientific Advisory Board identified research gaps using the standard GloPID-R assessment framework. The report notes that there appear to be serious capacity problems regarding infection prevention, epidemiological investigation, and diagnostics. It also lists and classifies areas for research or on-site capture of information. (PDF)

Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - November 8, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: The U.S. National Library of Medicine Source Type: news