#bundibugyo

⏩︎VOTE⏪︎ ᶜʸⁿⁱᶜⁱˢᵐ⁼ᵃᶜᶜᵉᵖᵗᵃⁿᶜᵉ (Ben Royce) @benroyce@mastodon.social

· 1w ago

What's going on here? These are warriors celebrating a victory in a horrible war against a vile foe: #Disease https://www.modernghana.com/news/1542177/song-and-dance-in-mongbwalu-a-milestone-in-dr.html This is #Mongbwalu #DRC #DemocraticRepublicOfTheCongo, where #healthcare workers are discharging their final patient. The fight against the #Bundibugyo strain of #Ebola isn't over. And it can recur in Mongbwalu. But for now, they sing and dance Celebrate your victories when you can #DoctorsWithoutBorders #Epidemic #MédecinsSansFrontières

Song and Dance in Mongbwalu: A Milestone in DR Congo's Ebola Fight, but Not the End

modernghana.com

Song and Dance in Mongbwalu: A Milestone in DR Congo's Ebola Fight, but Not the End

In Mongbwalu, a gold-mining town in the Democratic Republic of Congo 39;s Ituri province, health workers in head-to-toe protective suits sang and danced outside an Ebola treatment centre .

Charité Berlin @ChariteBerlin@wisskomm.social

· 2mo ago

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Rapid diagnostics are critical during outbreaks. However, EU regulations now require every test to undergo lengthy approval studies. Using the #Ebola outbreak, a team led by Prof. Christian Drosten at #CharitéBerlin has found a way to quickly assess the quality of new PCR tests, speeding up their availability. 👉 https://www.charite.de/en/research/paper_spotlight/the_path_to_new_diagnostic_tests_during_outbreaks_and_pandemics/ #CharitéPaper #Bundibugyo #CharitéVirology #GlobalHealth #diagnostics #DRC #research #science #PublicHealth

charite.de

The path to new diagnostic tests during outbreaks and pandemics: Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin

Led by Charité, researchers have successfully evaluated the quality of new diagnostic tests for the Bundibugyo Ebolavirus in record time. The team’s approach charts a new route to fast-yet-rigorous approval of PCR tests during outbreaks.

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