TY - JOUR
T1 - Enabling Rapid Response to the 2014-2016 Ebola Epidemic
T2 - The Experience and the Results of the National Institute for Infectious Diseases Lazzaro Spallanzani
AU - Nicastri, Emanuele
AU - Castilletti, Concetta
AU - Biava, Mirella
AU - Fusco, Francesco Maria
AU - Petrosillo, Nicola
AU - Puro, Vincenzo
AU - Lauria, Francesco Nicola
AU - Capobianchi, Maria Rosaria
AU - Di Caro, Antonino
AU - Ippolito, Giuseppe
PY - 2016/11/19
Y1 - 2016/11/19
N2 - The unprecedented epidemic of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in West Africa highlighted the need for stronger systems for disease surveillance, response, and prevention worldwide. Tackling an epidemic event today requires a broader view, not only limited to medical management of the patients, but which also includes heroic efforts by clinicians and public health personnel.Since its foundation in 1936, INMI has been devoted to the prevention, diagnosis and care for infectious diseases. In 2009, INMI became a WHO collaborative center for clinical care, diagnosis, response and training on Highly Infectious Diseases. This paper is aimed to present the activities and the challenging issues encountered by INMI during the 2014-2015 EVD outbreak in terms of preparedness and response to the epidemiological, clinical, diagnostic and research controversial aspects of EVD, both in Italy and in the field.
AB - The unprecedented epidemic of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in West Africa highlighted the need for stronger systems for disease surveillance, response, and prevention worldwide. Tackling an epidemic event today requires a broader view, not only limited to medical management of the patients, but which also includes heroic efforts by clinicians and public health personnel.Since its foundation in 1936, INMI has been devoted to the prevention, diagnosis and care for infectious diseases. In 2009, INMI became a WHO collaborative center for clinical care, diagnosis, response and training on Highly Infectious Diseases. This paper is aimed to present the activities and the challenging issues encountered by INMI during the 2014-2015 EVD outbreak in terms of preparedness and response to the epidemiological, clinical, diagnostic and research controversial aspects of EVD, both in Italy and in the field.
KW - Journal Article
U2 - 10.1007/5584_2016_134
DO - 10.1007/5584_2016_134
M3 - Article
C2 - 27864803
JO - Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
JF - Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
SN - 0065-2598
ER -