Gehre Forian, Lagu Hakim Idris, Achol Emmanuel, Omari Neema, Ochido Grace, Shand Kerstin, Alvarado Andrea Molina, Ruge Gerd, Kezakarayagwa Eric, Kabatesi Francine, Ihorimbere Théogene, Nkeshimana Anatole, Roba Abdi, Ndia Millicent Nyakio, Githii Susan Mahuro, Kiiru John Ndemi, Samson Donald Duku, Nykwec Gwokpan Awin, Moun Isaac Gatkuoth Chot, Deng Lul Lojok, Kelly Maria Ezekiely, Mkama Peter Bernard Mtesigwa, Msigwa Felician L, Magesa Alex, Pimundu Godfrey, Muyigi Tonny, Nabadda Susan Ndidde, Nzeyimana Eric, May Juergen, Affara Muna
Department for Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Bernhard-Nocht-Institute for Tropical Medicine, Hamburg, Germany.
East African Community (EAC), Arusha, Tanzania.
J Public Health Afr. 2023 Apr 20;14(6):2309. doi: 10.4081/jphia.2023.2309. eCollection 2023 Jun 21.
In response to the largest recorded monkeypox virus outbreak outside of endemic Central and Western Africa, the East African Community (EAC), in cooperation with the Bernhard-Nocht- Institute for Tropical Medicine, coordinated an emergency monkeypox diagnostic training for the East African Region. As of June 2022, the Democratic Republic of Congo reported a steady increase of suspected monkeypox cases, increasing the risk of spill-over into the remaining six EAC Partner States. Within the existing EAC Mobile Laboratories project, laboratory experts of the National Public Health Laboratories of the remaining six EAC Partner States (Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, and South Sudan) participated in the workshop and were trained in the reception of suspect samples, DNA extraction and diagnosis using real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). The EAC region is now equipped with the tools to prepare and rapidly respond to any emerging monkeypox outbreak.
为应对有记录以来在中非和西非以外地区爆发的最大规模猴痘病毒疫情，东非共同体（EAC）与伯恩哈德·诺赫特热带医学研究所合作，为东非地区协调了一次猴痘诊断应急培训。截至2022年6月，刚果民主共和国报告疑似猴痘病例稳步增加，这增加了病毒蔓延至东非共同体其余六个伙伴国的风险。在现有的东非共同体移动实验室项目中，东非共同体其余六个伙伴国（布隆迪、卢旺达、坦桑尼亚、肯尼亚、乌干达和南苏丹）的国家公共卫生实验室的专家参加了此次研讨会，并接受了关于接收可疑样本、DNA提取以及使用实时聚合酶链反应（RT-PCR）进行诊断的培训。东非共同体地区现在已具备应对任何新出现的猴痘疫情的准备和快速反应工具。
