Disaster Lit® Database Daily Updates

Disaster Lit® Database Daily Updates

Rapid Risk Assessment: Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak in North Kivu and Ituri Provinces, Democratic Republic of the Congo; Sixth Update

08/07/2019 12:00 AM EDT

Source: European Union, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). Published: 8/7/2019. This 11-page report is the sixth update of a rapid risk assessment originally produced on August 9, 2018. It addresses the impact of active chains of Ebola virus disease transmission reported outside the outbreak’s epicenter, specifically in Goma, a provincial capital in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Goma has an airport serving international flights to several African countries, including the Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Uganda, and Zambia, which increases the risk that European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) citizens living and traveling in the DRC get infected and eventually introduce the disease to the EU/EEA. (PDF)

Technical Report: Investigation and Public Health Management of People with Possible Ebola Virus Disease Infection

07/19/2019 12:00 AM EDT

Source: European Union, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). Published: 7/19/2019. This 17-page document aims to provide guidance to European Union/European Economic Area public health authorities, public health professionals, and healthcare practitioners for the management of persons having had contact with cases of Ebola virus disease (EVD) after visiting or working in an area that is affected by EVD. It also covers occupational exposure to the disease. (PDF)

Global Case Management Online Learning Series

07/17/2019 12:00 AM EDT

Source: Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action. Published: 7/17/2019. This web page provides the first module of the Global Case Management Online Learning Series. Each module has Facilitator's Resources for those who would like to lead this learning series with in-country actors. Module One: Overview of Child Protection Case Management in Humanitarian Settings highlights key case management guidelines, describes what case management is, and provides step-by-step guidance for handling child protection cases in humanitarian situations. The module also presents the Guidelines on Assessing and Determining the Best Interests of the Child. (Video or Multimedia)

Rapid Risk Assessment: Public Health Risks Related to Communicable Diseases During the Hajj 2019, Saudi Arabia, 9–14 August 2019

07/02/2019 12:00 AM EDT

Source: European Union, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). Published: 7/2/2019. This 17-page report discusses how the risk for European Union/European Economic Area citizens to become infected with communicable diseases during the 2019 hajj is considered low, thanks to the vaccination requirements for traveling to Makkah (Mecca) and the Saudi Arabian preparedness plans that address the management of health hazards during and after hajj. The risk of vaccine-preventable and vector-borne diseases is considered low if preventive measures are applied. (PDF)

Local Health Department Approaches to Opioid Use Prevention and Response: An Environmental Scan

07/01/2019 12:00 AM EDT

Source: National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO). Published: 7/2019. This 29-page report summarizes the results of a scan whose goal was to create a foundational understanding of local health department opioid overdose prevention and response efforts to inform priorities at the local, state, and national levels. Chapters detail Local Opioid Overdose Prevention and Response Activities, Local Health Department Stories from the Field, Next Steps, and Limitations. (PDF)

WHO (World Health Organization) MERS (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome) Global Summary and Assessment of Risk: July 2019

07/01/2019 12:00 AM EDT

Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Published: 7/2019. This 10-page report details the laboratory-confirmed cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection that were reported to the World Health Organization (WHO) between 2012 and June 30, 2019. It provides a global summary, a list of WHO guidances and activities, a risk assessment, and recommendations. A table depicts the number of cases of MERS-CoV by country since 2012, as of June 30, 2019. (PDF)

Minnesota Pediatric Surge

07/01/2019 12:00 AM EDT

Source: Minnesota Department of Health. Published: 7/2019. This web page provides resources to ensure the State of Minnesota is capable of responding to a statewide pediatric surge disaster. Resources are the Minnesota Pediatric Surge Plan, Pediatric Surge Toolkit, Assessment Tools, Planning Tools and Templates, Education and Training Tools, Exercise Tools and Templates, Response Tools, and Additional Resources. A four-minute video walks viewers through all the materials available in this toolkit and how to use them. (Video or Multimedia)