Disaster Lit® Database Daily Updates

Disaster Lit® Database Daily Updates

Data Sharing: A Cholera Case Study

11/30/2019 12:00 AM EST

Source: Wellcome Trust. Published: 11/30/2019. This 27-page study aims to better understand the barriers and enablers for research data sharing during recent epidemics of cholera in Western Africa. It takes into consideration the experiences at a country level from outbreaks in Guinea and Côte d’Ivoire in 2012 and 2014 respectively, as well as the region’s general experience up until 2018, to gather specific and general lessons learned. The study was also funded by United Kingdom Department of International Development. (PDF)

Antimicrobial Resistance Information from FDA (Food and Drug Administration)

09/24/2019 12:00 AM EDT

Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Published: 9/24/2019. This web page provides Food and Drug Administration (FDA) information about antimicrobial resistance, with these topics: What's new; The FDA's role and strategic approach; Product development; Antimicrobial stewardship; Surveillance and monitoring; Regulatory science; FDA publications; Information for consumers; Press and statements; Events; and Interagency cooperation. (Text)

Training Community Members to Respond

09/01/2019 12:00 AM EDT

Source: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, Medical Reserve Corps [U.S. Department of Health and Human Services] (MRC (ASPR)). Published: 9/2019. This five-page guide provides examples of training programs and resources that Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) units can incorporate into their community-based outreach programming. Units are encouraged to train volunteers as instructors, teach the programs in their local communities, and work with community partners to spread the word. Training programs included in this guide are intended for the whole community. (PDF)

Data Sharing in Public Health Emergencies: Analysis of Barriers and Enablers from an Outbreak Response Serspective (SHARE)

12/01/2018 12:00 AM EST

Source: Wellcome Trust. Published: 12/2018. This 48-page case study focuses on outbreaks of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), as a new emerging zoonotic pathogen without a licensed intervention, to provide an in-depth understanding of barriers and enablers to data sharing to such zoonotic emerging infectious disease (EID) outbreaks. It provides an overview of critical lessons learned from past experiences and supports the development of sustainable data sharing practices for future research and infectious disease outbreak preparedness. (PDF)

MERS-CoV (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus) Data Sharing Case Study Report

11/01/2018 12:00 AM EDT

Source: Georgetown University. Published: 11/2018. This 28-page report was commissioned by the Wellcome Trust and the United Kingdom's Department for International Development to analyze the data sharing practices of multiple stakeholders during the ongoing response to the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) outbreak. This case study of data sharing during a public health emergency caused by an emerging pathogen without a licensed intervention will be used to better understand the barriers and enablers to data sharing and how these inform the research response to such outbreaks. (PDF)

Data Sharing During the West Africa Ebola Public Health Emergency: Case Study Report

11/01/2018 12:00 AM EDT

Source: Georgetown University. Published: 11/2018. This 32-page report was commissioned by the Wellcome Trust to analyze the data sharing practices of multiple stakeholders during the response to the West Africa Ebola outbreak. This case study of data sharing for a public health emergency caused by a known pathogen without a licensed intervention will be used to better understand the barriers and enablers to data sharing and how these inform the research response to such outbreaks. (PDF)