Ebola Outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), 2017-2019

Abstract

Feedback from operational stakeholders who manage or respond to outbreaks is that they are often too busy to review literature or obtain relevant background information to assist them with acute response. Unlike a traditional analytical outbreak investigation report, Watching Briefs are intended as a rapid resource for public health or other first responders in the field on topical, serious or current outbreaks, and provide a digest of relevant information including key features of an outbreak, comparison with past outbreaks and a literature review. They can be completed by responders to an outbreak, or by anyone interested in or following an outbreak using public or open source data, including news reports.

Renal and liver injury following the treatment of COVID-19 by remdesivir

“…It was used to treat the Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa from 2013 to 2016 (1,2). Remdesivir is considered as a mono phosphoramidate medication of an adenosine analogue that has a broad antiviral spectrum (3). The Food and Drug Administration has authorized the emergency administration of remdesivir to treat hospitalized patients with COVID-19 in the United States because remdesivir can reduce recovery time by 31% (one-third).…”