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A narrative review of progress and lessons from a decade of implementing infection prevention and control in Sierra Leone following the Ebola epidemic

Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) is essential for resilient health systems and emergency preparedness. In Sierra Leone, inadequate IPC practices during the 2014–2016 West Africa Ebola epidemic catalysed the establishment of a national IPC programme. This review examines a d...

First draft genome sequence of the emerging sexually transmitted dermatophyte Trichophyton mentagrophytes genotype VII

Abstract Trichophyton mentagrophytes ITS-genotype VII (TMVII) is a globally emerging sexually transmitted dermatophyte causing severe skin infections characterised by painful, pustular lesions on the face, public area, genitalia, and trunk. To inform the prevention efforts, we pr...

From invisibility to imperfect visibility: the emergence of stillbirth and neonatal death surveillance in Sierra Leone’s electronic Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response system, 2021–2025

In 2021, Sierra Leone added stillbirth, early neonatal death (END), and late neonatal death (LND) fields to its electronic Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (eIDSR) system. The scale, distribution, and stability of reporting had not been assessed against expected death...

Gendered embodiment of sedentary behaviour and its impact on mental wellbeing in physiotherapy higher education: a sequential mixed methods study

Prolonged sedentary behaviour (SB) among university students is a growing concern, yet its impact on mental wellbeing (MWB) cannot be fully understood without considering its embodied nature: how it is experienced through the body in relation to social expectations. This study em...

Uncovering the scale and link of two SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks in nursing homes by combining integrated genomic surveillance, contact tracing, and point-of-care testing

Abstract Aim The local public health authority (LPHA) in Duesseldorf received notification of two SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks in nursing home A and nursing home B in October 2021 and embarked on an outbreak investitation to identify the source of the outbreak and epidemiological links b...