GIDS Research Radar ยท Sierra Leone https://globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/ Published infectious-disease literature filtered to Sierra Leone. en Wed, 09 Sep 2026 07:02:01 GMT High mpox mortality in people living with HIV and immune suppression: Lessons from Sierra Leone for integrated outbreak preparedness and response https://globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-37432-jieph-d-26-00257-853d4094/ https://globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-37432-jieph-d-26-00257-853d4094/ Mon, 24 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT The piece argues for integrated HIV/STI and mpox prevention and care, pre-exposure vaccination of at-risk people, continued investment in surveillance and data systems, and pre-approved emergency research protocols as part of outbreak preparedness, with a long-term aim beyond acute response. Monkeypox HIV infection Outbreak investigation Surveillance Vaccination Cohort study Ebola Virus Infection Associated with Transmission from Survivors https://globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-3201-eid2502-181011-73945b93/ https://globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-3201-eid2502-181011-73945b93/ Fri, 01 Feb 2019 00:00:00 GMT The findings underscore the continued importance of Ebola survivor services, sustained surveillance, and response capacity in regions previously affected by widespread transmission. Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever COVID-19 Surveillance Transmission dynamics Outbreak investigation Journal article Late Ebola virus relapse causing meningoencephalitis: a case report https://globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-1016-s0140-6736-16-30386-5-2a446f07/ https://globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-1016-s0140-6736-16-30386-5-2a446f07/ Fri, 01 Jul 2016 00:00:00 GMT This report documents the first described case of late, severe Ebola relapse in the central nervous system, suggesting the need for ongoing vigilance among thousands of Ebola survivors for relapsed infection, with consideration of transmission potential. Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever Outbreak investigation Transmission dynamics Treatment Journal article Ebola virus disease in West Africa--the first 9 months of the epidemic and forward projections. https://globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-1056-nejmoa1411100-bc1ed17c/ https://globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-1056-nejmoa1411100-bc1ed17c/ Thu, 16 Oct 2014 00:00:00 GMT A central West Africa Ebola epidemic analysis connecting case surveillance with forward projections. Ebola Outbreak investigation Transmission dynamics Surveillance Mathematical modelling