About the Outbreak Course Series
Science and technical knowledge are strong weapons in the fight against epidemics and pandemics. The Outbreak Channel offers easy-to-digest courses to frontline responders and decision-makers on major known epidemic and pandemic-prone diseases as well as emerging pathogens.
During health emergencies and disease outbreaks, additional real-time mini courses and briefings will be offered on the Outbreak Channel to update responders on the event, the context, the strategic response as well as other related topics.
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This introductory level course provides a general overview of cholera including prevention and control principles. In addition, the course participants will learn about the Global Task Force for Ch...
Monkeypox is an emerging infectious disease caused by a virus transmitted to humans from infected animals, most commonly rodents. It can be spread to other people but person-to-person transmission ...
La variole du singe est une maladie infectieuse émergente causée par un virus transmis par des animaux infectés, le plus souvent des rongeurs. Elle peut ensuite se propager d’une personne à l’autre...
La viruela del mono es una enfermedad transmisible emergente causada por un virus que se transmite a los seres humanos a partir de animales infectados, generalmente roedores. Puede contagiarse a ot...
Monkeypox is a viral zoonotic disease, caused by monkeypox virus, recognized as the most important orthopoxvirus infection after the eradication of smallpox.
This course offers public health offi...
L’orthopoxvirose simienne, aussi connu sous les noms de variole du singe ou monkeypox, est une zoonose causée par l'orthopoxvirus simien et reconnue comme l'infection à orthopoxvirus la plus import...
La viruela del mono es una enfermedad zoonótica viral, causada por el virus de la viruela del mono, reconocida como la infección por ortopoxvirus más importante después de la erradicación de la vir...
The International Coordinating Group (ICG) on Vaccine Provision was established in 1997 as a mechanism to manage and coordinate the provision of emergency vaccine supplies and antibiotics to countr...
All health workers deployed to measles outbreaks must complete the measles and rubella (MR) training to implement quality interventions and work safely and effectively in the field. This course pro...
This course introduces Marburg Virus Disease and outlines the signs, symptoms, diagnosis, transmission routes and epidemiology of the disease. It also discusses prevention and control strategies.
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During the 72nd Regional Committee (RC) meeting in September 2019, the WHO South-East Asia (SEA) regional goal was revised to measles and rubella elimination by 2023. The measles and rubella (MR) l...
This introductory session explains basic principles of Ebola disease and ways to protect yourself and others. By the end of this lecture, you should be able to: describe Ebola disease and how it is...
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