A smartphone-based rapid telemonitoring system for Ebola and Marburg disease surveillance

M Natesan, SW Wu, CI Chen, SMR Jensen… - ACS …, 2018 - ACS Publications
We have developed a digital and multiplexed platform for the rapid detection and
telemonitoring of infections caused by Ebola and Marburg filoviruses. The system includes a …

EbolaTracks: an automated SMS system for monitoring persons potentially exposed to Ebola virus disease

LE Tracey, AK Regan, PK Armstrong… - …, 2015 - eurosurveillance.org
We report development and implementation of a short message service (SMS)-based
system to facilitate active monitoring of persons potentially exposed to Ebola virus disease …

Diagnostics for filovirus detection: impact of recent outbreaks on the diagnostic landscape

DM Emperador, LT Mazzola, BW Trainor, A Chua… - BMJ global …, 2019 - gh.bmj.com
Ebolaviruses and Marburg virus (MARV) both belong to the family Filoviridae and cause
severe haemorrhagic fever in humans. Due to high mortality rates and potential for spread …

[HTML][HTML] Introduction of mobile health tools to support Ebola surveillance and contact tracing in Guinea

JA Sacks, E Zehe, C Redick, A Bah… - … Health: Science and …, 2015 - ghspjournal.org
Challenges in data availability and quality have contributed to the longest and deadliest
Ebola epidemic in history that began in December 2013. Accurate surveillance data, in …

Towards detection and diagnosis of Ebola virus disease at point-of-care

A Kaushik, S Tiwari, RD Jayant, A Marty… - Biosensors and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Ebola outbreak-2014 (mainly Zaire strain related Ebola virus) has been declared most
widely spread deadly persistent epidemic due to unavailability of rapid diagnostic, detection …

Development and evaluation of a panel of filovirus sequence capture probes for pathogen detection by next-generation sequencing

JW Koehler, AT Hall, PA Rolfe, AN Honko… - PLoS …, 2014 - journals.plos.org
A detailed understanding of the circulating pathogens in a particular geographic location
aids in effectively utilizing targeted, rapid diagnostic assays, thus allowing for appropriate …

Automation of Infectious Focus Assay for Determination of Filovirus Titers and Direct Comparison to Plaque and TCID50 Assays

PT Keiser, M Anantpadma, H Staples, R Carrion… - Microorganisms, 2021 - mdpi.com
Ongoing efforts to develop effective therapies against filoviruses rely, to different extents, on
quantifying the amount of viable virus in samples by plaque, TCID50, and focus assays …

Remote sensing of vital signs: a wearable, wireless “band-aid” sensor with personalized analytics for improved Ebola patient care and worker safety

SR Steinhubl, MP Marriott… - Global Health: Science …, 2015 - ghspjournal.org
This wireless sensor technology, currently being field-tested in an Ebola Treatment Unit in
Sierra Leone, monitors multiple vital signs continuously and remotely. When connected with …

Development of high-content imaging assays for lethal viral pathogens

RG Panchal, KP Kota, KB Spurgers… - Journal of …, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
Filoviruses such as Ebola (EBOV) and Marburg (MARV) are single-stranded negative sense
RNA viruses that cause acute hemorrhagic fever with high mortality rates. Currently, there …

Mobile diagnostics in outbreak response, not only for Ebola: a blueprint for a modular and robust field laboratory

R Wölfel, K Stoecker, E Fleischmann… - …, 2015 - eurosurveillance.org
We established a modular, rapidly deployable laboratory system that provides diagnostic
support in resource-limited, remote areas. Developed as a quick response asset to unusual …