Building a new platform to support public health emergency response in Africa: the AFENET Corps of Disease Detectives, 2018-2019.

Public health emergency (PHE) response in sub-Saharan Africa is constrained by inadequate skilled public health workforce and underfunding. Since 2005, the African Field Epidemiology Network (AFENET) has been supporting field epidemiology capacity development and innovative strategies are required to use this workforce. In 2018, AFENET launched a continental rapid response team: the AFENET Corps of Disease Detectives (ACoDD).

Measles outbreak investigation in Southwest Ethiopia, February 2017.

Effective response to complex disease outbreaks requires health workers to be equipped with the necessary knowledge and skills. This case study, based on an actual measles outbreak that occurred in Ethiopia in January 2017, was developed to enhance participants' knowledge and skills on disease outbreak investigation and response using epidemiological study designs. This case study is prepared for health care workers with an advanced level of training in public health.

Prevalence of Mycobacterium bovis skin positivity and associated risk factors in cattle from western Uganda.

Purpose: A cross-sectional study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of Mycobacterium bovis skin positivity and associated risk factors in cattle in western Uganda.

Methods: Herds were selected using multi-stage cluster sampling. The comparative cervical intradermal tuberculin test (CCT) was used to determine cattle tuberculosis status using US Department of Agriculture protocols.