Sudan Declares End Of Cholera Epidemic After 18-month Outbreak KHARTOUM, March 4 (Bernama-Xinhua) — Sudan’s Ministry of Health officially declared the country free of the cholera epidemic on Wednesday, meeting scientific standards and the International Health Regulations following an 18-month outbreak. “Since Jan 14, no cases have been recorded in any state. Based on scientific data and the International Health Regulations, Sudan is free of the cholera epidemic,” Montasir Mohamed Osman, head of the health emergencies and epidemics control directorate at the ministry, told Xinhua. Osman explained that strict criteria for declaring the end of a cholera outbreak include two full incubation periods without new cases, confirmed cessation to […]

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The interest and benefits of real-time mapping of notifiable infectious diseases

[Publication] The article "The interest and benefits of real-time mapping of notifiable infectious diseases" is now available.

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Behavioral-Feedback SIR Model Improves Epidemic Control Strategies

Feedback loop lets SIR model’s infection rate vary with population shares, with an invariant to predict the peak; control keeps infections below threshold and limits impact. Read more: getnews.me/behavioral-feedback-sir-... #epidemiccontrol #sirmodel