Healthcare-associated transmission and early IPC system vulnerabilities during the 2026 Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.

IF 5.2 2区医学 Q1 INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control Pub Date : 2026-06-24 DOI:10.1186/s13756-026-01779-8

Ben Bepouka, Mardoche Kafua

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Abstract

The 2026 Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in eastern DRC highlighted important early infection prevention and control (IPC) challenges, including healthcare-associated transmission, healthcare worker infections, unsafe triage systems, limited isolation capacity, and shortages of IPC supplies. This commentary argues that pathogen-specific preparedness may remain insufficient in settings characterized by diagnostic uncertainty and proposes an "IPC-first" outbreak response framework based on rapid syndromic IPC activation before definitive laboratory confirmation becomes available.

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2026年刚果民主共和国东部本迪布焦埃博拉疫情期间与卫生保健相关的传播和早期IPC系统漏洞

2026年刚果民主共和国东部本迪布焦埃博拉疫情突出了早期感染预防和控制（IPC）方面的重要挑战，包括与卫生保健相关的传播、卫生保健工作者感染、不安全的分诊系统、有限的隔离能力以及IPC供应短缺。本评论认为，在诊断不确定的情况下，针对特定病原体的防范可能仍然不足，并提出了一个“IPC优先”的疫情应对框架，该框架基于在获得明确的实验室确认之前快速激活综合征型IPC。

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来源期刊

Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH -INFECTIOUS DISEASES

CiteScore

9.70

自引率

3.60%

发文量

140

审稿时长

13 weeks

期刊介绍： Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control is a global forum for all those working on the prevention, diagnostic and treatment of health-care associated infections and antimicrobial resistance development in all health-care settings. The journal covers a broad spectrum of preeminent practices and best available data to the top interventional and translational research, and innovative developments in the field of infection control.