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Donald S. Grant MBChB, MPHDirector, Kenema Government Hospital
Lassa fever program Acting District Medical Officer MoHS
Sierra Leone: Surveillance, ongoing research
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LASSA FEVER UNIT• L. Fever unit is part of KGH MoHS,
– Kenema 300km east of Freetown, an area known to have the greatestburden of Lassa fever (L. Fever) in the world.
• Activities include Prevention, Diagnosis, Isolation & Treatment, andResearch on L. Fever that has made significant contribution to knowledgeabout this disease in the world.
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The Lassa Fever program
L.Fever
Clinical
Laboratory
Outreach
Administration
Supportive.Eg. Drivers, Cleaners, IT,
Power
Data Management
Ecology
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Mission– Provide outstanding clinical, epidemiologic
and laboratory services for viral hemorrhagicfevers in SL.
– Develop an environment of life-long learningand professional development in viralhemorrhagic fever.
– Maintain a site of national and internationaleducation in the diagnosis, treatment andprevention of viral hemorrhagic fevers.
– Develop a strong foundation in the principlesand practice of scientific research and qualityassessment and improvement.
– Maintain the site as a center of preparednessfor emerging diseases
Vision
• To provide cutting edge research andevidenced based optimal care for Lassafever and other viral hemorrhagic fevercases.
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20081993
2010
Lassa fever program at Kenema Government Hospital
Internationalteam refurbishes Lassa Laboratory
Blood Diamonds civil conflict
forces suspension of
Lassa program
Establishment of
recombinant LassaELISA
diagnostics
Introduction of ReLASV lateral
flow immunoassays
Important site for Lassa fever
researchby CDC and
others
1970sand
1980s2005 2010
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Khan Center of Excellence
New VHF Ward Kenema Government Hospital
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KGH – New Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Ward
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Augustine Goba
John Dembi Sandi
KGH Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Laboratory
MombuMamoh
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Ecology – Rodent analysis and control
KGH Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Ecology Team
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Case investigation and outreach
Lansana Kanneh
KGH Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Outreach Team
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Key highlights
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• Support referral of both suspected, confirmed cases and or samples to the isolation unit fordiagnosis and further management
• Support affected districts in the investigation of all lab confirmed cases and trapping of rodentsat case and control houses
• Continued community education in confirmed case communities
• Continued sensitization meetings with health workers
• Active case surveillance
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Kenema Government Hospital Lassa Ward patient presentation by month and serostatus
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Bilateral hearing loss in Lassa
fever and Ebola
survivors
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Ongoing antiLASVseroprevalence
study in Sierra Leone
28 endemic communities
KENEMA
25 emerging communities
TONKOLILI
25 non-endemic communitiesPORT LOKO
Enumerate all households in communityRandomize households
20+ households
20+ households
20+ households
1 each in 5 age groups
1 each in 5 age groups
1 each in 5 age groups
Collection of blood spots for IgG testingDemographic questionaire
Screening of blood spots by ELISA
Statistical analysis and reporting
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Demographic, GPS, history data and dried blood spots
collected for >11,000 subjects
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GuineaLASV seroprevalence/incidence studies for vaccine trials
Lansana Kanneh
John SchieffelinJeff Shaffer
Donald Grant
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House and village level assessments
Dodo 08.186166/011.13283
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LASV seroprevalence by house
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LASV sero-prevalence
by age
<1 1-4 5-14 15-44 >45
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LASV sero-prevalence
by sex
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ADVANCES• Development of diagnostics in country (RDTs)
• MoHS setting up of RRT with a data base of those being trained at National and district level
• Construction of a new VHF ward in Kenema that will serve as part of a clinical trial site in future.
• Linking researches to Academic institutions in Sierra Leone
• MoHS currently working on a LF Road map for SL
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Recommendations for CEPI EPI studies
• Standardize methodology for sample collection (dried blood spots vs phlebotomy)
• Collect village and household demographic data including GPS
• Utilize common diagnostic tests• Base collections on Lassa fever seasonality
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HARVARD BROAD
Kenema Government
Hospital
PardisSabeti
Donald Grant Christian
Happi
KristianAndersen
EricaOllmannSaphire
Kathryn Hastie
MattBoisen Luis
Branco
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TomGeisbert Robert Garry,
James Robinson, John Schieffelin vhfc.org
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