AFENET Updates from the Field (Vol.4)

Published on July 6, 2020

Please find the African FETPs' involvement in the COVID-10 Response Volume 4. AFENET

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COVID-19 Outbreak Among College Students After a Spring Break Trip to Mexico - Austin, Texas, March 26-April 5, 2020

July 2, 2020
This report describes the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 during and after a college spring break trip and the measures which helped control the outbreak.

Factors influencing diagnosis and treatment initiation for multidrugresistant/rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis in six sub-Saharan African countries: a mixed-methods systematic review

July 6, 2020
The review identified barriers and facilitators influencing diagnosis and treatment for drugresistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) in sub- Saharan Africa. Laboratory operational challenges as well as inadequate healthcare worker knowledge, attitude and skills were the predominant barriers noted at the health system level. Predominant patient-level barriers included loss to follow-up and death, as well as