Developing digital learning to help reduce laboratory inequalities: a viral haemorrhagic fever case study
Abstract Countries with the highest potential exposure to viral haemorrhagic fever viruses are also those with low expenditure on health services, limiting the capacity for surveillance and detection of these viruses, and effective treatment and outbreak containment. The COVID-19 pandemic further li...
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| author | Matthew A. Knox Collette Bromhead Watta Anthony Varney Kamara Catherine Wendland Fleur Connor-Douglas David T. S. Hayman |
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| description | Abstract Countries with the highest potential exposure to viral haemorrhagic fever viruses are also those with low expenditure on health services, limiting the capacity for surveillance and detection of these viruses, and effective treatment and outbreak containment. The COVID-19 pandemic further limited travel and in-person collaborative training opportunities for researchers, laboratory and public health professionals. Digital learning offers the prospect of addressing some of the shortfall in training needs. In this short report, we describe our experiences in the development of effective laboratory training tools using digital learning methods. We describe the teaching methodology, list barriers to successful implementation and offer some potential solutions. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-9466932669934754a771c6e9e921e82e2025-08-20T03:22:54ZengBMCOne Health Outlook2524-46552025-06-01711710.1186/s42522-025-00156-6Developing digital learning to help reduce laboratory inequalities: a viral haemorrhagic fever case studyMatthew A. Knox0Collette Bromhead1Watta Anthony2Varney Kamara3Catherine Wendland4Fleur Connor-Douglas5David T. S. Hayman6Massey UniversitySchool of Health Sciences, Massey UniversityLeon Quist Ledlum Central Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Ministry of AgricultureLeon Quist Ledlum Central Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Ministry of AgricultureMassey UniversityMassey UniversityMassey UniversityAbstract Countries with the highest potential exposure to viral haemorrhagic fever viruses are also those with low expenditure on health services, limiting the capacity for surveillance and detection of these viruses, and effective treatment and outbreak containment. The COVID-19 pandemic further limited travel and in-person collaborative training opportunities for researchers, laboratory and public health professionals. Digital learning offers the prospect of addressing some of the shortfall in training needs. In this short report, we describe our experiences in the development of effective laboratory training tools using digital learning methods. We describe the teaching methodology, list barriers to successful implementation and offer some potential solutions.https://doi.org/10.1186/s42522-025-00156-6Ebola virus diseaseLassa feverCrimean-Congo haemorrhagic feverRift Valley feverOne healthZoonoses |
| spellingShingle | Matthew A. Knox Collette Bromhead Watta Anthony Varney Kamara Catherine Wendland Fleur Connor-Douglas David T. S. Hayman Developing digital learning to help reduce laboratory inequalities: a viral haemorrhagic fever case study One Health Outlook Ebola virus disease Lassa fever Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever Rift Valley fever One health Zoonoses |
| title | Developing digital learning to help reduce laboratory inequalities: a viral haemorrhagic fever case study |
| title_full | Developing digital learning to help reduce laboratory inequalities: a viral haemorrhagic fever case study |
| title_fullStr | Developing digital learning to help reduce laboratory inequalities: a viral haemorrhagic fever case study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Developing digital learning to help reduce laboratory inequalities: a viral haemorrhagic fever case study |
| title_short | Developing digital learning to help reduce laboratory inequalities: a viral haemorrhagic fever case study |
| title_sort | developing digital learning to help reduce laboratory inequalities a viral haemorrhagic fever case study |
| topic | Ebola virus disease Lassa fever Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever Rift Valley fever One health Zoonoses |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s42522-025-00156-6 |
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