EpiCore – Disease Surveillance

ICAN is excited to let you know about a new and innovative system developed by our partner, the International Society for Infectious Diseases and its Program for Monitoring Emerging Diseases (ProMED). The system is called EpiCore. It was developed to detect and confirm disease outbreaks more quickly so communities can respond and curb epidemics faster. […]

WHO Report the End of Ebola transmission in Guinea

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the end of Ebola virus transmission in the Republic of Guinea. Forty-two days passed since the last person confirmed to have Ebola virus disease tested negative for the second time. Guinea now enters a 90-day period of heightened surveillance to ensure that any new cases are identified quickly […]