Conference Abstract | Volume 8, Abstract ELIC2025194 (Poster 111) | Published: 05 Aug 2025
Padonou Sètondji Géraud Roméo1,&, Aguemon Badirou1
1Département de Santé Publique. Faculté des Sciences de la Santé, Université d’Abomey-Calavi, République du Benin
&Corresponding author: Padonou Sètondji Géraud Roméo, Département de Santé Publique, Faculté des Sciences de la Santé. Université d’Abomey-Calavi, 01 BP 188 Cotonou, République du Benin. Email: geraud.padonou@gmail.com
Received: 01 May 2025, Accepted: 09 Jul 2025, Published: 05 Aug 2025
Domain: Infectious Disease Epidemiology
Keywords: Lassa fever, epidemic treatment centers, Benin
©Padonou Sètondji Géraud Roméo et al. Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health (ISSN: 2664-2824). This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution International 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Cite this article: Padonou Sètondji Géraud Roméo et al., Contribution of epidemic treatment centers in the surveillance and response to Lassa virus hemorrhagic fever in Benin. Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health. 2025;8(ConfProc5):00255. https://doi.org/10.37432/JIEPH-CONFPRO5-00255
Benin, located in the West African sub-region with a significant cross-border flow of populations, is exposed to the epidemic risk of Lassa hemorrhagic fever. During and after the Covid-19 pandemic, Benin set up epidemic treatment centers (ETCs) whose role was to manage cases in crisis situations. This study aimed to evaluate the contribution of ETCs to the epidemic response plan.
ETCs are specifically configured and equipped for the hospital management of cases with a specific circuit for suspected cases, probable cases and confirmed cases. Therapeutic protocols are applied according to the management guidelines. The health personnel working there are also trained in case management in epidemic situations. In the event of death, dignified and secure burials are ensured. ETCs also participate in biological surveillance thanks to a P4 laboratory for germ identification and genomic detection and thus support the national laboratory for viral hemorrhagic fevers. The data collected from patients makes it possible to strengthen epidemiological surveillance and to conduct studies on risk factors. ETCs are periodically used for the training of rapid response teams in collaboration with the public health emergency operations center, the epidemiological surveillance directorate and the CNLSTP. ETCs managers are involved in community awareness sessions on the prevention and surveillance of diseases with epidemic potential.
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