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JOURNAL OF STRATEGIC INNOVATION AND SUSTAINABILITY


Deployment of a Mobile Laboratory for the Control and Monitoring of High-Consequence Infectious Diseases: An Illustration With the Ebola Virus, the Biowarfare Agents, and the COVID-19


Author(s): Omar Nyabi, Olga Vybornova, Jean-Luc Gala

Citation: Omar Nyabi, Olga Vybornova, Jean-Luc Gala, (2021) "Deployment of a Mobile Laboratory for the Control and Monitoring of High-Consequence Infectious Diseases: An Illustration With the Ebola Virus, the Biowarfare Agents, and the COVID-19," Journal of Strategic Innovation and Sustainability, Vol. 16, Iss. 3, pp.74-93

Article Type: Research paper

Publisher: North American Business Press

Abstract:

The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has caused societal issues, economic and political tensions worldwide. This shows, once more, that dissemination of correct information based on scientific evidence together with a quick and concerted action is the key to build a sound capability for the management of biological emergencies.

 
Here, we summarize the lessons learned from our preparedness and intervention during (i) our deployment during the 2014-2016 Ebola outbreak in West Africa; (ii) our large-scale exercises from Horizon 2020 Security program where the focus is on handling intentional dispersion of infectious agents; and (iii) our fight against COVID-19: by the deployment of Biological Light Fieldable Laboratory for Emergencies (B-LiFE mobile laboratory) in Turin and Novara, Piedmont Region, Italy. 

At the latter deployment, the ultimate goal was a large screening for COVID-19 prevalence in primo intervention individuals. It cannot be ignored that the COVID-19 pandemic is an ideal situation to whet our preparedness, coordination of response and risks monitoring in case of future biological threats or attacks.