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Preparación diagnóstica para brotes de enfermedades infecciosas
Mark D Perkins1, Christopher Dye2, Manica Balasegaram3
1Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND), Geneva, Switzerland.
Lancet (London, England)
|June 5, 2017
Resumen
El rápido desarrollo de diagnósticos es esencial para controlar los brotes de enfermedades. Un enfoque proactivo, en lugar de uno reactivo, puede garantizar la disponibilidad oportuna de pruebas cruciales como las del Ébola.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Epidemiología
- Enfermedad infecciosa
- Desarrollo diagnóstico
Sus antecedentes:
- Las herramientas de diagnóstico son fundamentales para controlar los brotes de enfermedades, pero su desarrollo suele ser lento y costoso.
- La respuesta a la epidemia de Ébola de 2014-15 puso de relieve los retrasos y los altos gastos en el despliegue de diagnósticos.
- Se necesitan estrategias proactivas para acelerar el desarrollo y la validación de diagnósticos para patógenos emergentes.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para analizar las lecciones aprendidas de la respuesta diagnóstica a la epidemia de Ébola.
- Proponer soluciones para acelerar el desarrollo de nuevos ensayos para nuevos patógenos.
- Abogar por un nuevo modelo de asociación para impulsar el rápido desarrollo de pruebas de diagnóstico y estrategias de vigilancia.
Principales métodos:
- Revisión de la respuesta diagnóstica durante el brote de Ébola de 2014-2015.
- Análisis de los retos en el desarrollo y despliegue de diagnósticos.
- Propuesta de un modelo de asociación proactiva para la preparación para futuras epidemias.
Principales resultados:
- La respuesta diagnóstica al Ébola fue eficaz pero lenta y costosa.
- La falta de mecanismos preexistentes y con recursos obstaculizó la disponibilidad temprana de pruebas en el punto de atención.
- Un nuevo modelo de asociación podría mejorar la velocidad y la eficiencia del desarrollo de diagnósticos.
Conclusiones:
- El desarrollo proactivo de diagnósticos, incluidas las pruebas en el punto de atención, es crucial para una respuesta eficaz a la epidemia.
- Se necesita un mecanismo dedicado con recursos para impulsar el desarrollo de diagnósticos antes de los brotes.
- La aplicación de un nuevo modelo de asociación puede mejorar la preparación para futuras amenazas de enfermedades infecciosas.
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