{"id":9816,"date":"2026-08-24T18:30:07","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T18:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/godshand.link\/ground_post\/infection-prevention-and-control-considerations-for-routine-immunization-activities-during-the-bundibugyo-virus-disease-outbreak-interim-guidance-21-august-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-08-24T18:30:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T18:30:07","slug":"infection-prevention-and-control-considerations-for-routine-immunization-activities-during-the-bundibugyo-virus-disease-outbreak-interim-guidance-21-august-2026","status":"publish","type":"ground_post","link":"https:\/\/godshand.link\/en_gb\/ground_post\/infection-prevention-and-control-considerations-for-routine-immunization-activities-during-the-bundibugyo-virus-disease-outbreak-interim-guidance-21-august-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Infection prevention and control considerations for routine immunization activities during the Bundibugyo virus disease outbreak: interim guidance, 21 August 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<section class=\"dynamic-content__section dynamic-content__container\">\n<div class=\"dynamic-content__section-container\">\n<div class=\"dynamic-content__figure-container\">\n<figure class=\"dynamic-content__figure\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/iris.who.int\/server\/api\/core\/bitstreams\/f2a67a0b-df46-4c28-aca4-36a4cfb948b6\/content\" alt=\"Infection prevention and control considerations for routine immunization activities during the Bundibugyo virus disease outbreak: interim guidance, 21 August 2026\"><br \/>\n     <\/figure>\n<div class=\"button button-blue-background\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iris.who.int\/server\/api\/core\/bitstreams\/faf01485-3cf0-4f3e-8f65-4f42d546c2b8\/content\" onclick=\"sendGaEvent('Download','https:\/\/iris.who.int\/server\/api\/core\/bitstreams\/faf01485-3cf0-4f3e-8f65-4f42d546c2b8\/content')\">Download <span>(908.9 kB)<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"dynamic-content__description-container\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-8\">\n<div class=\"dynamic-content__description\">\n<h3>Overview <\/h3>\n<p>This interim guidance document provides infection prevention and control considerations to support the safe planning and implementation of routine immunization activities during an outbreak of Bundibugyo virus disease. It is intended for national immunization programme managers, immunization planners, infection prevention and control focal points, public health authorities, health and care workers, vaccinators and partners in areas with active Bundibugyo virus disease outbreaks, and those neighbouring countries and areas considered at risk.\u00a0<span style=\"background-color:transparent;text-align:inherit;text-transform:inherit;word-spacing:normal;caret-color:auto;white-space:inherit;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"background-color:transparent;text-align:inherit;text-transform:inherit;word-spacing:normal;caret-color:auto;white-space:inherit;\">Annexes 1\u20135 provide practical tools and operational checklists to support implementation of the recommendations contained in this guidance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-4\">\n<div class=\"dynamic-content__details\">\n<div class=\"detail who-team\">\n<div class=\"label\">WHO Team<\/div>\n<div class=\"value\">\n                 <span><br \/>\nHumanitarian and Disaster Management (HDM),                  <\/span><br \/>\n                 <span><br \/>\nImmunization, Vaccines and Biologicals (IVB)                 <\/span>\n         <\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<div class=\"label\">Editors<\/div>\n<div class=\"value\">World Health Organization<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<div class=\"label\">Number of pages<\/div>\n<div class=\"value\">33<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<div class=\"label\">Reference numbers<\/div>\n<div class=\"value\">\n<div><strong class=\"label-sm\">WHO Reference Number: <\/strong><span>B09873<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<div class=\"label\">Copyright<\/div>\n<p>                <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"creativecommons-icons-wrappers\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/3.0\/igo\/deed.en\" rel=\"license\" title=\"Click here to see the details of CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO\"><br \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/ResourcePackages\/WHO\/assets\/icons\/cc-icons\/cc.svg\"><br \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/ResourcePackages\/WHO\/assets\/icons\/cc-icons\/by.svg\"><br \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/ResourcePackages\/WHO\/assets\/icons\/cc-icons\/nc.svg\"><br \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/ResourcePackages\/WHO\/assets\/icons\/cc-icons\/sa.svg\"><br \/>\n                <\/a>\n        <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/publications\/i\/item\/B09873?rand=6398\" target=\"_blank\">Source link <\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Download (908.9 kB) Overview This interim guidance document provides infection prevention and control considerations to support the safe planning and implementation of routine immunization activities during an outbreak of Bundibugyo virus disease. 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