PUBLICATIONS

Books Chapters

• Houlihan C, Brown CS. Chapter 13: A rapid diagnostic test for ebola.
  In: Atkinson K, Mabey D (Eds). Revolutionizing tropical medicine: Point-of-Care Tests, New Imaging Technologies and Digital Health.
  Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley and Sons Inc, 2019 – planned summer
• Johnson O, Brown CS. Chapter 1: Introduction to Viral Haemhorragic Fevers; Harrison L, Brown CS, Walker NF. Chapter 4: Management of Ebola Virus Disease in the low and high resource setting; Brown CS, Shorten R, Walker NF. Chapter 5: Diagnostics in Ebola Virus Disease.
  In: Lado M (Ed). Ebola Virus Disease- A manual for EVD management.
  Berlin: Springer, 2019
• Brown CS, Aarons E. Chapter 23 – Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever
  In: Chand MA & Holton J (Eds), Case Studies in Infection Control
  New York: Garland Science, 2018
• Brown CS. Sierra Leone and the Ebola virus
  In: Chinthapalli K (Ed), Physicians and Global Health
  London: Royal College of Physicians, 2018

Field training

• Brown CS, Crozier I, Lado M, Jacobs S, Walker N
  Ebola – Field Simulation
  London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine: East African Diploma of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene,  Oct 2015, Oct 2016, Oct 2017, Oct 2018

Workshops

• The ethics of research during an epidemic: Lessons from Ebola
  King’s College London
  London, May 2016
• Ebola Virus Disease Clinical Management Expert Group
  World Health Organization
  Berlin, Apr 2015

Publications

• Brown CS, Jacob S 
  Commentary – Impact of Intravenous Fluid Therapy on Survival Among Patients with Ebola Virus Disease: An International Multisite Retrospective Cohort Study 
  Clinical Infectious Diseases, May 2019 (Invited editorial commentary)

• Keston J, Audrey S, Holding M, Coope C, Brown CS, Harries J, Hickman M, Oliver I
  A qualitative study of Ebola screening at ports of entry to the United Kingdom
  BMJ Global Health, June 2018 (Operational research paper)
• Tedder R, Samuel D, Dicks S, Scott JT, Ijaz S, Smith K, Adaken C, Cole C, Baker S, Edwards T, Kamara P, Kargbo O, Niazi S, Nwakanma D, d’Allesandro U, Burch G, Doughty H, Brown CS, Andrews N, Glynn J, van Griensven, Ebola CP Consortium Investigators, Pollakis G., Paxton W, Sample M
  Detection, characterisation and enrolment of donors of Ebola convalescent plasma in Sierra Leone 
  Transfusion Medicine, May 2018 (Operational research paper)
• Powell JH, Mustafee N, Brown CS 
  The rôle of knowledge in system risk identification and assessment: the 2014 Ebola outbreak.
  Journal of the Operational Research Society, Nov 2017 (Operational planning paper)
• Reece S & Brown CS, Jacobs M, Chand MA, Zambon M
  The UK’s multidisciplinary response to an Ebola epidemic
  Clinical Medicine, Jul 2017 (Commissioned UK response paper)
• Brown CS, Houlihan C, Lado M, Mounter N, Youkee D 
  What do we know about controlling the spread of Ebola? A review of the literature.
  Retrovirology: Research and Treatment, Jun 2017 (Commissioned review)
• Brown CS, Houlihan C, Youkee D
  Novel surveillance methods for the control of Ebola virus disease.
  International Health, Jun 2017 (Commissioned commentary)
• Brown CS, Mepham S, Shorten R.
  Ebola Virus Disease – an update on epidemiology, symptomology, laboratory findings, diagnostic issues, and infection prevention and control issues for laboratory professionals.
  Clinics in Laboratory Medicine, May 2017 (Commissioned review)
• Arkel P, Youkee D, Brown CS, Kamara A, Kamara TB, Johnson O, Lado M, George V, Koroma F, King MB, Parker BE , Baker P
  Quantifying the risk of nosocomial infection within Ebola Holding Units: a retrospective cohort study of negative patients discharged from five Ebola Holding Units in Western Area, Sierra Leone
  Tropical Medicine & International Health, Jan 2017 (Operational research paper)
• Shorten RJ, Brown CS, Jacobs M, Rattenbury S, Simpson AJ, Mepham S
  Diagnostics in Ebola Virus Disease in resource-rich and resource–poor settings
  Neglected Tropical Diseases, Oct 2016 (Operational planning paper)
• Johnson P, Youkee D, Brown CS, Lado M, Wurie A, Bash-Taqi D, Hall A, Hanciles E, Kamara I, Kamara C, Kamboz A, Seedat A, Thomas S, Kamara TB, Leather A, Kargbo B.  Ebola Holding Units at Government Hospitals in Sierra Leone: a model for safe isolation, early treatment initiation, hospital safety, and health system functioning
  BMJ Global Health, Jun 2016 (Operational planning paper)
• Howlett S, Brown CS, Helderman T, Brooks T, Lisk D, Deen G, Lado M, Solbrig M
  Case Report: Ebola virus disease complicated by late onset encephalitis and polyarthritis
  Emerging Infectious Diseases, Jan 2016 (Case report)
• Youkee D, Brown CS, Lilburn P, Shetty N, Brooks T, Simpson A, Bentley B, Lado M, Kamara TB, Walker NF, Johnson O
  Assessment of environmental contamination and environmental decontamination practices within an Ebola Holding Unit, Freetown, Sierra Leone
  PLoS One, Dec 2015 (Operational research paper)
• Rokadiya S, Brown CS, O’Hara G, McBride A
  The role of the NHS in tackling the Ebola epidemic
  British Medical Journal, Nov 2015 (Operational planning paper)
• Kinloch-de Loes, Brown CS
  International Congress on Targeting Ebola, May 28-29 2015, Pasteur Institute, Paris
  Journal of Virus Eradication, Sep 2015 (Invited review)
• Lado M, Baker P, Walker NF, Haroon S, Brown CS, Youkee D, Studd N, Kessete Q, Boyles T, Hanciles E, Kamara TB, Johnson O, Leather A. Kalawa A, Russell K, Samba AF, Bentley N, Koroma F, King MB, Parker BE, Thompson M, Boyles T, Healey B, Kargbo B, Bash-Taqi D, Simpson AJ, Kamara A, Kamara TB
  Clinical features of patients isolated for suspected Ebola Virus Disease at Connaught Hospital, Freetown, Sierra Leone: a retrospective cohort study
  Lancet Infect Diseases, Sep 2015 (Operational research paper)
• Banerjee A, Brown CS, Hill-Cawthorne G
  The Ebola outbreak highlights shortcomings in disease surveillance and response – and where we can do better
  The Conversation, May 2015 (Invited commentary)
• Brown C, Kreuels B, Baker P, Baker T, Boyles T, Lado M, Johnson O
  Ebola and provision of critical care
  Lancet, Apr 2015 (Policy letter)
• Walker NF, Brown CS, Youkee D, Baker P, Williams N, Kalawa A, Russell K, Samba AF, Bentley N, Koroma F, King MB, Parker BE, Thompson M, Boyles T, Healey B, Kargbo B, Bash-Taqi D, Simpson AJ, Kamara A, Kamara TB, Lado M, Johnson O, Brooks T
  Evaluation of a point-of-care blood test for identification of Ebola virus disease at Ebola holding units, Western Area, Sierra Leone, January to February 2015
  Euro Surveillance, Mar 2015 (Operational research paper)
• Jain V, Brown CS,  Johnson O
  Sierra Leone: the forgotten mortality
  Global Health Action, Feb 2015 (Policy letter)
• Brown CS, Arkell P, Rokadiya S
  Ebola Virus Disease – The ‘Black Swan’ in West Africa
  The Conversation, Jan 2015 (Invited commentary)
• Brown CS, Arkell P, Rokadiya S
  Ebola Virus Disease – The ‘Black Swan’ in West Africa
  Tropical Doctor, Jan 2015 (Invited editorial)
• Brown CS, Cropley IM
  Ebola Virus Disease – where are we now and where do we go?
  Postgraduate Medical Journal, Nov 2014 (Invited editorial)
• Barr D, Aitken C, Bell D, Brown CS, Cropley I, Dawood N, Hopkins S, et al
  First confirmed case of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever in the UK
  Lancet, Oct 2013 (UK response paper)

Invited keynote and oral presentations

• Ebola Virus Disease – A view from the field
  Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations, Oslo, Feb 2019 (Guest Lecturer)
• Protecting us from Disease X: How to prevent the next deadly global epidemic
  Houses of Parliament (organised by The Daily Telegraph, The Wellcome Trust, the Coalition for Global Prosperity and the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations), London, May 2018 (Panel)
• After Ebola in Sierra Leone – what we know and what we don’t know
  Excellence in Healthcare 2017 – Travel Medicine: The Big Picture, Glasgow, Jun 2017 (Oral)
• Management of clinical EEHV – Lessons learnt from Ebola.
  Eleventh International Workshop on Elephant Endotheliotropic Herpes Virus (EEHV), London, May 2017 (Oral)
• Neurological complications in Ebola cases.
  4th Annual Reference Virology Symposium Neurological Infections, London, Jan 2017 (Oral)
• Patients First: Partnerships Improving IPC and Patient Safety – Ebola Holding Units at government hospitals in Sierra Leone 
  THET Annual Conference, London, Oct 2016 (Oral, with TB Kamara)
• Global perspective – Epidemiology overview of Ebola
  British Infection Society, Manchester, Nov 2015 (Oral)
• Ebola – Epidemiological challenges
  German Society for Epidemiology, Krefeld, Sep 2015 (Keynote)
• Ebola Virus Disease: Where are we now and where do we go?
  Targeting Ebola World Congress, Paris, May 2015 (Oral)
• Sandy Macara Memorial Address – Ebola and Inequity
  BMA Annual Conference of Public Health Medicine, London, April 2015 (Keynote)
• Ebola: The global impact
  International Forum on Quality and Safety in Healthcare, London, April 2015 (Keynote)
• Ebola – Treating patients in the field
  Ebola Conference, Oxford, Jan 2015 (Oral)
• Managing Ebola in West Africa
  Federation of Infection Societies Conference, Harrogate, Nov 2014 (Oral)
• Ebola – what more can be done? 
  Overseas Development Institute, London, Sep 2014 (Panel)

Accepted oral presentations

• Brown CS, Duggan J, Brooks T, Simpson A, Aarons E, Afshar B, Oliver I, Okereke E, Aruna O, Hewson R
  Imported Lassa Fever – a review of the literature and implications for international collaboration
  Lassa Fever – First International Conference, Abuja, Jan 2019
• Jain V, Charlett A, Brown CS
  Meta-Analysis of predictive symptoms for Ebola virus disease in West Africa
  18th International Congress on Infectious Diseases, Buenos Aires, Mar 2018
• Lilburn P, Youkee D, Brown CS, Shetty N, Brooks T, Simpson A, Bentley B, Lado M, Kamara TB, Walker NF, Johnson O
  Assessment of environmental contamination and environmental decontamination practices within an Ebola Holding Unit, Freetown, Sierra Leone
  International Conference of Tropical Medicine & Malaria, Brisbane, Sep 2016
• Rokadiya S, Johnson O, Arkell P, Lado M, Brown C, Deen G, Hanciles E
  Ebola preparedness and response: The role of a development organisation in Freetown, Sierra Leone
  International Meeting on Emergency Diseases & Surveillance, Vienna, Nov 2014 (Panel)

Poster presentations

• 04/17 Arkel P, Youkee D, Brown CS, Kamara A, Kamara TB, Johnson O, Lado M, George V, Koroma F, King MB,  Parker BE, Baker P
  Quantifying the risk of nosocomial infection within Ebola Holding Units: a retrospective cohort study of negative patients discharged from five Ebola Holding Units in Western Area, Sierra Leone 
  European Congress on Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 2017, Vienna
• Brown CS, Kessete Q, Baker P, Youkee D, Walker N, Kamara TB, Johnson O, Lado M
  Bottlenecks in health systems functioning for control of Ebola Virus Disease in Connaught Hospital, Freetown, Sierra Leone.
  European Conference on Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Amsterdam, Apr 2016

Media appearances

• TedX Whitehall, ‘Why we must never forget Ebola‘, Sep 2016
• Multiple TV appearances e.g. BBC Newsnight, BBC World, BBC News 24, BBC London
• Multiple radio appearances e.g. BBC Radio 4, Canada News International, BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Radio Scotland, BBC Radio Ulster, CBC