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Get introduced to NETEC through the interactive timeline of special pathogens below.* This timeline describes some significant special pathogen events in recent history.
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Find out more about the 2014 Ebola outbreak and the development of the ASPR/CDC-supported network of healthcare facilities preparing for the next outbreak through .
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This NETEC Repository helps to provide training and educational resources to prepare for future special pathogen events.
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Explore the files BELOW THE TIMELINE to discover and learn more about Ebola and other Special Pathogens, an overview of special pathogens, clinically managing patients affected, and readying healthcare teams and systems to keep everyone safe.
Timeline of Special Pathogens:
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Collection Resources
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Creator: Bhopal, Sunil S., and Raj Bhopal.
Subject: Research
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2020-08-13
Description: In the COVID-19 pandemic, we have emphasised the importance for epidemiological data to be presented by age and sex groups. -
Creator: Jamiolkowski, Dagmar, Beda Mühleisen, Simon Müller, Alexander A. Navarini, Alexandar Tzankov, and Elisabeth Roider.
Subject: Laboratory
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2020-08-13
Description: Understanding the disease course and prevalence of COVID-19 is important not only for medical, but also for socioeconomic reasons. So far, COVID-19 has been understood as a multisystem disease, mainly affecting the lungs, kidneys, and heart. -
Creator: Lane, M. A., E. A. Brownsword, J. S. Morgan, A. Babiker, S. A. Vanairsdale, G. M. Lyon, A. K. Mehta, J. M. Ingersoll, W. G. Lindsley, and C. S. Kraft.
Subject: Research
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2020-08-04
Description: Bioaerosol samples were collected in an airborne infection isolation room, bathroom and anteroom of a ventilated patient with coronavirus disease 2019. -
Creator: the Medical Countermeasures Working Group of the National Ebola Training and Education Center’s (NETEC’s) Special Pathogens Research Network (SPRN)
Subject: Research
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2020-08-03
Description: This article is a summary of countermeasures for Marburg virus disease focusing on pathogenesis, clinical features, and diagnostics, with an emphasis on therapies and vaccines that have demonstrated potential for use in an emergency situation,… -
Creator: Aiyegbusi, Olalekan Lee, and Melanie J. Calvert.
Subject: Research
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2020-08-10
Description: Patient-reported outcomes—self-assessments of patient health status—are central to COVID-19 response, recovery, and resilience. -
Creator: Halfmann, Peter J., Masato Hatta, Shiho Chiba, Tadashi Maemura, Shufang Fan, Makoto Takeda, Noriko Kinoshita, Shin-ichiro Hattori, Yuko Sakai-Tagawa, Kiyoko Iwatsuki-Horimoto, Masaki Imai, and Yoshihiro Kawaoka.
Subject: Research
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2020-08-06
Description: Reports of human-to-feline transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and of limited airborne transmission among cats prompted us to evaluate nasal shedding of SARS-CoV-2 from inoculated cats and the subsequent… -
Creator: Boulware, David R., Matthew F. Pullen, Ananta S. Bangdiwala, Katelyn A. Pastick, Sarah M. Lofgren, Elizabeth C. Okafor, Caleb P. Skipper, Alanna A. Nascene, Melanie R. Nicol, Mahsa Abassi, Nicole W. Engen, Matthew P. Cheng, Derek LaBar, Sylvain A.…
Subject: Research
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2020-08-06
Description: This reports on a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial across the United States and parts of Canada testing hydroxychloroquine as postexposure prophylaxis. -
Creator: Puelles, Victor G., Marc Lütgehetmann, Maja T. Lindenmeyer, Jan P. Sperhake, Milagros N. Wong, Lena Allweiss, Silvia Chilla, Axel Heinemann, Nicola Wanner, Shuya Liu, Fabian Braun, Shun Lu, Susanne Pfefferle, Ann S. Schröder, Carolin Edler, Oliver…
Subject: Research
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2020-08-06
Description: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) preferentially infects cells in the respiratory tract, but its direct affinity for organs other than the lungs remains poorly defined. Here, we present data from an autopsy series of 27… -
Creator: Children's Healthcare of Atlanta (CHOA)
Subject: Infection Control
Item Type: Guide
Date Last Updated: 2020-08
Description: This provides guidance and some ideas to effectively manage the changes in your classroom this year during COVID-19. -
Creator: Christine M. Szablewski; Karen T. Chang; Marie M. Brown; Victoria T. Chu; Anna R. Yousaf; Ndubuisi Anyalechi; Peter A. Aryee; Hannah L. Kirking; Maranda Lumsden; Erin Mayweather; Clinton J. McDanie; Robert Montierth; Asfia Mohammed; Noah G. Schwartz;…
Subject: Research
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2020-07-31
Description: Limited data are available about transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), among youths. During June 17–20, an overnight camp in Georgia (camp A) held orientation for 138 trainees and 120 staff members;…
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