Discover Background Data and Resources:

• Get introduced to NETEC through the interactive timeline of special pathogens below.* This timeline describes some significant special pathogen events in recent history.

• 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 the Ebola timeline.

• This NETEC Repository helps to provide training and educational resources to prepare for future special pathogen events.

• 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:

*Click for a screen reader accessible table of this timeline.

Collection Resources

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  How well do N95 respirators protect healthcare providers against aerosolized influenza virus?

  Etiquetas Airborne Transmission, N95, Occupational Exposure, R-PPE, R-Res&Pub, Respiratory Pathogen
  Autor: Bischoff, Werner E., JoLyn Turner, Gregory Russell, Maria Blevins, Engy Missaiel, and John Stehle.
  Tema: Infection Control
  Tipo de elemento: Publicación
  Fecha de actualización: 2018-12-18
  Descripción: N95 respirator masks are recommended for protection against respiratory viruses.

• Effect of exhaled moisture on breathing resistance of N95 filtering facepiece respirators.

  Etiquetas Airborne Transmission, Mask, Masks, N95, Occupational Exposure, R-Res&Pub, Respiratory Pathogen
  Autor: Roberge, Raymond J., Emily Bayer, Jeffrey B. Powell, Aitor Coca, Marc R. Roberge, and Stacey M. Benson.
  Tema: Research
  Tipo de elemento: Publicación
  Fecha de actualización: 2010-08
  Descripción: This study evaluated the effect of exhaled moisture on the breathing resistance of three classes of filtering facepiece respirators (FFR) following 4 h of continuous wear at a breathing volume of 40 l min(-1), utilizing an automated breathing and…
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  Availability, consistency and evidence-base of policies and guidelines on the use of mask and respirator to protect hospital health care workers: a global analysis

  Etiquetas Airborne Transmission, Guidance Document, Mask, Masks, N95, R-Res&Pub, Respiratory Pathogen, SARS
  Autor: Chughtai, Abrar Ahmad, Holly Seale, and Chandini Raina MacIntyre.
  Tema: Research
  Tipo de elemento: Publicación
  Fecha de actualización: 2013-05-31
  Descripción: Currently there is an ongoing debate and limited evidence on the use of masks and respirators for the prevention of respiratory infections in health care workers (HCWs).

• Decision model for optimizing respirator protection.

  Etiquetas Airborne Transmission, Mask, Masks, N95, Occupational Exposure, R-PPE, R-Res&Pub, Respiratory Pathogen
  Autor: Harber, Philip, Brenda Merz, and Karen Chi.
  Tema: Infection Control
  Tipo de elemento: Publicación
  Fecha de actualización: 1999-05
  Descripción: Respirators are widely used for protection against inhaled toxins. The emphasis of research and implementation effort has evolved through several stages: the respirator device itself, use situation, respirator program factors under employer control,…
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  Issues Affecting Respirator Selection for Workers Exposed to Infectious Aerosols: Emphasis on Healthcare Settings

  Etiquetas Airborne Transmission, Mask, Masks, N95, Occupational Exposure, Occupational Health, R-PPE, R-Res&Pub, Respiratory Pathogen
  Autor: Lenhart, Steven W., Teresa Seitz, Douglas Trout, and Nancy Bollinger.
  Tema: Infection Control
  Tipo de elemento: Publicación
  Fecha de actualización: 2004-03-01
  Descripción: The goal of occupational health practice is to protect the health of workers by preventing diseases and injuries from occurring.
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  Face masks to prevent transmission of influenza virus: a systematic review.

  Etiquetas Flu, Infection Prevention and Control, Influenza, Mask, Masks, N95, R-PPE, R-Res&Pub, Respiratory Pathogen
  Autor: Cowling, B. J., Y. Zhou, D. K. M. Ip, G. M. Leung, and A. E. Aiello.
  Tema: Infection Control
  Tipo de elemento: Publicación
  Fecha de actualización: 2010-04
  Descripción: Influenza viruses circulate around the world every year. From time to time new strains emerge and cause global pandemics.
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  Risk Factors for SARS Transmission from Patients Requiring Intubation: A Multicentre Investigation in Toronto, Canada

  Etiquetas Airborne Transmission, Infection Prevention and Control, Occupational Exposure, R-T&C, Respiratory Pathogen, SARS
  Autor: Raboud, Janet, Altynay Shigayeva, Allison McGeer, Erika Bontovics, Martin Chapman, Denise Gravel, Bonnie Henry, Stephen Lapinsky, Mark Loeb, L. Clifford McDonald, Marianna Ofner, Shirley Paton, Donna Reynolds, Damon Scales, Sandy Shen, Andrew Simor,…
  Tema: Infection Control
  Tipo de elemento: Publicación
  Fecha de actualización: 2010-05-19
  Descripción: In the 2003 Toronto SARS outbreak, SARS-CoV was transmitted in hospitals despite adherence to infection control procedures.
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  Severe Febrile Respiratory Illnesses As a Cause of Mass Critical Care

  Etiquetas Critical Care, R-Res&Pub, R-T&C, Respiratory Pathogen, Treatment and Care
  Autor: Sandrock, Christian E.
  Tema: Treatment & Care
  Tipo de elemento: Publicación
  Fecha de actualización: 2008-01
  Descripción: Febrile respiratory illnesses with respiratory failure are one of the most common reasons for admission to the intensive care unit.
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  Clinical management and infection control of SARS: lessons learned.

  Etiquetas Clinical Care Guidelines, Infection Prevention and Control, R-Res&Pub, R-T&C, SARS
  Autor: Cheng, Vincent C. C., Jasper F. W. Chan, Kelvin K. W. To, and K. Y. Yuen.
  Tema: Infection Control
  Tipo de elemento: Publicación
  Fecha de actualización: 2013-11
  Descripción: The outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in 2003 was the first emergence of an important human pathogen in the 21st century.

• Treating Ebola in eastern DRC

  Etiquetas Ebola, Outbreaks, R-Res&Pub, R-T&C, Treatment and Care, Viral Hemorrhagic Fever
  Autor: Rojek, Amanda M., Shevin T. Jacob, and Jake Dunning.
  Tema: Treatment & Care
  Tipo de elemento: Publicación
  Fecha de actualización: 2020-03
  Descripción: Since the onset of the west Africa Ebola virus outbreak, there has been remarkable progress in efforts to provide patients with improved supportive care and access to experimental treatments.