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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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  NETEC Webinar Series (11/28/23)/Online Course: Bolivian and Argentine Hemorrhagic Fevers

  Tags Español, R-IPC, South American Hemorrhagic Fever, Spanish, Viral Hemorrhagic Fever
  Creator: NETEC
  Subject: Infection Control
  Item Type: Webinar
  Date Last Updated: 2023-11-28
  Description: The presentation deck from this webinar is being translated and as soon as it is ready, we will make it public.Join NETEC for a webinar on Argentinian hemorrhagic fever (AHF) and Bolivian hemorrhagic fever (BHF) on November 28 at 10 a.m. EST. AHF and…
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  NETEC Webinar Series (11/29/23): PPE from A to Z: N95s and Respiratory Protection

  Tags Mask, Mask Education, Mask Rules, Masks, N95, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), R-PPE, Respirator, Respiratory Protection
  Creator: NETEC
  Subject: Infection Control
  Item Type: Webinar
  Date Last Updated: 2023-10-29
  Description: Join NETEC for a webinar, “PPE from A to Z: N95s and Respiratory Protection,” on November 29 at 1 p.m. EST. Panelists will discuss the role of N95s in protecting health care workers and what to know about maintaining compliance. This webinar is part…
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  NETEC Webinar Series (11/15/23)/Online Course: Climate Change and Vector-Borne Disease

  Tags CEU, CEUs, Preparedness, R-IPC, Special Pathogens, Webinar
  Creator: NETEC
  Subject: Infection Control
  Item Type: Webinar
  Date Last Updated: 2023-11-15
  Description: Climate Change and Vector-Borne Disease. Exploring the Impact on Disease Epidemiology, Emerging Pathogens, and Clinical Preparedness.Join us for this NETEC webinar as guest experts give an overview of how climate change and environmental factors…

• Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever: health topic

  Tags Crimean Congo Haemorrhagic Fever (CCHF), R-T&E, Viral Hemorrhagic Fever
  Creator: WHO
  Subject: Training and Education
  Item Type: Hyperlink
  Date Last Updated: 2023
  Description: Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a viral haemorrhagic fever usually transmitted by ticks. It can also be contracted through contact with viraemic animal tissues (animal tissue where the virus has entered the bloodstream) during and…

• Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV) Outbreak Toolbox

  Tags Laboratory, MERS-CoV, Outbreaks, R-T&E, Training
  Creator: WHO
  Subject: Training and Exercises
  Item Type: Hyperlink
  
  Description: A set of tools relating to MERS-CoV, including the WHO suggested outbreak case definition, Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) information page (Geneva: World Health Organization), MERS fact sheet (Geneva: World Health Organization; 2022), Case…

• Health Topics - Plague

  Tags Plague, R-IPC
  Creator: WHO
  Subject: General
  Item Type: Hyperlink
  Date Last Updated: 2023
  Description: Plague is an infectious disease caused by Yersinia pestis bacteria, usually found in small mammals and their fleas. The disease is transmitted between animals via their fleas and, as it is a zoonotic bacterium, it can also transmit from animals to…

• Nipah virus, an emerging zoonotic disease causing fatal encephalitis

  Tags Nipah (NiV), R-IPC, Zoonotic
  Creator: Ali M Alam.
  Subject: Infection Control
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 2022-07-22
  Description: Nipah virus is an acute febrile illness that can cause fatal encephalitis. It is an emerging zoonotic paramyxovirus endemic to south-east Asia and the western Pacific, and can be transmitted by its primary reservoir of fruit bats, through…

• Recent advances in combating Nipah virus

  Tags Nipah (NiV), R-IPC, Respiratory Pathogen, Zoonotic
  Creator: Kendra Johnson, Michelle Vu, and Alexander N Freiberg.
  Subject: Infection Control
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 2021-09-29
  Description: Over the past 20 years, Nipah virus (NiV) has emerged as a significant, highly pathogenic bat-borne paramyxovirus causing severe respiratory disease and encephalitis in humans, and human-to-human transmission has been demonstrated in multiple…
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  NETEC Webinar Series (9/20/23): PPE from A to Z: Decoding Masks

  Tags Mask, Mask Education, Mask Rules, Masks, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), R-PPE
  Creator: NETEC
  Subject: Infection Control
  Item Type: Webinar
  Date Last Updated: 2023-09-20
  Description: Join this NETEC webinar to gain a comprehensive understanding of mask definitions and standards. A panel of experts in PPE, infection prevention, and PPE design and evaluation will discuss the various mask types and standards. You will also learn…
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  Travel-Related Infectious Diseases: A Guide for Health Care Professionals

  Tags Blog, Malaria, Mosquito, NETEC, R-IPC, Tick
  Creator: NETEC
  Subject: Infection Control
  Item Type: Hyperlink
  Date Last Updated: 2023-08-03
  Description: The dog days of summer are upon us, and many people are taking advantage of the final weeks before cooler temperatures arrive to embark on vacations. While travel offers exciting adventures, it also carries the potential for illness. From minor…