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  Ebola Virus Persistence in Ocular Tissues and Fluids (EVICT) Study: Reverse Transcription-Polymerase Chain Reaction and Cataract Surgery Outcomes of Ebola Survivors in Sierra Leone

  Tags Ebola, Eye/Ocular Health, R-Res&Pub, R-T&C
  Creator: Shantha, J. G., J. G. Mattia, A. Goba, K. G. Barnes, F. K. Ebrahim, C. S. Kraft, B. R. Hayek, J. N. Hartnett, J. G. Shaffer, J. S. Schieffelin, J. D. Sandi, M. Momoh, S. Jalloh, D. S. Grant, K. Dierberg, J. Chang, S. Mishra, A. K. Chan, R. Fowler, T.…
  Subject: Treatment & Care
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 2018-04
  Description: Ebola virus disease (EVD) survivors are at risk for uveitis during convalescence. Vision loss has been observed following uveitis due to cataracts.

• Knowledge, attitudes and practices of healthcare providers on suspected Ebola cases in Guinea/Connaissances, attitudes et pratiques des prestataires de soins de santé de face aux cas suspects d’Ebola en Guinée

  Tags Ebola, Français, French, Public Health, R-Res&Pub
  Creator: Sidibé S, Camara BS, Delamou A, Touré A, Bouedouno P, Samake AT, Beavogui AH.
  Subject: Contenu Français
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 2018-10-11
  Description: Developing a more resilient health system to Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) is a necessity in Guinea. This implies having information on the knowledge and practices that health staffs had during the preceding the EVD outbreak.

• The Psychosocial Challenges of Caring for Patients with Ebola Virus Disease

  Tags Behavioral Health, Ebola, Example, Family Support, Nursing, Occupational Health, Patient Care, Patient Support, R-Lead, R-PM, R-Res&Pub, Staff Support, Staffing
  Creator: Smith, M. W., P. W. Smith, C. J. Kratochvil and S. Schwedhelm
  Subject: Personnel Management
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 2017-02-01
  Description: Caring for highly infectious patients in biocontainment units is a new phenomenon, and little is known about the behavioral health of workers in this setting.

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• Designing a biocontainment unit to care for patients with serious communicable diseases: a consensus statement

  Tags Ebola, Infection Prevention and Control, Isolate, Isolation/Biocontainment, R-PhIn, R-Res&Pub, Viral Hemorrhagic Fever
  Creator: Smith, P. W., A. O. Anderson, G. W. Christopher, T. J. Cieslak, G. J. Devreede, G. A. Fosdick, C. B. Greiner, J. M. Hauser, S. H. Hinrichs, K. D. Huebner, P. C. Iwen, D. R. Jourdan, M. G. Kortepeter, V. P. Landon, P. A. Lenaghan, R. E. Leopold, L. A.…
  Subject: Physical Infrastructure
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 2006-12-18
  Description: In spite of great advances in medicine, serious communicable diseases are a significant threat. Hospitals must be prepared to deal with patients who are infected with pathogens introduced by a bioterrorist act (e.g., smallpox), by a global emerging…

• Planning and response to Ebola virus disease: An integrated approach

  Tags Ebola, Emergency Management, EMS, Exercises and Drills, Infection Prevention and Control, Isolation/Biocontainment, R-Lead, R-PM, R-Res&Pub, Staffing, Staffing Model, Training, Viral Hemorrhagic Fever
  Creator: Smith, P. W., K. C. Boulter, A. L. Hewlett, C. J. Kratochvil, E. J. Beam, S. G. Gibbs, J. M. Lowe and M. M. Schwedhelm
  Subject: General
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 2015-05-01
  Description: The care of patients with Ebola virus disease (EVD) requires the application of critical care medicine principles under conditions of stringent infection control precautions.
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  Effectiveness of Four Disinfectants against Ebola Virus on Different Materials

  Tags Decontamination, Ebola, Infection Prevention and Control, Physical Infrastructure, R-PhIn, R-Res&Pub, Terminal Clean
  Creator: Smither, S., Phelps, A., Eastaugh, L., Ngugi, S., O’Brien, L., Dutch, A., & Lever, M. S.
  Subject: Infection Control
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 2016-08-04
  Description: The West Africa Ebola virus (EBOV) outbreak has highlighted the need for effective disinfectants capable of reducing viral load in a range of sample types, equipment and settings.This article was corrected in Erratum on August 4, 2016.
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  Two-Center Evaluation of Disinfectant Efficacy against Ebola Virus in Clinical and Laboratory Matrices

  Tags Decontamination, Ebola, Infection Prevention and Control, Lab, Laboratory, Physical Infrastructure, R-PhIn, R-Res&Pub, Terminal Clean
  Creator: Sophie J. Smither, Lin Eastaugh, Claire Marie Filone, Denise Freeburger, Artemas Herzog, M. Stephen Lever, David M. Miller, Dana Mitzel, James W. Noah, Mary S. Reddick-Elick, Amy Reese, Michael Schuit, Carly B. Wlazlowski, Michael Hevey, and Victoria…
  Subject: Infection Control
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 2018-01-01
  Description: Ebola virus (EBOV) in body fluids poses risk for virus transmission.
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  Comparison of FilmArray and Quantitative Real-Time Reverse Transcriptase PCR for Detection of Zaire Ebolavirus from Contrived and Clinical Specimens

  Tags Diagnosis, Ebola, Immunology, Lab, Laboratory, Laboratory Testing, R-Res&Pub, Specimen Handling
  Creator: Southern, T. R., L. D. Racsa, C. G. Albarino, P. D. Fey, S. H. Hinrichs, C. N. Murphy, V. L. Herrera, A. R. Sambol, C. E. Hill, E. L. Ryan, C. S. Kraft, S. Campbell, T. K. Sealy, A. Schuh, J. C. Ritchie, G. M. Lyon, 3rd, A. K. Mehta, J. B. Varkey, B.…
  Subject: Research
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 2015-09-01
  Description: Rapid, reliable, and easy-to-use diagnostic assays for detection of Zaire ebolavirus (ZEBOV) are urgently needed.
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  Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus for Clinicians—Virology, Pathogenesis, and Pathology

  Tags Crimean Congo Haemorrhagic Fever (CCHF), Pathology, Viral Hemorrhagic Fever, Virology
  Creator: State of the Clinical Science Working Group of the National Emerging Pathogens Training and Education Center’s (NETEC) Special Pathogens Research Network (SPRN)
  Subject: Treatment & Care
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 2024-05
  Description: Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF), caused by CCHF virus, is a tickborne disease that can cause a range of illness outcomes, from asymptomatic infection to fatal viral hemorrhagic fever; the disease has been described in >30 countries. We…
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  Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus for Clinicians-Epidemiology, Clinical Manifestations, and Prevention

  Tags Crimean Congo Haemorrhagic Fever (CCHF), Epidemiology, Infection Prevention and Control, Viral Hemorrhagic Fever
  Creator: State of the Clinical Science Working Group of the National Emerging Pathogens Training and Education Center’s (NETEC) Special Pathogens Research Network (SPRN)
  Subject: Infection Control
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 2024-05
  Description: Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a tickborne infection that can range from asymptomatic to fatal and has been described in >30 countries. Early identification and isolation of patients with suspected or confirmed CCHF and the use of…