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Creator: Errett, Nicole A., Lauren M. Sauer, and Lainie Rutkow.
Subject: Research
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2020-02
Description: In our increasingly interconnected world, the potential for emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) to spread globally is of paramount concern. -
Creator: Guest, T., G. Tantam, N. Donlin, K. Tantam, H. McMillan, and A. Tillyard.
Subject: Research
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2009-10-09
Description: We assessed the impact of a United Kingdom government‐recommended triage process, designed to guide the decision to admit patients to intensive care during an influenza pandemic, on patients in a teaching hospital intensive care unit. -
Creator: Herstein, Jocelyn J., Aurora B. Le, Lily A. McNulty, Sean A. Buehler, Paul D. Biddinger, Angela L. Hewlett, John J. Lowe, and Shawn G. Gibbs.
Subject: Physical Infrastructure
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2020-02-05
Description: In 2014, 56 US hospitals were designated as Ebola treatment centers (ETCs). ETCs had minimum augmented capability requirements for Ebola virus disease care, including for staffing and training. We sought to identify current ETC staffing challenges…Example only: NETEC provides this item for reference purposes but does not endorse its content. Newer versions may be in place at the providing institution.
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Creator: Johns Hopkins Biocontainment Unit Publishing Group
Subject: Emergency Management
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2019-02-19
Description: High-consequence pathogens create a unique problem. To provide effective treatment for infected patients while providing safety for the community, a series of 10 high-level isolation units have been created across the country; they are known as…Example only: NETEC provides this item for reference purposes but does not endorse its content. Newer versions may be in place at the providing institution.
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Creator: Wells, Jill R., Ian Crozier, Colleen S. Kraft, Mary Elizabeth Sexton, Charles E. Hill, Bruce S. Ribner, Sina Bavari, Gustavo Palacios, William A. Pearce, Russell Van Gelder, Hans Grossniklaus, Lisa Cazares, Xiankung Zeng, Jessica G. Shantha, and…
Subject: Treatment & Care
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2020-07
Description: A 46-year-old patient with previously documented Ebola virus persistence in his ocular fluid, associated with severe panuveitis, developed a visually significant cataract. A multidisciplinary approach was taken to prevent and control infection.This…Example only: NETEC provides this item for reference purposes but does not endorse its content. Newer versions may be in place at the providing institution.
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Creator: Burnham, C. D., J. H. Kwon, E. M. Burd, S. Campbell, P. C. Iwen and M. B. Miller
Subject: Laboratory
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2016-11-10
Description: We have asked 4 experts in this field to share their thoughts on contemporary challenges in laboratory preparedness for emerging infectious diseases. -
Creator: Wilkason, Colby, Christopher Lee, Lauren M. Sauer, Jennifer Nuzzo, and Amanda McClelland.
Subject: Personnel Management
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2020-06
Description: The 2014-2016 West African Ebola epidemic was devastating in many respects, not least of which was the impact on healthcare systems and their health workforce. Healthcare workers—including physicians, clinical officers, nurses, midwives, and… -
Creator: Casanova, L. M., K. Erukunuakpor, C. S. Kraft, J. M. Mumma, F. T. Durso, A. N. Ferguson, C. L. Gipson, V. L. Walsh, C. Zimring, J. DuBose, J. T. Jacob, Control Centers for Disease, and Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion Prevention Epicenters…
Subject: Infection Control
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2018-05-05
Description: The 2014–2015 outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) placed healthcare workers (HCWs) at high risk for acquiring EVD during patient care. -
Creator: Blachere, Francoise M., William G. Lindsley, Cynthia M. McMillen, Donald H. Beezhold, Edward M. Fisher, Ronald E. Shaffer, and John D. Noti.
Subject: Infection Control
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2018-10
Description: Healthcare workers (HCWs) are at significantly higher risk of exposure to influenza virus during seasonal epidemics and global pandemics. -
Creator: WHO
Subject: Infection Control
Item Type: Protocol
Date Last Updated: 2019-01
Description: Protocol for MERS-CoV: This protocol outlines methods of an analytical epidemiological, virological and serological study involving staff working at a health care facility(ies) where an index patient infected with MERS-CoV virus is currently being or…
