Browse Items (1478 total)

• Essentials of filoviral load quantification.

  Tags Ebola, Outbreaks, R-Res&Pub, Viral Hemorrhagic Fever, Virology
  Creator: Cnops, L., J. van Griensven, A. N. Honko, D. G. Bausch, A. Sprecher, C. E. Hill, R. Colebunders, J. C. Johnson, A. Griffiths, G. F. Palacios, C. S. Kraft, G. Kobinger, A. Hewlett, D. A. Norwood, P. Sabeti, P. B. Jahrling, P. Formenty, J. H. Kuhn, and…
  Subject: Research
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 2016-07
  Description: Quantitative measurement of viral load is an important parameter in the management of filovirus disease outbreaks because viral load correlates with severity of disease, survival, and infectivity. Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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  Pregnancy, Labor, and Delivery after Ebola Virus Disease and Implications for Infection Control in Obstetric Services, United States

  Tags Ebola, Infection Prevention and Control, Labor and Delivery, Neonates, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), R-SP, Survivors
  Creator: Kamali, Amanda, Denise J. Jamieson, Julius Kpaduwa, Sarah Schrier, Moon Kim, Nicole M. Green, Ute Ströher, Atis Muehlenbachs, Michael Bell, Pierre E. Rollin, and Laurene Mascola.
  Subject: Infection Control
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 2016-07
  Description: Many of the survivors of the 2014–2015 epidemic of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in West Africa were women of childbearing age.

• Community Engagement in Ethics and Ebola

  Tags Communications, Ebola, Epidemic, Ethics, Legal, Outbreaks, Patient Care, Public Health, Quarantine, R-Gen, Research
  Creator: Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues
  Subject: General
  Item Type: Online Course
  Date Last Updated: 2016-07-13
  Description: A learning module for students to discuss, identify, and consider issues related to community engagement in public health emergency planning and response.

• Ebola virus disease and critical illness

  Tags Critical Care, Ebola, R-Res&Pub, R-T&C
  Creator: Leligdowicz, A., W. A. Fischer, 2nd, T. M. Uyeki, T. E. Fletcher, N. K. Adhikari, G. Portella, F. Lamontagne, C. Clement, S. T. Jacob, L. Rubinson, A. Vanderschuren, J. Hajek, S. Murthy, M. Ferri, I. Crozier, E. Ibrahima, M. C. Lamah, J. S.…
  Subject: Treatment & Care
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 2016-07-29
  Description: As of 20 May 2016 there have been 28,646 cases and 11,323 deaths resulting from the West African Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak reported to the World Health Organization.
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  NYC Health + Hospitals General Special Pathogen Screening Algorithm

  Tags Communications, Ebola, Emergency Department, Identify, Inform, Isolate, Person Under Investigation (PUI), Public Health, R-IIT, R-Lead, Special Pathogens
  Creator: NYC Health + Hospitals
  Subject: Intake and Internal Transport
  Item Type: Guide
  Date Last Updated: 2016-08-01
  Description: Screening Algorithm for Special Pathogen Diseases
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  Use of Postexposure Prophylaxis After Occupational Exposure to Zaire ebolavirus

  Tags Ebola, Example, Occupational Exposure, Occupational Health, Prophylaxis, R-PM, R-Res&Pub
  Creator: Wong, K. K., R. T. Davey, Jr., A. L. Hewlett, C. S. Kraft, A. K. Mehta, M. J. Mulligan, A. Beck, W. Dorman, C. J. Kratochvil, L. Lai, T. N. Palmore, S. Rogers, P. W. Smith, A. F. Suffredini, M. Wolcott, U. Stroher and T. M. Uyeki
  Subject: Research
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 2016-08-01
  Description: From September 2014 to April 2015, 6 persons who had occupational exposures to Zaire ebolavirus in West Africa received investigational agent rVSV-ZEBOV or TKM-100802 for postexposure prophylaxis and were monitored in the United States.

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• Public Health Emergencies and the Media

  Tags Communications, Ebola, Emergency Management, Epidemic, Outbreaks, Public Health, R-EM
  Creator: Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues
  Subject: Emergency Management
  Item Type: Guide
  Date Last Updated: 2016-08-01
  Description: This release discusses how non-scientists can spot the hype in media coverage on public health emergencies.
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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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  Lessons Learned in Developing an Effective Regional Ebola CONOPS (Concept of Operations)

  Tags Communications, CONOPS, Ebola, Emergency Management, Epidemic, Identify, Inform, Isolate, Outbreaks, Pre-Hospital, Public Health, Quarantine, R-EM, R-EMS, R-PreH
  Creator: ASPR
  Subject: Emergency Management
  Item Type: Webinar
  Date Last Updated: 2016-08-10
  Description: This recorded webinar with slides aims to share lessons learned to assist regions in the development of their Ebola concept of operations (CONOPS) (ASPR).
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  Assessment Hospital Ebola Tabletop Exercise Template

  Tags Assessment Facility, CONOPS, Emergency Management, EMS, Exercises and Drills, Identify, Inform, Intake, Isolate, Patient Transport, Person Under Investigation (PUI), Pre-hospital Transport, R-T&E, Surge, Templates
  Creator: NETEC
  Subject: Training and Exercises
  Item Type: Exercise
  Date Last Updated: 2016-08-15
  Description: Assessment Hospitals - Exercise Materials for Ebola