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Creator: NETEC
Subject: Emergency Medical Services
Item Type: Guide
Date Last Updated: 2024-02-05
Description: PURPOSE: This Model Guidance outlines the procedure for the proper donning and doffing of a Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) ensemble for prehospital personnel managing a patient suspected or confirmed to have a Viral Hemorrhagic Fever (VHF) with… -
Creator: the Medical Countermeasures Working Group of the National Ebola Training and Education Center’s (NETEC’s) Special Pathogens Research Network (SPRN)
Subject: Research
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2020-08-03
Description: This article is a summary of countermeasures for Marburg virus disease focusing on pathogenesis, clinical features, and diagnostics, with an emphasis on therapies and vaccines that have demonstrated potential for use in an emergency situation,… -
Creator: WHO
Subject: General
Item Type: Hyperlink
Date Last Updated: 2021-08-07
Description: This WHO fact sheet covers Marburg virus disease: Key facts Transmission Symptoms of Marburg virus disease Diagnosis Treatment and vaccines Marburg virus in animals Prevention and control Controlling infection in healthcare settings Marburg viral… -
Creator: United Kingdom Department of Health
Subject: Treatment & Care
Item Type: Guide
Date Last Updated: 2021-08-12
Description: Gov.uk Marburg guidelines. From: Public Health England Published: 5 September 2014 Marburg virus is one of two viruses of the Filovirus family which, along with Ebola virus, can cause a severe and fatal haemorrhagic fever (VHF). -
Creator: U.S. Department of TransportationU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyU.S. Department of LaborCenters for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR)
Subject: Waste Management
Item Type: Guide
Date Last Updated: 2022-06-10
Description: Key Points: This documents supersedes earlier versions from January 2017 and August 2019. This document does not create new requirements, nor does it remove the obligation to comply with all applicable federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial… -
Creator: McElroy, A. K., P. Shrivastava-Ranjan, J. R. Harmon, R. B. Martines, L. Silva-Flannery, T. D. Flietstra, C. S. Kraft, A. K. Mehta, G. M. Lyon, J. B. Varkey, B. S. Ribner, S. T. Nichol, S. R. Zaki, and C. F. Spiropoulou
Subject: Research
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2019-02
Description: Ebola virus disease (EVD) is associated with elevated cytokine levels, and hypercytokinemia is more pronounced in fatal cases. This type of hyperinflammatory state is reminiscent of 2 rheumatologic disorders known as macrophage activation syndrome… -
Creator: Thom, Ruth, Thomas Tipton, Thomas Strecker, Yper Hall, Joseph Akoi Bore, Piet Maes, Fara Raymond Koundouno, Sarah Katharina Fehling, Verena Krähling, Kimberley Steeds, Anitha Varghese, Graham Bailey, Mary Matheson, Moussa Coné, Balla Moussa Keita,…
Subject: Research
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2020-10-13
Description: The 2013–16 Ebola virus disease epidemic in west Africa caused international alarm due to its rapid and extensive spread resulting in a significant death toll and social unrest within the affected region. The large number of cases provided an… -
Creator: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Subject: Research
Item Type: Webinar
Date Last Updated: 2018-11-02
Description: 13th annual Philip S. Chen, Jr., Ph.D. Distinguished Lecture on Innovation and Technology Transfer. Dr. Nancy Sullivan will present “Lightning Chess: How Host Immunity Gains a Winning Position Against Ebolavirus Infection.” Dr. Sullivan is Senior… -
Creator: Shenoy, Erica S., and David J. Weber.
Subject: Infection Control
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2021-01-11
Description: Delivery of care to patients with highly communicable diseases balances the potential risk of transmission from the patient-to-healthcare personnel (HCP) with the risks to the patient of delayed or reduced access to needed interventions. -
Creator: University of Nebraska Medical Center / Nebraska Medicine
Subject: Infection Control
Item Type: Protocol
Date Last Updated: 2018-06-01
Description: Policies and Procedures Manual: To prevent the potential transmission of highly hazardous communicable diseases through contaminated laundry.