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Creator: CDC
Subject: Training and Exercises
Item Type: Online Course
Date Last Updated: 2019-01-31
Description: Learn how to diagnose, treat and report hantavirus infection in the U.S. This training video was developed in partnership with Navajo Nation, Indian Health Services, and the Arizona and New Mexico Departments of Health. It provides an overview of… -
Creator: ASPR TRACIE
Subject: Waste Management
Item Type: Guide
Date Last Updated: 2019-01-31
Description: This ASPR TRACIE TA response includes links to best practices related to the Ebola and other Category A agent medical waste management. The information can also be used by facilities without autoclaves or incinerators. Related resources: ASPR… -
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: CDC
Subject: Waste Management
Item Type: Hyperlink
Date Last Updated: 2019-04-03
Description: Who this is for: Hospitals and healthcare providers that care for patients under investigation (PUIs) for Ebola virus disease (EVD) or with confirmed cases of EVD. What this is for: To help hospitals and healthcare providers safely handle,… -
Creator: NYC Health + Hospitals
Subject: Emergency Management
Item Type: Guide
Date Last Updated: 2019-06-30
Description: With the increasing demand for preparedness for and responses to the world’s emerging public health threats, this planning guide breaks new ground and leads the way as a distinctive domestic resource for healthcare delivery systems to customize their… -
Creator: Theodore J Cieslak, Jocelyn J Herstein, Mark G Kortepeter, Angela L Hewlett
Subject: Treatment & Care
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2019-08-22
Description: Although the concept of high-level containment care (HLCC or ‘biocontainment’), dates back to 1969, the 2014–2016 outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) brought with it a renewed emphasis on the use of specialized HLCC units in the care of patients… -
Creator: NETEC
Subject: Waste Management
Item Type: Guide
Date Last Updated: 2019-08-29
Description: When treating a patient with Ebola virus disease, hospitals and health care providers must safely handle, transport, and dispose of waste. Dr. Shawn Gibbs, PhD, MBA, CIH executive associate dean and professor with Indiana University School of Public… -
Creator: CDC
Subject: General
Item Type: Video
Date Last Updated: 2019-09-05
Description: Welcome to “We Were There,” a quarterly lecture series featuring past and present CDC researchers as they share their personal perspectives on historically important, CDC-led epidemiologic and laboratory investigations. This series will provide… -
Creator: C. D. C. Prevention Epicenters Program (CDC)
Subject: Infection Control
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2019-10-01
Description: More than 28 000 people were infected with Ebola virus during the 2014–2015 West African outbreak, resulting in more than 11 000 deaths. Better methods are needed to reduce the risk of self-contamination while doffing personal protective equipment… -
Creator: Jacob, Shevin T., Ian Crozier, William A. Fischer, Angela Hewlett, Colleen S. Kraft, Marc-Antoine de La Vega, Moses J. Soka, Victoria Wahl, Anthony Griffiths, Laura Bollinger, and Jens H. Kuhn.
Subject: General
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2020-02-20
Description: Ebola virus disease (EVD) is a severe and frequently lethal disease caused by Ebola virus (EBOV).