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Creator: NETEC
Subject: Emergency Management
Item Type: Hyperlink
Date Last Updated: 2021-08-12
Description: On August 9, 2021, health authorities in Guinea, west Africa, confirmed a case of Marburg virus disease (MVD) in the southern Gueckedou prefecture. In this post, NETEC provides information and resources on MVD. -
Creator: NETEC
Subject: Emergency Management
Item Type: Hyperlink
Date Last Updated: 2024-10-30
Description: On October 28, 2024, the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (IDHHS) reported a fatal case of Lassa fever in a patient who had recently returned from a trip to West Africa. There have been eight travel-related Lassa virus cases in the United… -
Creator: NETEC
Subject: Emergency Medical Services
Item Type: Guide
Date Last Updated: 2021-07-23
Description: On July 8-9 a U.S. citizen traveled from Nigeria to Dallas, TX, via Atlanta, GA. On July 13 the patient presented to an emergency department for a rash that had been present since July 7. The patient was diagnosed with Mpox and isolated.This blog… -
Creator: NETEC
Subject: Emergency Medical Services
Item Type: Guide
Date Last Updated: 2022-05-19
Description: It is very unlikely that EMS clinicians will encounter a person infected with Mpox during routine operations, however EMS professionals should follow an identify, isolate, and inform strategy to prevent the spread of illness. This blog post covers… -
Creator: NETEC
Subject: Emergency Medical Services
Item Type: Hyperlink
Date Last Updated: 2022-10-19
Description: This blog post covers considerations related to EMS.While it is unlikely that emergency medical services (EMS) personnel in the United States will encounter a person infected with Ebola virus during routine operations, an Ebola outbreak reported… -
Creator: NETEC
Subject: General
Item Type: Hyperlink
Date Last Updated: 2022-06-06
Description: This blog post covers the basics of what you need to know about Lassa Fever: Transmission, Symptoms, and Signs.Lassa fever is an animal-borne, or zoonotic, acute viral hemorrhagic illness endemic in parts of West Africa including Sierra Leone,… -
Creator: NETEC
Subject: Infection Control
Item Type: Guide
Date Last Updated: 2022-05-31
Description: The following resource was developed and shared during the multi-country Mpox outbreak of clade II in 2022-2023. The current outbreak of Mpox clade I requires different considerations for patient management as clade I is considered a select agent. If… -
Creator: NETEC
Subject: Infection Control
Item Type: Hyperlink
Date Last Updated: 2022-06-21
Description: This blog post covers information on stopping transmission of Lassa Fever with Infection Prevention and Control and Waste Management. -
Creator: NETEC
Subject: Infection Control
Item Type: Hyperlink
Date Last Updated: 2022-06-13
Description: This blog post covers infection control, biocontainment, PPE, and related topics for Lassa Fever patients. Because of the high degree of mortality associated with infection, patients infected with or suspected to be infected with Lassa virus should… -
Creator: NETEC
Subject: Infection Control
Item Type: Guide
Date Last Updated: 2022-10-07
Description: This NETEC blog post discusses the Sudan ebolavirus outbreak in Uganda, differences and similarities among ebolavirus Species, the Identify, Isolate, and Inform process, and infection control and waste management.
