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Creator: Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Subject: General
Item Type: Hyperlink
Date Last Updated: 2018-05-14
Description: Questions about Ebola explained -
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: CDC
Subject: General
Item Type: Hyperlink
Date Last Updated: 2022-10-19
Description: Nipah virus (NiV) is a zoonotic virus, meaning that it can spread between animals and people. Fruit bats, also called flying foxes, are the animal reservoir for NiV in nature. Nipah virus is also known to cause illness in pigs and people. Infection… -
Creator: Beam, E. L., S. Schwedhelm, K. Boulter, C. Kratochvil, J. Lowe, A. Hewlett, S. G. Gibbs and P. W. Smith
Subject: Infection Control
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2016-03-01
Description: In response to the Ebola virus disease outbreak of 2014, specific procedures for personal protective equipment use were developed in the Nebraska Biocontainment Unit for the isolation care of patients with the illness. -
Creator: Kortepeter, M. G., T. J. Cieslak, E. H. Kwon, P. W. Smith, C. J. Kratochvil and A. L. Hewlett
Subject: Infection Control
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2017-09-20
Description: We read with interest the recent paper by Petti et al. entitled “Ebola Virus Infection among Western Healthcare Workers Unable to Recall the Transmission Route”... -
Creator: Lowe, J. J., P. L. Olinger, S. G. Gibbs, K. Rengarajan, E. L. Beam, K. C. Boulter, M. M. Schwedhelm, A. K. Hayes, C. J. Kratochvil, S. Vanairsdale, B. Frislie, J. Lewis, A. L. Hewlett, P. W. Smith, B. Gartland and B. S. Ribner
Subject: Infection Control
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2015-07-01
Description: The growing Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa, coupled with the transport of patients to the United States for treatment and the first US Ebola case identified September 30, 2014, in Texas, have driven hospitals throughout the United States to be… -
Creator: Sarah L. Krein, PhD, RN; Jeanmarie Mayer, MD; Molly Harrod, PhD; Lauren E. Weston, MPH; Lynn Gregory, NP; Laura Petersen, MHSA; Matthew H. Samore, MD; Frank A. Drews, PhD
Subject: Infection Control
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2018-08-01
Description: Using personal protective equipment (PPE) and transmission-based precautions are primary strategies for reducing the transmission of infectious agents. -
Creator: University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)
Subject: Infection Control
Item Type: Webinar
Date Last Updated: 2018-05-15
Description: EID 4 EMT Free Video Training Series -
Emerging Infectious Diseases Videos for Prehospital Providers -
Donning & Doffing PPE for Contact, Droplet, and Airborne Precautions -
Creator: Reddy, Sujan C., Amy L. Valderrama, and David T. Kuhar.
Subject: Infection Control
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2019-10-01
Description: Unrecognized transmission of pathogens in healthcare settings can lead to colonization and infection of both patients and healthcare personnel. The use of personal protective equipment (PPE) is an important strategy to protect healthcare personnel… -
Creator: C. D. C. Prevention Epicenters Program (CDC)
Subject: Infection Control
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2019-10-01
Description: Healthcare personnel (HCP) acquire antibiotic-resistant bacteria on their gloves and gowns when caring for intensive care unit (ICU) patients.