Browse Items (40 total)

• Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Diagnostics

  Tags Diagnosis, Ebola, Identify, Marburg, R-IIT, R-Lead, R-Res&Pub, Viral Hemorrhagic Fever
  Creator: Racsa, L. D., C. S. Kraft, G. G. Olinger, and L. E. Hensley
  Subject: Intake and Internal Transport
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 2016-01-15
  Description: There are 4 families of viruses that cause viral hemorrhagic fever (VHF), including Filoviridae. Ebola virus is one virus within the family Filoviridae and the cause of the current outbreak of VHF in West Africa.

• U.S. High-Level Isolation Unit Clinical Laboratory Capabilities Update.

  Tags Diagnosis, Ebola, Infection Prevention and Control, Isolation/Biocontainment, Lab, Laboratorian, Laboratory, Laboratory Testing, R-Lab, R-Res&Pub, Special Pathogens, Specimen Handling, Specimen Transport
  Creator: Herstein, J. J., P. C. Iwen, K. C. Jelden, P. D. Biddinger, S. G. Gibbs, A. B. Le, A. L. Hewlett and J. J. Lowe 
  Subject: Laboratory
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 2018-01-04
  Description: In late 2014, 56 hospitals in the United States were designated by state and federal public health authorities as specially designed high-level isolation units (HLIUs) equipped with advanced infrastructure, laboratory capabilities, and trained staff…
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  U.S. Ebola Treatment Center Clinical Laboratory Support

  Tags Biosafety, Diagnosis, Ebola, Example, Isolation/Biocontainment, Lab, Laboratory, Laboratory Testing, R-Lab, R-Res&Pub, Specimen Collection, Specimen Handling
  Creator: Jelden, K. C., P. C. Iwen, J. J. Herstein, P. D. Biddinger, C. S. Kraft, L. Saiman, P. W. Smith, A. L. Hewlett, S. G. Gibbs and J. J. Lowe
  Subject: Laboratory
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 2016-04-01
  Description: Fifty-five hospitals in the United States have been designated Ebola treatment centers (ETCs) by their state and local health authorities.

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  Preliminary Guidance for High-Level Containment Care of Patients Infected with Sudan Ebolavirus

  Tags Diagnosis, Ebola, Epidemiology, Isolate, Isolation/Biocontainment, R-T&C, Treatment and Care, Video, Viral Hemorrhagic Fever
  Creator: NETEC
  Subject: Treatment & Care
  Item Type: Video
  Date Last Updated: 2022-12-19
  Description: The information in this video is evolving, and updates to the content will come out in the future. Please check back for the most updated information. Objectives: In this video presentation, we will discuss: Epidemiology of Sudan Ebolavirus and the…
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  Polio Resurgence: Guidance for Health Care Workers

  Tags Diagnosis, Droplet Transmission, Laboratory Testing, Polio, R-T&C, Survivors, Vaccines
  Creator: NETEC
  Subject: Treatment & Care
  Item Type: Hyperlink
  Date Last Updated: 2023-02-06
  Description: This NETEC blog post discusses Poliovirus transmission and pathogenesis, Paralytic Polio, Polio survivors and Post-Polio Syndrome (PPS), Polio vaccines and recommendations, and Polio testing in the laboratory.
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  Performance of bedside diagnostic ultrasound in an Ebola isolation unit: the Emory University Hospital experience

  Tags Diagnosis, Ebola, Equipment and Supplies, Infection Prevention and Control, Patient Care, R-Res&Pub, R-T&C
  Creator: Moreno, C. C., C. S. Kraft, S. Vanairsdale, P. Kandiah, M. A. Klopman, B. S. Ribner and S. Tridandapani
  Subject: Treatment & Care
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 2015-06-01
  Description: Individuals with Ebola virus disease, a contagious and potentially lethal infection, are now being treated in specialized units in the United States.

• Overview of the Ebola vaccines in pre-clinical and clinical development/Aperçu des vaccins Ebola en phase clinique et préclinique de développement

  Tags Diagnosis, Ebola, Epidemiology, Français, French, Outbreaks, Outcomes, R-PM, R-Res&Pub, Staffing, Staffing Model, Therapeutics, Viral Hemorrhagic Fever
  Creator: Buchy P.
  Subject: Contenu Français
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 2016-10-01
  Description: L’épidémie d’Ebola qui a sévit en Afrique de l’Ouest entre 2013 et 2016 a considérablement accéléré la recherche et le développement de vaccins Ebola.

• OraQuick Ebola Rapid Antigen Test

  Tags Diagnosis, Ebola, Example, Lab, Laboratory, Laboratory Testing, R-Lab
  Creator: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
  Subject: Laboratory
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 2019-10-10
  Description: This document describes the FDA's approval of the marketing of a rapid diagnostic test (RDT) to detect Ebola virus antigens (proteins) in human blood from certain living individuals and samples from certain recently deceased individuals suspected to…

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• Online Audiocasts From the SHEA/CDC ORTP (Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Outbreak Response Training Program) Regional Training Workshop

  Tags Behavioral Health, Biosafety, Clinical Care Guidelines, Communications, CONOPS, Diagnosis, Ebola, Emergency Management, Epidemic, Exercises and Drills, MERS-CoV, Person Under Investigation (PUI), Preparedness, Public Health, R-T&E, Special Pathogens, Therapeutics, Training, Treatment and Care, Viral Hemorrhagic Fever
  Creator: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  Subject: General
  Item Type: In Person Course
  Date Last Updated: 2023-10-18
  Description: These audiocasts, recorded at the SHEA/CDC ORTP Regional Training Workshop, discuss successes and failures of past infectious disease outbreaks and offer insights into the key steps involved in preparing your facility for the next high-consequence…

• Ocular manifestations of Ebola virus disease: What we learned from the last epidemic/Manifestations oculaires de la maladie à virus Ebola : les leçons de la dernière épidémie

  Tags Contact Transmission, Diagnosis, Droplet Transmission, Ebola, Epidemiology, Eye/Ocular Health, Français, French, Infection Prevention and Control, Outbreaks, R-Res&Pub, Viral Hemorrhagic Fever
  Creator: Rousseau A, Labetoulle M.
  Subject: Contenu Français
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 2015-10-01
  Description: L’épidémie de maladie à virus Ebola (MVE), déclarée comme telle en mars 2014 en Afrique de l’Ouest, est la plus importante jamais observée. C’est également la première épidémie de MVE responsable de cas d’importation aux États-Unis et de…