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Creator: Santarpia JL, Herrera VL, Rivera DN, Ratnesar-Shumate S, Reid SP, Ackerman DN, Denton PW, Martens JWS, Fang Y, Conoan N, Callahan MV, Lawler JV, Brett-Major DM, Lowe JJ.
Subject: Infection Control
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2021-08-18
Description: Aerosol transmission of COVID-19 is the subject of ongoing policy debate. Characterizing aerosol produced by people with COVID-19 is critical to understanding the role of aerosols in transmission. -
Creator: Johns Hopkins
Subject: Physical Infrastructure
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2016-05-01
Description: In response to the 2014-2015 Ebola virus disease outbreak in West Africa, Johns Hopkins Medicine created a biocontainment unit to care for patients infected with Ebola virus and other high-consequence pathogens. -
Creator: Baker, Michael G., Nick Wilson, and Andrew Anglemyer.
Subject: Infection Control
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2020-08-20
Description: Soon after initial descriptions of an outbreak in Wuhan, China, were shared, reports in late January 2020 (https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)30260-9/fulltext. opens in new tab) confirmed that Covid-19 was almost… -
Creator: CIDRAP
Subject: Infection Control
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2013-02-20
Description: In a new study, Chinese hospital staffers who wore N95 respirators all the time enjoyed significantly lower rates of clinical respiratory illnesses (CRIs) than workers who wore surgical masks or used N95s only for high-risk procedures. -
Creator: Cheung, Jonathan Chun-Hei, Lap Tin Ho, Justin Vincent Cheng, Esther Yin Kwan Cham, and Koon Ngai Lam.
Subject: Personnel Management
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2020-02-24
Description: Medical professionals caring for patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are at high risk of contracting the infection.Example only: NETEC provides this item for reference purposes but does not endorse its content. Newer versions may be in place at the providing institution.
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Creator: Aydillo, Teresa, Ana S. Gonzalez-Reiche, Sadaf Aslam, Adriana van de Guchte, Zenab Khan, Ajay Obla, Jayeeta Dutta, Harm van Bakel, Judith Aberg, Adolfo García-Sastre, Gunjan Shah, Tobias Hohl, Genovefa Papanicolaou, Miguel-Angel Perales, Kent…
Subject: Infection Control
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2020-12-01
Description: Detection of replication-competent severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the most reliable indicator of contagiousness. -
Creator: Cox, Rebecca J., Karl A. Brokstad, Florian Krammer, Nina Langeland, Bjørn Blomberg, Kanika Kuwelker, Sarah Lartey, Dagrun Waag Linchausen, Kristin G. I. Mohn, Francisco Gomez Real, Amit Bansal, Geir Bredholt, Anders Madsen, Therese Bredholt Onanygo,…
Subject: Research
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2020-06-15
Description: We read with interest the Article by Qifang Bi and colleagues, in which they reported a household secondary attack rate, as detected by repeated RT-PCR tests, of approximately 11%. We have found substantially higher attacks rates in western Norway… -
Creator: Bax, Adriaan, Christina E. Bax, Valentyn Stadnytskyi, and Philip Anfinrud.
Subject: Research
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2020-09-11
Description: During a pandemic, identifying modes of transmission is paramount to devise effective and practical mitigation strategies. -
Creator: Christine M. Szablewski; Karen T. Chang; Marie M. Brown; Victoria T. Chu; Anna R. Yousaf; Ndubuisi Anyalechi; Peter A. Aryee; Hannah L. Kirking; Maranda Lumsden; Erin Mayweather; Clinton J. McDanie; Robert Montierth; Asfia Mohammed; Noah G. Schwartz;…
Subject: Research
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2020-07-31
Description: Limited data are available about transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), among youths. During June 17–20, an overnight camp in Georgia (camp A) held orientation for 138 trainees and 120 staff members;… -
Creator: Ng, Oon Tek, Kalisvar Marimuthu, Vanessa Koh, Junxiong Pang, Kyaw Zaw Linn, Jie Sun, Liang De Wang, Wan Ni Chia, Charles Tiu, Monica Chan, Li Min Ling, Shawn Vasoo, Mohammad Yazid Abdad, Po Ying Chia, Tau Hong Lee, Ray Junhao Lin, Sapna P.…
Subject: Research
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2020-11-02
Description: The proportion of asymptomatic carriers and transmission risk factors of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) among household and non-household contacts remains unclear.