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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: 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: 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: Treatment & Care
Item Type: Hyperlink
Date Last Updated: 2022-06-29
Description: Lassa virus infection can result in a broad spectrum of clinical signs and symptoms, from asymptomatic or very minimal symptoms to the severe manifestation, a viral hemorrhagic fever. In addition, the early symptoms of Lassa fever are similar in… -
Creator: NETEC
Subject: Treatment & Care
Item Type: Hyperlink
Date Last Updated: 2022-06-30
Description: This blog post provides a Clinical Perspective on Lassa Virus from NETEC experts. -
Creator: NETEC
Subject: Laboratory
Item Type: Guide
Date Last Updated: 2024-11-06
Description: This guide, printable flyer, provides laboratory resources related to Lassa Fever. This is a part of a series of one-page resource guides for laboratorians. -
Creator: NETEC
Subject: Infection Control
Item Type: Webinar
Date Last Updated: 2022-04-01
Description: Identify, Isolate, Inform - The I's Have It!NETEC webinar presentation: Identify, Isolate, Inform. The I's Have It. Topics will include the importance of early recognition in identifying individuals potentially infected with a special pathogen, steps… -
Creator: University of Nebraska Medical Center / Nebraska Medicine
Subject: Infection Control
Item Type: Guide
Date Last Updated: 2022-03-15
Description: Viral Hemorrhagic Fever or Orthopox Virus Emergency Department Screening -
Creator: Nextstrain
Subject: General
Item Type: Hyperlink
Date Last Updated: 2018-08-07
Description: Nextstrain is an open-source project to harness the scientific and public health potential of pathogen genome data. It provides a continually-updated view of publicly available data alongside powerful analytic and visualization tools for use by the… -
Creator: Strampe, Jamie, Danny A. Asogun, Emily Speranza, Meike Pahlmann, Ali Soucy, Sabrina Bockholt, Elisa Pallasch, Beate Becker-Ziaja, Sophie Duraffour, Nahid Bhadelia, Yemisi Ighodalo, Jennifer Oyakhilome, Emmanuel O. Omomoh, Thomas Olokor, Donatus I.…
Subject: Research
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2021-01-20
Description: Lassa fever is endemic in several west African countries. Case-fatality rates ranging from 21% to 69% have been reported. The pathophysiology of the disease in humans and determinants of mortality remain poorly understood. We aimed to determine host…
