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Creator: NYC Health + Hospitals
Subject: Emergency Management
Item Type: Guide
Date Last Updated: 2023-12-15
Description: Matrix with response to different special pathogens. -
Creator: NETEC
Subject: Emergency Management
Item Type: Checklist
Date Last Updated: 2024-10-10
Description: The check-boxes in the pdf version only of this document are already selected by default. Be sure to select the appropriate boxes for your case. Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers (VHF) are a group of diseases caused by several families of viruses. The term… -
Creator: NETEC
Subject: Emergency Management
Item Type: Guide
Date Last Updated: 2024-10-30
Description: The SBAR template is for healthcare facilities to use for real-world responses to special pathogen outbreaks. It serves as a modifiable tool for communication and information sharing for staff and other partners. The template can be updated to meet… -
Creator: NETEC
Subject: Emergency Management
Item Type: Guide
Date Last Updated: 2024-10-30
Description: The FAQ template is for healthcare facilities to use for real-world responses to special pathogen outbreaks. It serves as a modifiable tool for communication and information sharing for staff and other partners. The template can be updated to meet… -
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: CDC, Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response (CDC OPHPR)
Subject: General
Item Type: Webinar
Date Last Updated: 2017-11-02
Description: This webinar discusses Nipah virus and Ebola in terms of how human activity increases contact with wildlife and thus zoonotic disease emergence, and discusses interventions that reduce such risk. -
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: 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: Science Working Group of the National Emerging Special Pathogens Training and Education Center (NETEC) Special Pathogens Research Network (SPRN)
Subject: General
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2022-04-05
Description: This summary on Lassa virus (LASV) infection and Lassa fever disease (LF) was developed from a clinical perspective to provide clinicians with a condensed, accessible understanding of the current literature. The information provided highlights… -
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