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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: 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: Guide
Date Last Updated: 2023-06-22
Description: This group of infectious diseases is caused by several distinct viral families. The term VHF describes the conditions these pathogens can cause, which may affect many body systems, including damaging the cardiovascular system. Some of these viruses… -
Creator: NETEC
Subject: Infection Control
Item Type: Guide
Date Last Updated: 2023-04-17
Description: Purpose: The information in this document includes general considerations that may be incorporated into terminal cleaning plans. It is intended to serve as a planning tool and resource for risk assessments or preparedness activities. -
Creator: NETEC
Subject: Laboratory
Item Type: Guide
Date Last Updated: 2022-05-17
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: Kraft, Colleen S., Aneesh K. Mehta, Jay B. Varkey, G. Marshall Lyon, Sharon Vanairsdale, Sonia Bell, Eileen M. Burd, Mary Elizabeth Sexton, Leslie Anne Cassidy, Patricia Olinger, Kalpana Rengarajan, Vanessa N. Raabe, Emily Davis, Scott Henderson,…
Subject: Personnel Management
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2020-04
Description: Healthcare personnel (HCP) were recruited to provide serum samples, which were tested for antibodies against Ebola or Lassa virus to evaluate for asymptomatic seroconversion.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: McElroy, A. K., R. S. Akondy, J. R. Harmon, A. H. Ellebedy, D. Cannon, J. D. Klena, J. Sidney, A. Sette, A. K. Mehta, C. S. Kraft, M. G. Lyon, J. B. Varkey, B. S. Ribner, S. T. Nichol and C. F. Spiropoulou
Subject: Research
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2017-06-15
Description: A nurse who acquired Lassa virus infection in Togo in the spring of 2016 was repatriated to the United States for care at Emory University Hospital. -
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Creator: Katherine J. Siddle, Ph.D., Philomena Eromon, B.Sc., Kayla G. Barnes, Ph.D., Judith U. Oguzie, D.V.M., Samar Mehta, M.D., Ph.D., Ikponmwonsa Odia, M.Sc., Rickey Shah, A.L.M., Patrick Brehio, B.S., Sarah M. Winnicki, M.S., Christopher Iruolagbe,…
Subject: Research
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2018-11-01
Description: In early 2018 Nigeria experienced an unprecedented increase in Lassa fever cases with widespread geographic distribution. -
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…