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Creator: CDC
Subject: Laboratory
Item Type: Protocol
Date Last Updated: 2016-12-01
Description: This protocol has been developed to guide the sequence and type of laboratory testing to be undertaken in situations involving specimens from patients with acute, generalized vesicular or pustular rash illness, or suspected smallpox vaccine (vaccinia… -
Creator: CDC
Subject: General
Item Type: Hyperlink
Date Last Updated: 2021-07-16
Description: General information about Monkeypox.Monkeypox is a rare disease that is caused by infection with monkeypox virus. Monkeypox virus belongs to the Orthopoxvirus genus in the family Poxviridae. The Orthopoxvirus genus also includes variola virus (the… -
Creator: CDC
Subject: Treatment & Care
Item Type: Hyperlink
Date Last Updated: 2019-10-08
Description: Information for clinicians related to Monkeypox:The first symptoms of monkeypox include fever, malaise, headache, and sometimes sore throat and cough. A distinguishing feature of monkeypox from smallpox is lymphadenopathy (swollen lymph nodes). This… -
Creator: NETEC
Subject: Infection Control
Item Type: Guide
Date Last Updated: 2021-07-19
Description: NETEC recommends the “Identify, Isolate, and Inform” strategy. In this article, we provide a quick list of transmission precautions, PPE, waste, and other medical countermeasures. -
Creator: NETEC
Subject: Waste Management
Item Type: Guide
Date Last Updated: 2021-07-21
Description: The United States recently had a case of Monkeypox virus diagnosed in a patient in Dallas County, Texas. Organizations in the U.S. now preparing for the potential need to handle patients under investigation or patients with the Monkeypox virus must… -
Creator: NETEC
Subject: Emergency Management
Item Type: Guide
Date Last Updated: 2021-07-23
Description: On July 8-9 a U.S. citizen traveled from Nigeria to Dallas, TX, via Atlanta, GA. On July 13 the patient presented to an emergency department for a rash that had been present since July 7. The patient was diagnosed with Monkeypox and isolated.This… -
Creator: NETEC
Subject: Laboratory
Item Type: Guide
Date Last Updated: 2022-06-16
Description: This guide provides laboratory resources related to Monkeypox. This is a part of a series of one-page resource guides for laboratorians. -
Creator: NETEC
Subject: Emergency Management
Item Type: Guide
Date Last Updated: 2022-05-19
Description: It is very unlikely that EMS clinicians will encounter a person infected with Monkeypox during routine operations, however EMS professionals should follow an identify, isolate, and inform strategy to prevent the spread of illness. This blog post… -
Creator: NETEC
Subject: Infection Control
Item Type: Webinar
Date Last Updated: 2022-06-01
Description: A recent European outbreak of Monkeypox has captured the global healthcare community’s attention. As cases overseas continue to rise, the first cases of Monkeypox in the United States have recently been confirmed. With healthcare organizations across… -
Creator: NETEC
Subject: Infection Control
Item Type: Guide
Date Last Updated: 2022-05-31
Description: The Top 3 Things to Know About Infection Prevention Controls and Waste Management for Monkeypox Outbreaks of the Monkeypox virus have been found on every continent, and to date more than 650 confirmed and suspected cases of Monkeypox have been…