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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: Abigail E Lowe, Colleen Kraft, Mark G Kortepeter, Keith F Hansen, Kristine Sanger, Ann Johnson, Jonathan D Grein, Julie Martin, Rebecca Rousselle, Jennifer A Garland, Jessica Spotts, John J Lowe, Lauren M Sauer, Christopher J Kratochvil, Bruce G…
Subject: Research
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2022-05-31
Description: Research is foundational for evidence-based management of patients. Clinical research, however, takes time to plan, conduct, and disseminate—a luxury that is rarely available during a public health emergency. The University of Nebraska Medical Center… -
Creator: Kimon C Zachary, Erica S Shenoy
Subject: Infection Control
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2022-06-09
Description: Transmission risk of monkeypox in healthcare settings outside endemic regions has not been well defined. A rapid review of the literature, including cases outside monkeypox-endemic regions from 2000 to 2022 identified a single reported case of… -
Creator: Theodore J Cieslak, Jocelyn J Herstein, Mark G Kortepeter, Angela L Hewlett
Subject: Treatment & Care
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2019-08-22
Description: Although the concept of high-level containment care (HLCC or ‘biocontainment’), dates back to 1969, the 2014–2016 outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) brought with it a renewed emphasis on the use of specialized HLCC units in the care of patients… -
Creator: Vikramjit Mukherjee, Lauren M Sauer, Aneesh K Mehta, Sophia Y Shea, Paul D Biddinger, Brendan G Carr, Laura E Evans, Shelly Schwedhelm, John J Lowe, John J Lowe
Subject: Emergency Management
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2022-05-31
Description: Infectious disease outbreaks and pandemics have repeatedly threatened public health and have severely strained healthcare delivery systems throughout the past century. Pathogens causing respiratory illness, such as influenza viruses and… -
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: Mumma JM, Howard-Anderson JR, Morgan JS, Schink K, Wheatley MJ, Kraft CS, Lane MA, Kaufman NH, Ayeni O, Brownsword EA, Jacob JT.
Subject: Infection Control
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2021-09-10
Description: Understanding the cognitive determinants of healthcare worker (HCW) behavior is important for improving the use of infection prevention and control (IPC) practices. Given a patient requiring only standard precautions, we examined the dimensions along… -
Creator: Thomasian NM, Madad S, Hick JL, Ranney ML, Biddinger PD.
Subject: Emergency Management
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2021-07-27
Description: The Hospital Surge Preparedness and Response Index is an all-hazards template developed by a group of emergency management and disaster medicine experts from the United States. The objective of the Hospital Surge Preparedness and Response Index is to…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: 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…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.