Browse Items (29 total)

• Roots, Not Parachutes: Research Collaborations Combat Outbreaks

  Tags Infection Prevention and Control, Outbreaks, Preparedness, R-EM, R-Res&Pub, Research, Research Design
  Creator: Nathan L. Yozwiak, Christian T. Happi, Donald S. Grant, John S. Schieffelin, Robert F. Garry, Pardis C. Sabeti, and Kristian G. Andersen, on behalf of the Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Consortium and the African Center of Excellence for Genomics of…
  Subject: Emergency Management
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 2016-06-30
  Description: Summary
  
  Recent infectious disease epidemics illustrate how health systems failures anywhere can create disease vulnerabilities everywhere. We must therefore prioritize investments in health care infrastructure in outbreak-prone regions of the…

• The Evolution of the National Special Pathogen System of Care

  Tags Communications, Emergency Management, NETEC, Outbreaks, Pandemic, R-Res&Pub, Research, Special Pathogens
  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…

• Guidance For Managing Ethical Issues In Infectious Disease Outbreaks

  Tags Ebola, Epidemic, Ethics, Legal, Outbreaks, Patient Care, Public Health, Quarantine, R-Gen, R-Res&Pub, Research, Special Pathogens, Survivors
  Creator: World Health Organization (WHO)
  Subject: General
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 2016-10-18
  Description: Infectious disease outbreaks are frequently characterized by scientific uncertainty, social and institutional disruption, and an overall climate of fear and distrust. Policy makers and public health professionals may be forced to weigh and prioritize…

• Ethically Sound

  Tags Ebola, Epidemic, Ethics, Legal, Outbreaks, Patient Care, Public Health, Quarantine, R-Gen, Research, Special Pathogens, Survivors
  Creator: Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues
  Subject: General
  Item Type: Webinar
  Date Last Updated: 2016-09-19
  Description: Episode of the 'Ethically Sound' podcast, discussing ethics and ebola.

• Community Engagement in Ethics and Ebola

  Tags Communications, Ebola, Epidemic, Ethics, Legal, Outbreaks, Patient Care, Public Health, Quarantine, R-Gen, Research
  Creator: Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues
  Subject: General
  Item Type: Online Course
  Date Last Updated: 2016-07-13
  Description: A learning module for students to discuss, identify, and consider issues related to community engagement in public health emergency planning and response.

• The Impact of High-Level Isolation Units Beyond High-Consequence Pathogen Preparedness

  Tags Infection Prevention and Control, Isolation/Biocontainment, Preparedness, R-PhIn, R-Res&Pub, Regional Treatment Center, Research, Special Pathogens
  Creator: Jennifer Andonian, Kelsie E. Galusha, Lisa L. Maragakis, and Brian T. Garibaldi.
  Subject: General
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 2019-02-19
  Description: In response to the 2014 Ebola outbreak, the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) funded the creation of 10 Regional Ebola and Other Special Pathogen Treatment Centers (RESPTCs) across the United States.
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  Biocontainment Units: Moving to the Next Phase of Evolution

  Tags Biosafety, R-PhIn, R-Res&Pub, Research
  Creator: Mark G. Kortepeter and Theodore J. Cieslak
  Subject: Infection Control
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 2019-02-06
  Description: The concept and belief in the idea of “biocontainment” has undergone significant evolution during the past 20 years.

• Preliminary results on the efficacy of rVSV-ZEBOV-GP Ebola vaccine using the ring vaccination strategy in the control of an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: an example of integration of research into epidemic response.

  Tags Clinical Trial, Ebola, Epidemic, Outbreaks, R-Res&Pub, R-T&C, Research, Research Design, Therapeutics, Vaccine Study
  Creator: WHO
  Subject: Infection Control
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 2019-04-12
  Description: ABOUT THIS ANALYSIS: DRC’s national research institute, the Institut National pour la Recherche Biomedicale (INRB) and WHO have conducted a preliminary analysis of the data being collected from the ring vaccination protocol. The analysis summarized…

• Monkeypox transmission following exposure in healthcare facilities in nonendemic settings: Low risk but limited literature

  Tags Contact Transmission, Mpox, Occupational Exposure, R-Res&Pub, Research
  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…

• Efficacy, immunogenicity, and safety of a plant-derived, quadrivalent, virus-like particle influenza vaccine in adults (18–64 years) and older adults (≥65 years): two multicentre, randomised phase 3 trials

  Tags Flu, Influenza, R-Lab, R-Res&Pub, Research, Vaccine Study
  Creator: Ward, Brian J., Alexander Makarkov, Annie Séguin, Stéphane Pillet, Sonia Trépanier, Jiwanjeet Dhaliwall, Michael D. Libman, Timo Vesikari, and Nathalie Landry.
  Subject: Laboratory
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 2020-10-13
  Description: Seasonal influenza remains a substantial public health threat despite the availability of egg-derived and other vaccines. Plant-based manufacturing might address some of the limitations of current vaccines. We describe two phase 3 efficacy studies of…