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  Effects of therapies for Ebola virus disease: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

  Tags Ebola, R-T&C, Therapeutics
  Creator: Ya Gao, Yunli Zhao, Gordon Guyatt, Robert Fowler, Richard Kojan, Long Ge, Jinhui Tian, Collaborators; Qiukui Hao
  Subject: Treatment & Care
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 2022-07-05
  Description: Specific treatments targeting Ebola virus are crucial in managing Ebola virus disease. To support the development of clinical practice guidelines on medications for Ebola virus disease, we aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of therapies for…

• 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…
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  Use of Postexposure Prophylaxis After Occupational Exposure to Zaire ebolavirus

  Tags Ebola, Example, Occupational Exposure, Occupational Health, Prophylaxis, R-PM, R-Res&Pub
  Creator: Wong, K. K., R. T. Davey, Jr., A. L. Hewlett, C. S. Kraft, A. K. Mehta, M. J. Mulligan, A. Beck, W. Dorman, C. J. Kratochvil, L. Lai, T. N. Palmore, S. Rogers, P. W. Smith, A. F. Suffredini, M. Wolcott, U. Stroher and T. M. Uyeki
  Subject: Research
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 2016-08-01
  Description: From September 2014 to April 2015, 6 persons who had occupational exposures to Zaire ebolavirus in West Africa received investigational agent rVSV-ZEBOV or TKM-100802 for postexposure prophylaxis and were monitored in the United States.

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  Neonatal Ebola infection: An Interesting Issue in Pediatric Infectious Disease

  Tags Neonates, R-Res&Pub, R-SP, R-T&C
  Creator: Wiwanitkit, V.
  Subject: Treatment & Care
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 2016-05-09
  Description: Letter to the editor.

• Assessing and Reducing Risk to Healthcare Workers in Outbreaks

  Tags Ebola, Epidemic, Infection Prevention and Control, Occupational Exposure, Occupational Health, Outbreaks, Pandemic, R-IPC, R-PM, R-Res&Pub
  Creator: Wilkason, Colby, Christopher Lee, Lauren M. Sauer, Jennifer Nuzzo, and Amanda McClelland.
  Subject: Personnel Management
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 2020-06
  Description: The 2014-2016 West African Ebola epidemic was devastating in many respects, not least of which was the impact on healthcare systems and their health workforce. Healthcare workers—including physicians, clinical officers, nurses, midwives, and…

• Ebola dashboard RDC (EVD dashboard DRC)

  Tags Ebola, Outbreaks, Outcomes, R-Gen
  Creator: WHO Africa
  Subject: General
  Item Type: Hyperlink
  Date Last Updated: 2019-09-18
  Description: Dashboard showing the data from the DRC 2018-2019 Ebola outbreak in graphs, maps, and timelines. BON A SAVOIR (GOOD TO KNOW):Visualisez la cartographie animée 1 année après /Check out 1 year of Ebola animated maps Certaines données géographiques de…

• Ebola virus disease channel

  Tags Ebola, Emergency Management, Epidemic, Infection Prevention and Control, Marburg, Outbreaks, Patient Care, Public Health, R-T&C, Viral Hemorrhagic Fever
  Creator: WHO
  Subject: Training and Exercises
  Item Type: Online Course
  Date Last Updated: 2025
  Description: Dive into specialized videos designed to equip frontline healthcare workers with the knowledge and skills to manage control and respond effectively to Ebola virus disease outbreaks. Learn the critical strategies and protocols to prevent the spread of…

• Marburg virus disease

  Tags Marburg, Online Course, R-IPC, Zoonotic
  Creator: WHO
  Subject: Training & Exercises
  Item Type: Online Course
  Date Last Updated: 2025-01
  Description: This channel introduces Marburg virus disease and outlines the signs, symptoms, diagnosis, transmission routes and epidemiology of the disease. It also discusses prevention and control strategies.Marburg virus disease is a zoonotic disease that has…

• Risk communication and community engagement

  Tags Communications, Emergency Management, Online Course, Public Health, R-EM
  Creator: WHO
  Subject: Training & Exercises
  Item Type: Online Course
  Date Last Updated: 2025-01
  Description: Communities are at the heart of every response. Effective risk communication and community engagement (RCCE) supports communities and individuals in understanding the risks they face and making informed decisions about how to protect themselves and…

• Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever

  Tags Crimean Congo Haemorrhagic Fever (CCHF), Online Course, R-IPC, Viral Hemorrhagic Fever
  Creator: WHO
  Subject: Training & Exercises
  Item Type: Online Course
  Date Last Updated: 2025-01
  Description: Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a widespread disease caused by a tick-borne virus that can result in severe viral haemorrhagic fever outbreaks, with case fatality rates of 10–40%. CCHF is endemic in Africa, the Balkans, the Middle East and…