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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: Lauren M Sauer, Vikramjit Mukherjee
Subject: Emergency Management
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2022-05-31
Description: The inextricable link between infectious disease preparedness and healthcare continues on full display as we move through the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic. At the forefront of this link are the organizations, hospitals, and health systems that… -
Creator: ACTT- Study Group
Subject: Treatment & Care
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2022-05-23
Description: Baricitinib and dexamethasone have randomised trials supporting their use for the treatment of patients with COVID-19. We assessed the combination of baricitinib plus remdesivir versus dexamethasone plus remdesivir in preventing progression to… -
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: Angela Vasa, Valerie Pacino, Sami Vasistha, Wael ElRayes, John J Lowe
Subject: Emergency Response
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2022-05-31
Description: In February 2015, the US Department of Health and Human Services developed a tiered hospital network to deliver safe and effective care to patients with Ebola virus disease (EVD) and other special pathogens. The tiered network consisted of regional… -
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: Corri B Levine, Sami Vasistha, Caroline Croyle Persson, LuAnn R Larson, Christopher J Kratochvil, Aneesh K Mehta, Lindsay J Hicks, Abigail E Lowe, Mark G Kortepeter, Lauren M Sauer
Subject: Emergency Management
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2022-05-31
Description: The need for well-controlled clinical trials is fundamental to advancing medicine. Care should be taken to maintain high standards in trial design and conduct even during emergency medical events such as an infectious disease outbreak. In 2020,… -
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: Jonathan D Grein, Jennifer A Garland, Christa Arguinchona, Maria G Frank, Brian T Garibaldi, Amanda Grindle, Angela Hewlett, Susan Kline, Corri B Levine, Aneesh Mehta, Vikramjit Mukherjee, Lauren M Sauer, Eileen F Searle, Sharon Vanairsdale, Angela…
Subject: Emergency Management
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2022-05-31
Description: The National Emerging Special Pathogens Training and Education Center (NETEC) was established in 2015 to improve the capabilities of healthcare facilities to provide safe and effective care to patients with Ebola and other special pathogens in the…