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Creator: Coignard-Biehler, H., A. Isakov, and J. Stephenson
Subject: Pre-hospital
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2015-08
Description: Although the epidemic is largely confined to West Africa, most Western countries where there is a possible risk of imported EVD have developed guidelines and procedures for the transport of confirmed or suspected cases of EVD. Specific… -
Creator: Ellebedy, A. H., K. J. Jackson, H. T. Kissick, H. I. Nakaya, C. W. Davis, K. M. Roskin, A. K. McElroy, C. M. Oshansky, R. Elbein, S. Thomas, G. M. Lyon, C. F. Spiropoulou, A. K. Mehta, P. G. Thomas, S. D. Boyd, and R. Ahmed
Subject: Research
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2016-10
Description: Antigen-specific B cells bifurcate into antibody-secreting cells (ASCs) and memory B cells (MBCs) after infection or vaccination. -
Creator: Feistritzer, N. R., C. Hill, S. Vanairsdale, and J. Gentry
Subject: Treatment & Care
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2014-11
Description: Caring for patients with Ebola virus disease requires strict biosafety protocols to eliminate exposure and ensure containment. Training and competency verification were critical to creation of a safe environment for nursing staff involved in the… -
Creator: Kaul, D. R., A. K. Mehta, C. R. Wolfe, E. Blumberg, and M. Green
Subject: Decedent Management
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2015-01
Description: The authors recommend a simple, common‐sense approach to screening deceased and living donors for exposure to Ebola virus and thus reducing the risk of Ebola virus transmission from organ donor to recipient. -
Creator: Kuhn, J. H., T. Adachi, N. K. J. Adhikari, J. R. Arribas, I. E. Bah, D. G. Bausch, N. Bhadelia, M. Borchert, A. B. Brantsaeter, D. M. Brett-Major, T. H. Burgess, D. S. Chertow, C. G. Chute, T. J. Cieslak, R. Colebunders, I. Crozier, R. T. Davey, H.…
Subject: Research
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2019-05
Description: The recent large outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in Western Africa resulted in greatly increased accumulation of human genotypic, phenotypic and clinical data, and improved our understanding of the spectrum of clinical manifestations. As a… -
Creator: Leligdowicz, A., W. A. Fischer, 2nd, T. M. Uyeki, T. E. Fletcher, N. K. Adhikari, G. Portella, F. Lamontagne, C. Clement, S. T. Jacob, L. Rubinson, A. Vanderschuren, J. Hajek, S. Murthy, M. Ferri, I. Crozier, E. Ibrahima, M. C. Lamah, J. S.…
Subject: Treatment & Care
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2016-07-29
Description: As of 20 May 2016 there have been 28,646 cases and 11,323 deaths resulting from the West African Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak reported to the World Health Organization. -
Creator: McElroy, A. K., P. Shrivastava-Ranjan, J. R. Harmon, R. B. Martines, L. Silva-Flannery, T. D. Flietstra, C. S. Kraft, A. K. Mehta, G. M. Lyon, J. B. Varkey, B. S. Ribner, S. T. Nichol, S. R. Zaki, and C. F. Spiropoulou
Subject: Research
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2019-02
Description: Ebola virus disease (EVD) is associated with elevated cytokine levels, and hypercytokinemia is more pronounced in fatal cases. This type of hyperinflammatory state is reminiscent of 2 rheumatologic disorders known as macrophage activation syndrome… -
Creator: Racsa, L. D., C. S. Kraft, G. G. Olinger, and L. E. Hensley
Subject: Intake and Internal Transport
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2016-01-15
Description: There are 4 families of viruses that cause viral hemorrhagic fever (VHF), including Filoviridae. Ebola virus is one virus within the family Filoviridae and the cause of the current outbreak of VHF in West Africa. -
Creator: Reisler, R. B., C. S. Kraft, S. Bavari, and A. P. Cardile
Subject: Research
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2018-04-17
Description: "To the Editor—We read with interest the recent article in Clinical Infectious Diseases by Lanini et al, which focused on the relationship between human Ebola virus (EBOV) RNA and clinical chemistry values obtained during the West African outbreak in… -
Creator: Shantha, J. G., J. G. Mattia, A. Goba, K. G. Barnes, F. K. Ebrahim, C. S. Kraft, B. R. Hayek, J. N. Hartnett, J. G. Shaffer, J. S. Schieffelin, J. D. Sandi, M. Momoh, S. Jalloh, D. S. Grant, K. Dierberg, J. Chang, S. Mishra, A. K. Chan, R. Fowler, T.…
Subject: Treatment & Care
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2018-04
Description: Ebola virus disease (EVD) survivors are at risk for uveitis during convalescence. Vision loss has been observed following uveitis due to cataracts.