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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: 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: 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: 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: 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: NETEC
Subject: Infection Control
Item Type: Guide
Date Last Updated: 2024-10-30
Description: This group of infectious diseases is caused by several distinct viral families. The term VHF describes the conditions these pathogens can cause, which may affect many body systems, including damaging the cardiovascular system. Some of these viruses… -
Creator: NETEC
Subject: Laboratory
Item Type: Video
Date Last Updated: 2022-07-22
Description: In this video, you will be introduced to collecting an appropriate specimen for monkeypox virus diagnostic testing. -
Creator: NETEC
Subject: Laboratory
Item Type: Video
Date Last Updated: 2022-07-22
Description: This video is a brief demonstration of how to break a monkeypox specimen collection swab's shaft in a safe manner.
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Creator: ASPR TRACIE
Subject: Emergency Management
Item Type: Hyperlink
Date Last Updated: 2022
Description: The Disaster Available Supplies in Hospitals (DASH) Tool is an interactive tool that can help hospital emergency planners and supply chain staff estimate supplies that may need to be immediately available during various mass casualty incidents (MCI)… -
Creator: NETEC
Subject: Laboratory
Item Type: Guide
Date Last Updated: 2022-07-22
Description: Learn how to collect a specimen for Mpox virus diagnostic testing. This course module covers equipment considerations, specimen collection, and packaging.
