Browse Items (841 total)

• Public Health Resilience Checklist for High-Consequence Infectious Diseases-Informed by the Domestic Ebola Response in the United States

  Tags Checklist, Public Health, R-Res&Pub, R-T&C
  Creator: Sell, T. K., M. P. Shearer, D. Meyer, H. Chandler, M. Schoch-Spana, E. Thomas, D. A. Rose, E. G. Carbone and E. Toner.
  Subject: Infection Control
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 2018-03-27
  Description: The experiences of communities that responded to confirmed cases of Ebola virus disease in the United States provide a rare opportunity for collective learning to improve resilience to future high-consequence infectious disease events.

• Implementation of the Ebola Virus Persistence in Ocular Tissues and Fluids (EVICT) study: Lessons learned for vision health systems strengthening in Sierra Leone

  Tags Ebola, Eye/Ocular Health, R-Res&Pub, Viral Hemorrhagic Fever
  Creator: Shantha, J. G., I. Crozier, C. S. Kraft, D. G. Grant, A. Goba, B. R. Hayek, C. Hartley, K. G. Barnes, T. M. Uyeki, J. Schieffelin, R. F. Garry, D. G. Bausch, P. E. Farmer, J. G. Mattia, M. J. Vandy, and S. Yeh.
  Subject: Research
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 2021-07-09
  Description: Following the West African Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak of 2013-2016 and more recent EVD outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of Congo, thousands of EVD survivors are at-risk for sequelae including uveitis, which can lead to unremitting…
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  Long-term Management of Panuveitis and Iris Heterochromia in an Ebola Survivor

  Tags Ebola, Example, Eye/Ocular Health, Follow up, Public Health, R-Res&Pub, R-T&C, Specimen Collection, Survivors
  Creator: Shantha, J. G., I. Crozier, J. B. Varkey, C. S. Kraft, G. M. Lyon, 3rd, A. K. Mehta, R. D. Carlson, C. E. Hill, G. Kumar, M. R. Debiec, P. S. Patel, T. W. Olsen, R. B. Nussenblatt, D. F. Martin, U. Stroher, T. M. Uyeki, B. S. Ribner, J. R. Smith and…
  Subject: Treatment & Care
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 2016-12-01
  Description: The 2013-2016 West African Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak has been the largest in history with 28,616 cases and 11,310 deaths in the highest transmission countries of Sierra Leone, Guinea, and Liberia.

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  Ebola Virus Persistence in Ocular Tissues and Fluids (EVICT) Study: Reverse Transcription-Polymerase Chain Reaction and Cataract Surgery Outcomes of Ebola Survivors in Sierra Leone

  Tags Ebola, Eye/Ocular Health, R-Res&Pub, R-T&C
  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.

• Knowledge, attitudes and practices of healthcare providers on suspected Ebola cases in Guinea/Connaissances, attitudes et pratiques des prestataires de soins de santé de face aux cas suspects d’Ebola en Guinée

  Tags Ebola, Français, French, Public Health, R-Res&Pub
  Creator: Sidibé S, Camara BS, Delamou A, Touré A, Bouedouno P, Samake AT, Beavogui AH.
  Subject: Contenu Français
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 2018-10-11
  Description: Developing a more resilient health system to Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) is a necessity in Guinea. This implies having information on the knowledge and practices that health staffs had during the preceding the EVD outbreak.

• The Psychosocial Challenges of Caring for Patients with Ebola Virus Disease

  Tags Behavioral Health, Ebola, Example, Family Support, Nursing, Occupational Health, Patient Care, Patient Support, R-Lead, R-PM, R-Res&Pub, Staff Support, Staffing
  Creator: Smith, M. W., P. W. Smith, C. J. Kratochvil and S. Schwedhelm
  Subject: Personnel Management
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 2017-02-01
  Description: Caring for highly infectious patients in biocontainment units is a new phenomenon, and little is known about the behavioral health of workers in this setting.

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• Designing a biocontainment unit to care for patients with serious communicable diseases: a consensus statement

  Tags Ebola, Infection Prevention and Control, Isolate, Isolation/Biocontainment, NSPS 1, NSPS 2, R-PhIn, R-Res&Pub, Viral Hemorrhagic Fever
  Creator: Smith, P. W., A. O. Anderson, G. W. Christopher, T. J. Cieslak, G. J. Devreede, G. A. Fosdick, C. B. Greiner, J. M. Hauser, S. H. Hinrichs, K. D. Huebner, P. C. Iwen, D. R. Jourdan, M. G. Kortepeter, V. P. Landon, P. A. Lenaghan, R. E. Leopold, L. A.…
  Subject: Physical Infrastructure
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 2006-12-18
  Description: In spite of great advances in medicine, serious communicable diseases are a significant threat. Hospitals must be prepared to deal with patients who are infected with pathogens introduced by a bioterrorist act (e.g., smallpox), by a global emerging…

• Planning and response to Ebola virus disease: An integrated approach

  Tags Ebola, Emergency Management, EMS, Exercises and Drills, Infection Prevention and Control, Isolation/Biocontainment, R-Lead, R-PM, R-Res&Pub, Staffing, Staffing Model, Training, Viral Hemorrhagic Fever
  Creator: Smith, P. W., K. C. Boulter, A. L. Hewlett, C. J. Kratochvil, E. J. Beam, S. G. Gibbs, J. M. Lowe and M. M. Schwedhelm
  Subject: General
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 2015-05-01
  Description: The care of patients with Ebola virus disease (EVD) requires the application of critical care medicine principles under conditions of stringent infection control precautions.
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  Effectiveness of Four Disinfectants against Ebola Virus on Different Materials

  Tags Decontamination, Ebola, Infection Prevention and Control, NSPS 1, NSPS 2, NSPS 3, NSPS 4, Physical Infrastructure, R-PhIn, R-Res&Pub, Terminal Clean
  Creator: Smither, S., Phelps, A., Eastaugh, L., Ngugi, S., O’Brien, L., Dutch, A., & Lever, M. S.
  Subject: Infection Control
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 2016-08-04
  Description: The West Africa Ebola virus (EBOV) outbreak has highlighted the need for effective disinfectants capable of reducing viral load in a range of sample types, equipment and settings.This article was corrected in Erratum on August 4, 2016.
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  Two-Center Evaluation of Disinfectant Efficacy against Ebola Virus in Clinical and Laboratory Matrices

  Tags Decontamination, Ebola, Infection Prevention and Control, Lab, Laboratory, Physical Infrastructure, R-PhIn, R-Res&Pub, Terminal Clean
  Creator: Sophie J. Smither, Lin Eastaugh, Claire Marie Filone, Denise Freeburger, Artemas Herzog, M. Stephen Lever, David M. Miller, Dana Mitzel, James W. Noah, Mary S. Reddick-Elick, Amy Reese, Michael Schuit, Carly B. Wlazlowski, Michael Hevey, and Victoria…
  Subject: Infection Control
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 2018-01-01
  Description: Ebola virus (EBOV) in body fluids poses risk for virus transmission.