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Creator: U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)
Subject: Waste Management
Item Type: Guide
Date Last Updated: 2014
Description: This guidance is intended for persons who prepare packages containing waste contaminated or suspected of being contaminated with Ebola, for transportation to off-site treatment and disposal. It provides guidance on DOT regulations regarding the… -
Creator: Thorson, Anna E., Megan E. Foeller, Severine Caluwaerts, Carolina Ribeiro do Valle, Ian Crozier, Gibrilla Deen, Devika Dixit, Chrissy Godwin, Pius Okong, Rachel Esteves Soeiro, João Paulo Sousa, Michel van Herp, Maurice Bucagu, Alejandro Costa, Megan…
Subject: Treatment & Care
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2020-05-06
Description: Providing care for pregnant and breastfeeding women with Ebola virus disease is complex and requires expertise in infectious diseases, obstetrics, and gynaecology. -
Creator: Thom, Ruth, Thomas Tipton, Thomas Strecker, Yper Hall, Joseph Akoi Bore, Piet Maes, Fara Raymond Koundouno, Sarah Katharina Fehling, Verena Krähling, Kimberley Steeds, Anitha Varghese, Graham Bailey, Mary Matheson, Moussa Coné, Balla Moussa Keita,…
Subject: Research
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2020-10-13
Description: The 2013–16 Ebola virus disease epidemic in west Africa caused international alarm due to its rapid and extensive spread resulting in a significant death toll and social unrest within the affected region. The large number of cases provided an… -
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: the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Subject: Waste Management
Item Type: Guide
Date Last Updated: 2005-05-19
Description: The requirements adopted for the UN Recommendations establish a two-tiered classification system for Division 6.2 materials—Category A and Category B. A Category A infectious substance poses a higher degree of risk than a Category B infectious… -
Creator: The Medical Countermeasures Working Group of the National Emerging Special Pathogens Training and Education Center’s (NETEC’s) Special Pathogens Research Network (SPRN)
Subject: Treatment & Care
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2021-02-18
Description: This article is one of a series on acute, severe diseases of humans caused by emerging viruses for which there are no or limited licensed medical countermeasures. We approached this summary on South American Hemorrhagic Fevers (SAHF) from a clinical… -
Creator: the Medical Countermeasures Working Group of the National Ebola Training and Education Center’s (NETEC’s) Special Pathogens Research Network (SPRN)
Subject: Research
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2020-08-03
Description: This article is a summary of countermeasures for Marburg virus disease focusing on pathogenesis, clinical features, and diagnostics, with an emphasis on therapies and vaccines that have demonstrated potential for use in an emergency situation,… -
Creator: Tapia, Milagritos D., Samba O. Sow, Khardiata D. Mbaye, Aliou Thiongane, Birahim P. Ndiaye, Cheikh T. Ndour, Souleymane Mboup, Babajide Keshinro, Thompson N. Kinge, Guy Vernet, Jean Joel Bigna, Stephen Oguche, Kwadwo A. Koram, Kwaku P. Asante,…
Subject: Research
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2020-03-19
Description: During the large 2013–16 Ebola virus outbreak caused by the Zaire Ebola virus, about 20% of cases were reported in children. This study is the first, to our knowledge, to evaluate an Ebola vaccine in children younger than 6 years. -
Creator: Tapia, Milagritos D., Samba O. Sow, Birahim P. Ndiaye, Khardiata D. Mbaye, Aliou Thiongane, Cheikh T. Ndour, Souleymane Mboup, Julie A. Ake, Babajide Keshinro, Gideon A. Akintunde, Thompson N. Kinge, Guy Vernet, Jean Joel Bigna, Stephen Oguche,…
Subject: Research
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2020-03-19
Description: The 2014 Zaire Ebola virus disease epidemic accelerated vaccine development for the virus. -
Creator: Strampe, Jamie, Danny A. Asogun, Emily Speranza, Meike Pahlmann, Ali Soucy, Sabrina Bockholt, Elisa Pallasch, Beate Becker-Ziaja, Sophie Duraffour, Nahid Bhadelia, Yemisi Ighodalo, Jennifer Oyakhilome, Emmanuel O. Omomoh, Thomas Olokor, Donatus I.…
Subject: Research
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2021-01-20
Description: Lassa fever is endemic in several west African countries. Case-fatality rates ranging from 21% to 69% have been reported. The pathophysiology of the disease in humans and determinants of mortality remain poorly understood. We aimed to determine host…