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Discover Background Data and Resources:

• Get introduced to NETEC through the interactive timeline of special pathogens below.* This timeline describes some significant special pathogen events in recent history.

• Find out more about the 2014 Ebola outbreak and the development of the ASPR/CDC-supported network of healthcare facilities preparing for the next outbreak through the Ebola timeline.

• This NETEC Repository helps to provide training and educational resources to prepare for future special pathogen events.

• Explore the files BELOW THE TIMELINE to discover and learn more about Ebola and other Special Pathogens, an overview of special pathogens, clinically managing patients affected, and readying healthcare teams and systems to keep everyone safe.

Timeline of Special Pathogens:

*Click for a screen reader accessible table of this timeline.

Collection Resources

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  NETEC Webinar Series (11/28/23)/Online Course: Bolivian and Argentine Hemorrhagic Fevers

  Etiquetas Español, R-IPC, South American Hemorrhagic Fever, Spanish, Viral Hemorrhagic Fever
  Autor: NETEC
  Tema: Infection Control
  Tipo de elemento: Webinar
  Fecha de actualización: 2023-11-28
  Descripción: The presentation deck from this webinar is being translated and as soon as it is ready, we will make it public.Join NETEC for a webinar on Argentinian hemorrhagic fever (AHF) and Bolivian hemorrhagic fever (BHF) on November 28 at 10 a.m. EST. AHF and…
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  NETEC Webinar Series (11/29/23): PPE from A to Z: N95s and Respiratory Protection

  Etiquetas Mask, Mask Education, Mask Rules, Masks, N95, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), R-PPE, Respirator, Respiratory Protection
  Autor: NETEC
  Tema: Infection Control
  Tipo de elemento: Webinar
  Fecha de actualización: 2023-10-29
  Descripción: Join NETEC for a webinar, “PPE from A to Z: N95s and Respiratory Protection,” on November 29 at 1 p.m. EST. Panelists will discuss the role of N95s in protecting health care workers and what to know about maintaining compliance. This webinar is part…
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  NETEC Webinar Series (11/15/23)/Online Course: Climate Change and Vector-Borne Disease

  Etiquetas CEU, CEUs, Preparedness, R-IPC, Special Pathogens, Webinar
  Autor: NETEC
  Tema: Infection Control
  Tipo de elemento: Webinar
  Fecha de actualización: 2023-11-15
  Descripción: Climate Change and Vector-Borne Disease. Exploring the Impact on Disease Epidemiology, Emerging Pathogens, and Clinical Preparedness.Join us for this NETEC webinar as guest experts give an overview of how climate change and environmental factors…

• Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever: health topic

  Etiquetas Crimean Congo Haemorrhagic Fever (CCHF), R-T&E, Viral Hemorrhagic Fever
  Autor: WHO
  Tema: Training and Education
  Tipo de elemento: Hipervínculo
  Fecha de actualización: 2023
  Descripción: Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a viral haemorrhagic fever usually transmitted by ticks. It can also be contracted through contact with viraemic animal tissues (animal tissue where the virus has entered the bloodstream) during and…

• Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV) Outbreak Toolbox

  Etiquetas Laboratory, MERS-CoV, Outbreaks, R-T&E, Training
  Autor: WHO
  Tema: Training and Exercises
  Tipo de elemento: Hipervínculo
  
  Descripción: A set of tools relating to MERS-CoV, including the WHO suggested outbreak case definition, Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) information page (Geneva: World Health Organization), MERS fact sheet (Geneva: World Health Organization; 2022), Case…

• Health Topics - Plague

  Etiquetas Plague, R-IPC
  Autor: WHO
  Tema: General
  Tipo de elemento: Hipervínculo
  Fecha de actualización: 2023
  Descripción: Plague is an infectious disease caused by Yersinia pestis bacteria, usually found in small mammals and their fleas. The disease is transmitted between animals via their fleas and, as it is a zoonotic bacterium, it can also transmit from animals to…

• Nipah virus, an emerging zoonotic disease causing fatal encephalitis

  Etiquetas Nipah (NiV), R-IPC, Zoonotic
  Autor: Ali M Alam.
  Tema: Infection Control
  Tipo de elemento: Publicación
  Fecha de actualización: 2022-07-22
  Descripción: Nipah virus is an acute febrile illness that can cause fatal encephalitis. It is an emerging zoonotic paramyxovirus endemic to south-east Asia and the western Pacific, and can be transmitted by its primary reservoir of fruit bats, through…

• Recent advances in combating Nipah virus

  Etiquetas Nipah (NiV), R-IPC, Respiratory Pathogen, Zoonotic
  Autor: Kendra Johnson, Michelle Vu, and Alexander N Freiberg.
  Tema: Infection Control
  Tipo de elemento: Publicación
  Fecha de actualización: 2021-09-29
  Descripción: Over the past 20 years, Nipah virus (NiV) has emerged as a significant, highly pathogenic bat-borne paramyxovirus causing severe respiratory disease and encephalitis in humans, and human-to-human transmission has been demonstrated in multiple…
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  NETEC Webinar Series (9/20/23): PPE from A to Z: Decoding Masks

  Etiquetas Mask, Mask Education, Mask Rules, Masks, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), R-PPE
  Autor: NETEC
  Tema: Infection Control
  Tipo de elemento: Webinar
  Fecha de actualización: 2023-09-20
  Descripción: Join this NETEC webinar to gain a comprehensive understanding of mask definitions and standards. A panel of experts in PPE, infection prevention, and PPE design and evaluation will discuss the various mask types and standards. You will also learn…
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  Travel-Related Infectious Diseases: A Guide for Health Care Professionals

  Etiquetas Blog, Malaria, Mosquito, NETEC, R-IPC, Tick
  Autor: NETEC
  Tema: Infection Control
  Tipo de elemento: Hipervínculo
  Fecha de actualización: 2023-08-03
  Descripción: The dog days of summer are upon us, and many people are taking advantage of the final weeks before cooler temperatures arrive to embark on vacations. While travel offers exciting adventures, it also carries the potential for illness. From minor…