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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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  Monkeypox Specimen Collection

  Etiquetas Just in Time training (JIT), Laboratory, Mpox, R-Lab, Skills Video, Specimen Collection, Specimen Handling
  Autor: NETEC
  Tema: Laboratory
  Tipo de elemento: Video
  Fecha de actualización: 2022-07-22
  Descripción: In this video, you will be introduced to collecting an appropriate specimen for monkeypox virus diagnostic testing.

• Healthcare design to improve safe doffing of personal protective equipment for care of patients with COVID-19

  Etiquetas 2019-nCoV, COVID-19, Donning and Doffing, Example, Occupational Exposure, Patient Care, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), Physical Infrastructure, R-PPE, R-Res&Pub, Treatment and Care
  Autor: Herminia Machry, Zorana Matić, Yeinn Oh, Jennifer R DuBose, Jill S Morgan, Kari L Love, Jesse T Jacob, Craig M Zimring
  Tema: Infection Control
  Tipo de elemento: Publicación
  Fecha de actualización: 2022-02-14
  Descripción: Understand how the built environment can affect safety and efficiency outcomes during doffing of personal protective equipment (PPE) in the context of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patient care.

  Example only: NETEC provides this item for reference purposes but does not endorse its content. Newer versions may be in place at the providing institution.

• The Utility and Sustainability of US Ebola Treatment Centers during the COVID-19 Pandemic

  Etiquetas 2019-nCoV, COVID-19, Ebola, Isolation/Biocontainment, NETEC, Pandemic, R-Res&Pub, Research, Treatment and Care, Treatment Facility
  Autor: Jocelyn J Herstein, Paul D Biddinger, Shawn G Gibbs, Angela L Hewlett, Aurora B Le, Michelle M Schwedhelm, John J Lowe
  Tema: Research
  Tipo de elemento: Publicación
  Fecha de actualización: 2022-02-22
  Descripción: In response to the 2014-2016 West Africa Ebola virus disease (EVD) epidemic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) designated 56 US hospitals as Ebola treatment centers (ETCs) with high-level isolation capabilities. We aimed to…
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  Lassa Virus Infection: a Summary for Clinicians
  

  Etiquetas Clinical Care, Lassa, R-Res&Pub
  Autor: Science Working Group of the National Emerging Special Pathogens Training and Education Center (NETEC) Special Pathogens Research Network (SPRN)
  Tema: General
  Tipo de elemento: Publicación
  Fecha de actualización: 2022-04-05
  Descripción: 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…

• Developing a Rapid Response Single IRB Model for Conducting Research During a Public Health Emergency

  Etiquetas Pandemic, R-Res&Pub, Research, Research Design
  Autor: 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…
  Tema: Research
  Tipo de elemento: Publicación
  Fecha de actualización: 2022-05-31
  Descripción: 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…

• Special Pathogens Readiness in the United States: From Ebola to COVID-19 to Disease X and Beyond

  Etiquetas 2019-nCoV, COVID-19, Preparedness, Public Health, R-Res&Pub, Research, Special Pathogens
  Autor: Lauren M Sauer, Vikramjit Mukherjee
  Tema: Emergency Management
  Tipo de elemento: Publicación
  Fecha de actualización: 2022-05-31
  Descripción: The inextricable link between infectious disease preparedness and healthcare continues on full display as we move through the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic. At the forefront of this link are the organizations, hospitals, and health systems that…

• Baricitinib versus dexamethasone for adults hospitalised with COVID-19 (ACTT-4): a randomised, double-blind, double placebo-controlled trial

  Etiquetas 2019-nCoV, Clinical Trial, COVID-19, R-Res&Pub, Research, Treatment and Care, Trial
  Autor: ACTT- Study Group
  Tema: Treatment & Care
  Tipo de elemento: Publicación
  Fecha de actualización: 2022-05-23
  Descripción: Baricitinib and dexamethasone have randomised trials supporting their use for the treatment of patients with COVID-19. We assessed the combination of baricitinib plus remdesivir versus dexamethasone plus remdesivir in preventing progression to…

• Monkeypox transmission following exposure in healthcare facilities in nonendemic settings: Low risk but limited literature

  Etiquetas Contact Transmission, Mpox, Occupational Exposure, R-Res&Pub, Research
  Autor: Kimon C Zachary, Erica S Shenoy
  Tema: Infection Control
  Tipo de elemento: Publicación
  Fecha de actualización: 2022-06-09
  Descripción: 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…

• COVID-19 Response Among US Hospitals with Emerging Special Pathogen Programs

  Etiquetas Ebola, Emergency Management, Isolation/Biocontainment, NETEC, Outbreaks, R-Res&Pub, Research, Special Pathogens, Viral Hemorrhagic Fever
  Autor: Angela Vasa, Valerie Pacino, Sami Vasistha, Wael ElRayes, John J Lowe
  Tema: Emergency Response
  Tipo de elemento: Publicación
  Fecha de actualización: 2022-05-31
  Descripción: In February 2015, the US Department of Health and Human Services developed a tiered hospital network to deliver safe and effective care to patients with Ebola virus disease (EVD) and other special pathogens. The tiered network consisted of regional…

• A Methodology for Determining Which Diseases Warrant Care in a High-Level Containment Care Unit

  Etiquetas Ebola, Infection Prevention and Control, Isolate, Isolation/Biocontainment, R-Res&Pub, Research, Viral Hemorrhagic Fever
  Autor: Theodore J Cieslak, Jocelyn J Herstein, Mark G Kortepeter, Angela L Hewlett
  Tema: Treatment & Care
  Tipo de elemento: Publicación
  Fecha de actualización: 2019-08-22
  Descripción: 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…