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Get introduced to NETEC through the interactive timeline of special pathogens below.* This timeline describes some significant special pathogen events in recent history.
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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 .
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This NETEC Repository helps to provide training and educational resources to prepare for future special pathogen events.
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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:
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Collection Resources
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Autor: Corri B Levine, Sami Vasistha, Caroline Croyle Persson, LuAnn R Larson, Christopher J Kratochvil, Aneesh K Mehta, Lindsay J Hicks, Abigail E Lowe, Mark G Kortepeter, Lauren M Sauer
Tema: Emergency Management
Tipo de elemento: Publicación
Fecha de actualización: 2022-05-31
Descripción: The need for well-controlled clinical trials is fundamental to advancing medicine. Care should be taken to maintain high standards in trial design and conduct even during emergency medical events such as an infectious disease outbreak. In 2020,… -
Autor: 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
Tema: Emergency Management
Tipo de elemento: Publicación
Fecha de actualización: 2022-05-31
Descripción: 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… -
Autor: Jonathan D Grein, Jennifer A Garland, Christa Arguinchona, Maria G Frank, Brian T Garibaldi, Amanda Grindle, Angela Hewlett, Susan Kline, Corri B Levine, Aneesh Mehta, Vikramjit Mukherjee, Lauren M Sauer, Eileen F Searle, Sharon Vanairsdale, Angela…
Tema: Emergency Management
Tipo de elemento: Publicación
Fecha de actualización: 2022-05-31
Descripción: The National Emerging Special Pathogens Training and Education Center (NETEC) was established in 2015 to improve the capabilities of healthcare facilities to provide safe and effective care to patients with Ebola and other special pathogens in the… -
Autor: NETEC
Tema: General
Tipo de elemento: Hipervínculo
Fecha de actualización: 2022-06-06
Descripción: This blog post covers the basics of what you need to know about Lassa Fever: Transmission, Symptoms, and Signs.Lassa fever is an animal-borne, or zoonotic, acute viral hemorrhagic illness endemic in parts of West Africa including Sierra Leone,… -
Autor: NETEC
Tema: Infection Control
Tipo de elemento: Hipervínculo
Fecha de actualización: 2022-06-13
Descripción: This blog post covers infection control, biocontainment, PPE, and related topics for Lassa Fever patients. Because of the high degree of mortality associated with infection, patients infected with or suspected to be infected with Lassa virus should… -
Autor: NETEC
Tema: Infection Control
Tipo de elemento: Hipervínculo
Fecha de actualización: 2022-06-21
Descripción: This blog post covers information on stopping transmission of Lassa Fever with Infection Prevention and Control and Waste Management. -
Autor: NETEC
Tema: Treatment & Care
Tipo de elemento: Hipervínculo
Fecha de actualización: 2022-06-29
Descripción: Lassa virus infection can result in a broad spectrum of clinical signs and symptoms, from asymptomatic or very minimal symptoms to the severe manifestation, a viral hemorrhagic fever. In addition, the early symptoms of Lassa fever are similar in… -
Autor: NETEC
Tema: Treatment & Care
Tipo de elemento: Hipervínculo
Fecha de actualización: 2022-06-30
Descripción: This blog post provides a Clinical Perspective on Lassa Virus from NETEC experts. -
Autor: NETEC
Tema: Infection Control
Tipo de elemento: Guía
Fecha de actualización: 2022-05-31
Descripción: The following resource was developed and shared during the multi-country Mpox outbreak of clade II in 2022-2023. The current outbreak of Mpox clade I requires different considerations for patient management as clade I is considered a select agent. If… -
Autor: NETEC
Tema: Infection Control
Tipo de elemento: Webinar
Fecha de actualización: 2022-06-01
Descripción: A recent European outbreak of Mpox has captured the global healthcare community’s attention. As cases overseas continue to rise, the first cases of Mpox in the United States have recently been confirmed. With healthcare organizations across the…
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