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Creator: World Health Organization
Subject: General
Item Type: Guide
Date Last Updated: 2022
Description: Worldwide, the number of potential pathogens is very large, while the resources for disease research and development (R&D) is limited. To ensure efforts under WHO’s R&D Blueprint are focused and productive, a list of diseases and pathogens are… -
Creator: WHO
Subject: Contenu Français
Item Type: Online Course
Date Last Updated: 2018
Description: Online course created by the WHO. This course is also available in English. -
Creator: WHO
Subject: Training and Exercises
Item Type: Online Course
Date Last Updated: 2018-07-05
Description: Lassa fever, a viral haemorrhagic fever with symptoms similar to those of Ebola virus disease, is endemic in much of West Africa and usually sparks a seasonal outbreak from December to March. Humans usually become infected with Lassa virus from… -
Creator: University of Nebraska Medical Center / Nebraska Medicine
Subject: Infection Control
Item Type: Guide
Date Last Updated: 2022-03-15
Description: Viral Hemorrhagic Fever or Orthopox Virus Emergency Department Screening -
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… -
Creator: Science Working Group of the National Emerging Special Pathogens Training and Education Center (NETEC) Special Pathogens Research Network (SPRN)
Subject: General
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2022-04-05
Description: 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… -
Creator: Raabe, V. N., G. Kann, B. S. Ribner, A. Morales, J. B. Varkey, A. K. Mehta, G. M. Lyon, S. Vanairsdale, K. Faber, S. Becker, M. Eickmann, T. Strecker, S. Brown, K. Patel, P. De Leuw, G. Schuettfort, C. Stephan, H. Rabenau, J. D. Klena, P. E. Rollin,…
Subject: Treatment & Care
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2017-09-01
Description: Two patients with Lassa fever are described who are the first human cases treated with a combination of ribavirin and favipiravir.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.
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Creator: NYC Health + Hospitals
Subject: Emergency Management
Item Type: Guide
Date Last Updated: 2023-12-15
Description: Matrix with response to different special pathogens. -
Creator: Nextstrain
Subject: General
Item Type: Hyperlink
Date Last Updated: 2018-08-07
Description: Nextstrain is an open-source project to harness the scientific and public health potential of pathogen genome data. It provides a continually-updated view of publicly available data alongside powerful analytic and visualization tools for use by the…