CDC issued a health advisory reminding health care providers to remain aware of a patient’s international travel history.
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CDC warns health care providers to stay vigilant amid Ebola outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Guinea.
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A vaccine developed in part by UTMB professor Thomas Geisbert, PhD, helped contain a recent Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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CDC will host two free workshops with the National Ebola Training & Education Center to train health care workers on delivering patient care during an infectious disease epidemic.
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Just added: CDC interim guidance for management of survivors of Ebola Virus disease in U.S. health care settings
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World Health Organization declares end of epidemic in West Africa, but says to expect small flare-ups due to persistence of virus after patient recovery.
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Change follows Nov. 7 declaration by World Health Organization that Sierra Leone is free of Ebola. Some checks remain, including for temperature and possible exposure.
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The prevention epicenters will identify innovative ways to prevent the spread of infectious diseases in health care facilities. University of Utah and the University of Illinois - Chicago join Cook County Health & Hospital System as essential hospital participants.
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Travelers from Liberia will no longer be screened upon entry. CDC recommends providers continue screening patients who have traveled from Liberia for symptoms of Ebola and other infectious diseases.
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New York's Bellevue Hospital Center to join Emory University and University of Nebraska Medical Center in collaboration with federal agencies.
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Staff from Ebola assessment hospitals will learn how to prepare facilities and staff to receive, isolate, and care for patients being evaluated for Ebola.
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Three association members were among nine groups of grantees that will receive funding to sustain preparedness for treating patients with Ebola and other highly infectious diseases.
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Grants will support Ebola preparedness activities at hospitals, fund regional networks for Ebola patient care, and create pathogen treatment centers nationally
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Training videos help ED personnel identify, triage, and briefly manage the care of patients who may have Ebola or any highly infectious disease.
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Guidance covers the management and testing of routine clinical specimens for Ebola, while minimizing risk to laboratory personnel.
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The Ebola Outbreak: Essential Hospitals on the Front LineLearn how two essential hospitals prepared and cared for Ebola patients.
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Congress Releases $1.1 Trillion Omnibus PackageLegislation includes provisions on Ebola response funding, 340B Drug Pricing Program, children's hospital GME, and Health Centers Program
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With health care activity quiet, incoming House freshman orientation is under way, and Ebola hearings in both chambers continue.
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Lame duck session starts this week, will cover federal funding legislation, which may include funding for Ebola and defense. Association testified on behalf of its members regarding Ebola.
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The House Committee on Energy and Commerce called members back from recess for a hearing to assess the U.S. public health response to Ebola.
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While Congress is in recess, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations will hold a hearing addressing the U.S. public health response to Ebola. CDC Director Tom Frieden, MD, and other U.S. public health officials will testify.
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