Selected article for: "Ebola epidemic and public health"

Author: Fairley, Jessica K.; Kozarsky, Phyllis E.; Kraft, Colleen S.; Guarner, Jeannette; Steinberg, James P.; Anderson, Evan; Jacob, Jesse T.; Meloy, Patrick; Gillespie, Darria; Espinoza, Tamara R.; Isakov, Alexander; Vanairsdale, Sharon; Baker, Esther; Wu, Henry M.
Title: Ebola or Not? Evaluating the Ill Traveler From Ebola-Affected Countries in West Africa
  • Document date: 2016_1_18
  • ID: z1gw338y_26
    Snippet: We anticipate that our experience managing PUI can assist other healthcare institutions and public health departments as they evaluate and refine their procedures for evaluating patients who may have EVD or other serious communicable diseases. Although the 2014-2015 Ebola epidemic has waned, reemergence is always possible, and other highly pathogenic communicable infections, such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome and avian influenza, are potent.....
    Document: We anticipate that our experience managing PUI can assist other healthcare institutions and public health departments as they evaluate and refine their procedures for evaluating patients who may have EVD or other serious communicable diseases. Although the 2014-2015 Ebola epidemic has waned, reemergence is always possible, and other highly pathogenic communicable infections, such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome and avian influenza, are potential threats. To prepare for these infectious threats, we encourage other institutions to review their triage, infection prevention, and diagnostic capacities, and work with their local health departments to develop individualized plans [14] .

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