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Infection Prevention and Control for Ebola in Health Care Settings — West Africa and United States
Infection Prevention and Control for Ebola in Health Care Settings — West Africa and United States
- Source :
- MMWR Supplements. 65:50-56
- Publication Year :
- 2016
- Publisher :
- Centers for Disease Control MMWR Office, 2016.
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Abstract
- The 2014-2016 Ebola virus disease (Ebola) epidemic in West Africa underscores the need for health care infection prevention and control (IPC) practices to be implemented properly and consistently to interrupt transmission of pathogens in health care settings to patients and health care workers. Training and assessing IPC practices in general health care facilities not designated as Ebola treatment units or centers became a priority for CDC as the number of Ebola virus transmissions among health care workers in West Africa began to affect the West African health care system and increasingly more persons became infected. CDC and partners developed policies, procedures, and training materials tailored to the affected countries. Safety training courses were also provided to U.S. health care workers intending to work with Ebola patients in West Africa. As the Ebola epidemic continued in West Africa, the possibility that patients with Ebola could be identified and treated in the United States became more realistic. In response, CDC, other federal components (e.g., Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response) and public health partners focused on health care worker training and preparedness for U.S. health care facilities. CDC used the input from these partners to develop guidelines on IPC for hospitalized patients with known or suspected Ebola, which was updated based on feedback from partners who provided care for Ebola patients in the United States. Strengthening and sustaining IPC helps health care systems be better prepared to prevent and respond to current and future infectious disease threats.The activities summarized in this report would not have been possible without collaboration with many U.S. and international partners (http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/outbreaks/2014-west-africa/partners.html).
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
Health Personnel
International Cooperation
viruses
Vital signs
Disease
medicine.disease_cause
01 natural sciences
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Environmental health
Health care
Humans
Medicine
Infection control
030212 general & internal medicine
0101 mathematics
Epidemics
Cross Infection
Ebola virus
business.industry
Public health
010102 general mathematics
virus diseases
General Medicine
Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola
United States
Audience measurement
Africa, Western
Family medicine
Preparedness
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Health Facilities
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 23808942 and 23808950
- Volume :
- 65
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- MMWR Supplements
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....5f07a7175ec44aefe3d6296c56cae8ef
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.su6503a8