Clinical inquiries regarding ebola virus disease received by cdc — United states, July 9–November 15, 2014

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 63, Issue 49, 2014, Pages 1175-1179

  Karwowski, Mateusz P ^a,b   Meites, Elissa ^a,c   Fullerton, Kathleen E ^a   Ströher, Ute ^a,d   Lowe, Luis ^a,d   Rayfield, Mark ^a   Blau, Dianna M ^a,d   Knust, Barbara ^a,d   Gindler, Jacqueline ^a,c   Van Beneden, Chris ^a,e   Bialek, Stephanie R ^a,e   Mead, Paul ^a,d   Oster, Alexandra M ^a,e  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^e NATIONAL CENTER FOR IMMUNIZATION AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EBOLA VIRUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEMORRHAGIC FEVER, EBOLA; HUMAN; INFANT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TELECONSULTATION; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EBOLAVIRUS; FEMALE; HEALTH FACILITIES; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEMORRHAGIC FEVER, EBOLA; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REMOTE CONSULTATION; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84920264620     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (12)

1. CDC. 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa: case counts. Available at http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/outbreaks/2014-west-africa/case-counts.html.
2. CDC. Case definition for Ebola virus disease (EVD). Available at http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/hcp/case-definition.html.
3. CDC. Epidemiologic risk factors to consider when evaluating a person for exposure to Ebola virus. Available at http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/exposure/risk-factors-when-evaluating-person-for-exposure.html.
4. CDC. Interim guidance for specimen collection, transport, testing, and submission for persons under investigation for Ebola virus disease in the United States. Available at http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/hcp/interim-guidance-specimen-collection-submission-patients-suspected-infection-ebola.html.
5. CDC. CDC announces active post-arrival monitoring for travelers from impacted countries. Available at http://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2014/p1022-post-arrival-monitoring.html.
6. CDC. Ebola virus disease (Ebola) algorithm for evaluation of the returned traveler. Available at http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/pdf/ebola-algorithm.pdf.
7. Chevalier MS, Chung W, Smith J, et al. Ebola virus disease cluster in the United States—Dallas County, Texas, 2014. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2014;63:1087–8.
8. McCarty CL, Basler C, Karwowski M, et al. Response to importation of a case of Ebola virus disease—Ohio, October 2014. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2014;63:1089–91.
9. CDC. Interim U.S. guidance for monitoring and movement of persons with potential Ebola virus exposure. Available at http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/exposure/monitoring-and-movement-of-persons-with-exposure.html.
10. CDC. Interim guidance for emergency medical services (EMS) systems and 9-1-1 public safety answering points (PSAPs) for management of patients who present with possible Ebola virus disease in the United States. Available at http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/hcp/interim-guidance-emergency-medical-services-systems-911-public-safety-answering-points-management-patients-known-suspected-united-states.html.
11. CDC. Guidance on air medical transport for patients with Ebola virus disease. Available at http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/hcp/guidance-air-medical-transport-patients.html.
12. CDC. Ebola travel notices. Available at http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/diseases/ebola.