Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Early Release Vol. 64 ; 1 May 2015
Poster describing the use of chlorine to kill viruses like Ebola
Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication is an approach to communicating effectively during emergencies. These principles are used by public health professionals and public information officers to pr
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ovide information that helps individuals, stakeholders, and entire communities make the best possible decisions for themselves and their loved ones. CERC recognizes that during emergencies, we work under impossible time constraints and must accept the imperfect nature of our choices. CERC draws from lessons learned during public health emergencies and research in the fields of public health and emergency risk communication.
The CERC program consists of 1) training, 2) resources, and 3) shared learning.
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Testing Algorithm. Interim Guidance
Testing Algorithm. Interim Guidance
Emerg Infect Dis. 2017 Aug (Accessed July 18,2017)
Abstract: We report 77 cases of occupational exposures for 57 healthcare workers at the Ebola Treatment Center in Conakry, Guinea, during the Ebola virus
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disease outbreak in 2014-2015. Despite the high incidence of 3.5 occupational exposures/healthcare worker/year, only 18 percent of workers were at high risk for transmission, and no infections occurred.
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Information on Plague for healthcare professionals and Travellers