Ebola Journal Articles

• Efficient Inactivation of Monkeypox Virus by WHO The World Health Organization has provided recommendations for alcohol-based hand rub solutions that effectively inactivate the Mpox virus.
  Emerging Infectious Diseases, April 04, 2023
• Testing to Sustain HCV Elimination in Those Who Inject Drugs Improved testing coverage is needed to reach WHO's HCV elimination targets. This article describes four targeted testing strategies to better reach this high-risk population.
  Journal of Viral Hepatitis, March 22, 2023
• Wastewater Surveillance for Infectious Disease This comprehensive review outlines the pathogens that have been studied via wastewater surveillance prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  American Journal of Epidemiology, March 13, 2023
• TDF/FTC and COVID-19 Severity in People With HIV What impact might treatment with this ART regimen have on COVID-19 outcomes among people with HIV? Could it help lessen disease severity?
  AIDS, December 14, 2022
• Contact Tracing: Barriers and Facilitators This paper provides an overview of the history of contact tracing during several disease outbreaks in the past century, highlighting barriers and facilitators of this important public health measure.
  American Journal of Public Health, July 20, 2022
• Expansion of ACIP Ebola Vaccine Recommendations The ACIP has expanded recommendations for Ebola vaccination to include groups who are at high risk for occupational exposure.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, May 25, 2022
• Antibody Therapy for COVID-19 Antibody-based therapies show promise as a potential treatment option for COVID-19. What have we learned so far?
  Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology, November 18, 2021
• CRISPR-Based Approaches for Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Might CRISPR-based approaches be viable alternatives to conventional RT-PCR methods for the efficient and accurate detection of SARS-CoV-2?
  Laboratory Medicine, April 05, 2021
• The Aftermath of Coronavirus Disease 2019 Once the COVID-19 emergency is over, what changes might it bring to the field of nephrology?
  Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, September 23, 2020
• Leveraging the Palliative Nursing Role During COVID-19 This article provides recommendations for leveraging the important role of palliative nurses during current and future pandemics.
  Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing, August 24, 2020
• COVID-19 Prevention, Diagnosis, Management in the IBD Patient Since many IBD therapies may weaken the immune system and increase infection risk, IBD patient management presents a challenge during the current COVID-19 pandemic.
  Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, July 01, 2020
• Identifying and Interrupting Superspreading Events Superspreading events lead to new outbreaks of infectious diseases. What can be done to prevent and control these events in the context of COVID-19?
  Emerging Infectious Diseases, June 10, 2020
• Safety Considerations in the Lab Testing of SARS-CoV-2 Review the laboratory biosafety practices necessary to safely process clinical specimens suspected to contain SARS-CoV-2.
  Laboratory Medicine, May 27, 2020
• Update on Ebola Treatment Center Costs and Sustainability A new report provides insight into the costs incurred by Ebola treatment centers and the ultimate sustainability of these facilities.
  Emerging Infectious Diseases, May 25, 2020
• Use of Psychological First Aid for Nurses Could psychological first aid help mitigate the emotional impacts of trauma exposure among nurses?
  Nursing Economics, May 13, 2020
• The Identify-Isolate-Inform Tool Applied to 2019-nCoV Find out how a modified identify-isolate-inform tool can assist clinicians in the identification and management of patients with 2019-nCoV.
  Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health, May 07, 2020
• Safety Considerations in the Lab: Specimens of SARS-CoV-2 This article underscores the importance of reviewing in-house laboratory biosafety practices and offers guidance for working with clinical specimens that might contain SARS-CoV-2.
  American Journal of Clinical Pathology, May 05, 2020
• Straining the System: COVID-19 and Preparedness for Disasters In this commentary, the authors focus on how the COVID-19 crisis has underscored the critical necessity to sustain and strengthen the public health infrastructure in the United States.
  American Journal of Public Health, April 24, 2020
• Hospital-Based Travel Screening to Assess Zika Exposure A standardized screening question for hospital patients may help detect potential travel-associated Zika virus exposure.
  Emerging Infectious Diseases, February 03, 2020
• Nutritional Care for Patients With Ebola Virus Disease What can clinicians do to improve nutritional care for these patients?
  Emerging Infectious Diseases, January 13, 2020