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Emergency Preparedness and Response Resources: Ebola, Mpox, RSV & Zika Resources

Ermergency preparedness resources for first responders, public health and disaster medicine practitioners, and librarians. Includes resources on public health emergencies including the opioid crisis, Ebola, Mpox, RSV, and Zika.

Mpox Outbreak 2024 & 2022 Resources

Mpox Caused by Human-to-Human Transmission of Monkeypox Virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo with Spread to Neighboring Countries
CDC Health Alert Network Health Update

COVID Monkeypox Update 10/12/2022
Presented by David Diemert, MD, FRCP(C), GW Depts. of Medicine and Microbiology, Immunology & Tropical Medicine

U.S. Mpox Case Trends Reported to CDC
Mpox Emergency Situation Reports, WHO
Surveillance, case investigation and contact tracing for mpox ‎‎(monkeypox)‎: Interim guidance, WHO, ‎20 March 2024‎
Mpox Fact Sheet, WHO
Mpox Resource Center (CIDRAP, UMN)
Mpox Resources from CDC
Info for clinicians, lab personnel, and veterinarians
Mpox Resources from WHO
Overview, news publications, research & training from the WHO
Mpox Vaccines, CDC
Mpox, Society of Critical Care Medicine
What clinicians need to know about the monkeypox outbreak
Prevention and Treatment of Monkeypox
The Medical Letter, September 5, 2022

Mpox Newsfeed from CIDRAP (Center for Infectious Disease Research & Policy, University of Minnesota)

RSV Resources

Updated Guidance: Use of Palivizumab Prophylaxis to Prevent Hospitalization From Severe Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection During the 2022-2023 RSV Season
American Academy of Pediatrics
CDC RSV Resources
Includes fact sheets and research and surveillance resources

RSV Newsfeed from CIDRAP (Center for Infectious Disease Research & Policy, University of Minnesota)

Ebola Resources

Ebola Outbreak History, CDC
Includes species and case numbers
Ebola Clinical Guidance, CDC
Ebola Vaccines, NIH
Vaccines under development and trials.
JEMS First Responder's Guide to Ebola
National Library of Medicine MedlinePlus patient education on hemorrhagic fevers
World Health Organization on Ebola
Includes disease outbreak news

Ebola Newsfeed from CIDRAP (Center for Infectious Disease Research & Policy, University of Minnesota)

Zika Resources

CDC Zika Resources
Resources for the public and health providers, including testing, treatment, travel recommendations, and congenital Zika syndrome
World Health Organization Zika Information
WHO Zika Fact Sheet

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