An Ebola outbreak has been reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Experts share concerns about the highly ...

Staff at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have been told to halt all communication with the World Health ...

Tanzania faces a deadly Marburg virus outbreak, claiming 8 lives in Kagera region. The government and WHO are mobilizing ...

Researchers at the University of Iowa (UI) Health Care and colleagues at the Texas Biomedical Research Institute, and Boston University, used human skin explants to track the cellular route that ...

The average Ebola case fatality rate is around 50%. Case fatality rates have varied from 25-90% in past outbreaks. The Bleeding Eye Virus: As the world continues to grapple with global health ...

But more recent outbreaks, including the 2013–2016 Ebola epidemic in West Africa, demonstrated that infectious Ebola virus (EBOV) is also found on the skin's surface of those who have succumbed ...

University of Iowa scientists have traced Ebola’s journey through skin cells, identifying a possible route for its spread via skin-to-skin contact. This provides a basis for new strategies in Ebola ...

Rob and Dr. Isakov discuss the current Ugandan Ebola outbreak and the implications ... and inform are discussed as well as reminder about PPE requirements. Rob and Dr. Isakov also conduct an ...

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There are few assessment tools available or accessible in the Ebola Treatment Unit (ETU). The caregiver must be completely enveloped in personal protective equipment (PPE). As such, the ears are ...

or PPE. • Training staff about treatment of Ebola, and managing lab specimens. • Working closely with the CDC and Michigan Department of Community Health. Also, at Henry Ford Hospital ...