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2021 Ebola Outbreak
- Health Advisory: Ebola Outbreaks in Guinea & DRC (March 4, 2021) | DSHS
2019 Ebola Outbreak
- AHA Readiness Advisory: Update on the Ebola Outbreak in Africa & CDC Guidance for U.S. Hospitals (Sept. 6, 2019)
- WHO International Health Regulations Emergency Committee for Ebola – Recommendations (July 17, 2019)
2018 Ebola Outbreak
- TDSHS’ Ebola Patient Management Guidance (May 21, 2018)
- TDSHS Ebola Health Advisory (May 21, 2018)
2014 Ebola Outbreak
- Updated PPE guidance for confirmed Ebola patients from the CDC (August 2015)
- PPE guidance for clinically stable persons under investigation for Ebola from the CDC (August 2015)
- CDC FAQ on Ebola
- EMTALA Requirements and Implications Related to Ebola Virus Disease (Updated Feb. 23, 2015)
- More information on infectious disease management and Ebola can be found at the Texas Infectious Disease Readiness webpage (Jan. 5, 2015)
- Information for Clinical Laboratories Concerning Possible Ebola Virus Disease (Nov. 7, 2014)
- Identify, Isolate, Inform: Emergency Department Evaluation and Management of Patients with Possible Ebola Virus Disease (Oct. 27, 2014)
- Recommendations for Safely Performing Acute Hemodialysis in Patients with Ebola Virus Disease in U.S. Hospitals (Oct. 23, 2014)
- Guidance on Personal Protective Equipment To Be Used by Healthcare Workers During Management of Patients with Ebola Virus Disease in U.S. Hospitals, Including Procedures for Putting On (Donning) and Removing (Doffing) (Oct. 20, 2014)
- Ebola Medical Waste Management
- Interim Guidance for Environmental Infection Control in Hospitals for Ebola Virus
- Open Letter to All U.S. Healthcare Professionals
- Ebola Preparedness for the U.S. Healthcare System
- Hospital Checklist for Ebola Preparedness
- 2014 Ebola Outbreak in West Africa
- Ebola Preparedness Resources
- Safe Management of Patients with Ebola Virus Disease in U.S. Hospitals
- Personal Protective Equipment Procedures Overview by Parkland Health and Hospital System
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