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Exercise Resources Released for Pandemic Medical Countermeasure Risk Communications
The Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security released an exercise scenario resource that examines risk communication challenges that...
Oct 25, 2017 | Raymond Puerini
New Report Details Preparedness Actions for MERS-CoV and Other Emerging Infectious...
Trust for America’s Health (TFAH), the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), and UPMC Center for Health Security issued Top...
Jun 24, 2015 | Stella Bartholet
Emergence of MERS-CoV Cases in South Korea
On June 4, South Korea confirmed a third fatal case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) and the 36th infection...
Jun 04, 2015 | Admin
First Reported Case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome in the US
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported the first case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus...
May 02, 2014 | Erin Roberts
Can Social Media Help Public Health Officials Monitor Disease Outbreaks?
It would seem that the exchange of health information on social media and the Internet is an obvious opportunity to gain insight into...
Apr 18, 2014 | Guest Author
MERS CoV NHPP Guidance Documents from ASPR
The Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) worked with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to...
Sep 10, 2013 | Frances Bevington
Exercise Resources Released for Pandemic Medical Countermeasure Risk CommunicationsThe Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security released an exercise scenario resource that examines risk communication challenges that could occur when medical countermeasures (MCMs) are provided during pandemics. The SPARS Pandemic Scenario book describes an outbreak scenario in the future when a coronavirus spreads throughput the United States and more than 40 countries over a three-year […] Oct 25, 2017 | Raymond Puerini |
New Report Details Preparedness Actions for MERS-CoV and Other Emerging Infectious DiseasesTrust for America’s Health (TFAH), the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), and UPMC Center for Health Security issued Top Actions the U.S. Should Take to Prepare for MERS-CoV and Other Emerging Infections. The report calls for “system-wide preparedness for potential outbreaks” and urges public health agencies to maintain infectious disease containment capabilities to prevent […] Jun 24, 2015 | Stella Bartholet |
Emergence of MERS-CoV Cases in South KoreaOn June 4, South Korea confirmed a third fatal case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) and the 36th infection in South Korea. The 2015 South Korean outbreak is the largest reported outside of Saudi Arabia, where the disease first emerged in April 2012 and the vast majority of cases have occurred. According to the World Health […] Jun 04, 2015 | Admin |
First Reported Case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome in the USThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported the first case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in the United States after receiving lab confirmation on Friday, May 2. MERS-CoV is from the same family of viruses that includes SARS-CoV. The illness was first identified in Saudi Arabia in 2012. Worldwide, there have […] May 02, 2014 | Erin Roberts |
Can Social Media Help Public Health Officials Monitor Disease Outbreaks?It would seem that the exchange of health information on social media and the Internet is an obvious opportunity to gain insight into emerging disease outbreaks. With new initiatives like Google Flu Trends and HealthMap, there are more ways than ever before to monitor outbreaks. But how useful are these initiatives for public health practitioners who are trying to detect emerging diseases in... Apr 18, 2014 | Guest Author |
MERS CoV NHPP Guidance Documents from ASPRThe Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) worked with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to develop guidance documents about Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) for ASPR National Healthcare Preparedness Programs’ (NHPP) awardees: Download the Guidance Document Download the Cover Letter from ASPR Sep 10, 2013 | Frances Bevington |
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