11/28/2019 12:00 AM EST
Source: European Union, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). Published: 11/28/2019. This nine-page report provides information about two imported cases of Lassa fever from Sierra Leone confirmed by the Dutch public health authorities in November 2019, and associated risk assessment. Both cases were Dutch healthcare workers who worked in a rural hospital in Sierra Leone. The risk level for secondary transmission among healthcare workers in the European Union/European Economic Area and Sierra Leone depends on several factors such as closeness, duration of contact, and the type of activity performed (e.g., by medical staff or those handling bodies of deceased Lassa fever patients in preparation for funeral). (PDF)
09/11/2019 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response [U.S. Department of Health and Human Services] (HHS ASPR). Published: 9/11/2019. In June 2019, the Disaster Medicine Working Group of the National Biodefense Science Board was asked to consider challenges and best practices to improve and standardize national training and readiness for healthcare providers (clinicians of various types) who could be required to deliver specialized care during disasters. This 11-page report provides five recommendations that are intentionally focused on training for providers in the healthcare delivery system and others most closely associated with direct patient care. (PDF)
08/01/2019 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA). Published: 8/2019. This 28-page report details the results and progress achieved through United States investments in global health security, including efforts that enhance the global capacity to respond to and contain outbreaks of high-threat diseases such as Ebola, Zika, Rift Valley fever, and pandemic influenza. It provides examples of early detection of serious infectious diseases and effective responses to outbreaks, programs driving progress, and public diplomacy and stakeholder engagement. (PDF)
07/30/2019 12:00 AM EDT
Source: National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO). Published: 7/30/2019. This one-hour webinar showcases a partnership between Los Angeles County and USC Medical Center (LAC+USC), and the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health to implement antimicrobial stewardship, and discusses how the partnership has improved stewardship efforts, challenges, and lessons learned. It identifies the role of local health departments in promoting antimicrobial stewardship, and makes recommendations for other local health departments and essential hospitals interested in pursuing a similar partnership. (Video or Multimedia)
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