Clinical Inquiries Received by CDC Regarding Suspected Ebola Virus Disease in Children - United States, July 9, 2014-January 4,2015

Clinical Inquiries Received by CDC Regarding Suspected Ebola Virus Disease in Children - United States, July 9, 2014-January 4,2015

The 2014-2015 Ebola virus disease epidemic is the largest in history and represents the first time Ebola has been diagnosed in the US. On Jul 9, 2014, CDC activated its Emergency Operations Center and established an Ebola clinical consultation service to assist US state and local public health offic...

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Veröffentlicht in:MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 2015, Vol.64 (36), p.1006
Hauptverfasser: Goodman, Alyson B, Meites, Elissa, Anstey, Erica H, Fullerton, Kathleen E, Jayatilleke, Achala, Ruben, Wendy, Koumans, Emily, Oster, Alexandra M, Karwowski, Mateusz P, Dziuban, Eric, Kirkcaldy, Robert D, Glover, Maleeka, Lowe, Luis, Peacock, Georgina, Mahon, Barbara, Griese, Stephanie E
Format: Report
Sprache:eng
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Children & youth
Ebola virus
Medical diagnosis
Public health
Risk factors
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Zusammenfassung:The 2014-2015 Ebola virus disease epidemic is the largest in history and represents the first time Ebola has been diagnosed in the US. On Jul 9, 2014, CDC activated its Emergency Operations Center and established an Ebola clinical consultation service to assist US state and local public health officials and health care providers with the evaluation of suspected cases. The agency reviewed all 89 inquiries received by the consultation service during Juy 9, 20 14 - Jan 4, 2015 about children. Here, Goodman et al analyze the outcome of the inquiries and discuss it's implication to public health.
ISSN:0149-2195
1545-861X