Ebola virus disease - Revision history

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	===2014 Outbreak Country Details<ref>CDC Website, accessed 12/10/2014</ref>===		===2014 Outbreak Country Details<ref>CDC Website, accessed 12/10/2014</ref>===
	[[File:Ebola transmission as of Dec 12, 2014.gif\|thumb\|Countries with widespread transmission as of Dec 12, 2014]]		[[File:Ebola transmission as of Dec 12, 2014.gif\|thumb\|Countries with widespread transmission as of Dec 12, 2014]]
	*~~'''~~Widespread Transmission~~'''~~		*Widespread Transmission
	**Guinea		**Guinea
	**Liberia		**Liberia
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	===Persons under Investigation (PUI)===		===Persons under Investigation (PUI)===
	*Obtain a travel history for all persons presenting with fever		*Obtain a travel history for all persons presenting with fever
	*Consider Ebola in any person who presents ~~'''~~within 21 days~~'''~~ of:		*Consider Ebola in any person who presents within 21 days of:
	**Traveling to an area with ~~'''~~widespread transmission~~'''~~ (see background section), ~~'''~~OR~~'''~~		**Traveling to an area with widespread transmission (see background section), OR
	**Had contact with a person who had a confirmed Ebola case		**Had contact with a person who had a confirmed Ebola case

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	[[File:Ebola care tiers.jpg\|thumb\|Ebola care facilities by tier]]		[[File:Ebola care tiers.jpg\|thumb\|Ebola care facilities by tier]]
	*Frontline Healthcare Facilities		*Frontline Healthcare Facilities
	**~~'''~~In consultation with public health authorities:~~'''~~		**In consultation with public health authorities:
	***Low risk: May initiate testing		***Low risk: May initiate testing
	***High risk: Transfer to Ebola Assessment Hospital or Ebola Treatment Center (if locally available)		***High risk: Transfer to Ebola Assessment Hospital or Ebola Treatment Center (if locally available)
	*Ebola Assessment Hospitals		*Ebola Assessment Hospitals
	**~~'''~~In consultation with public health authorities:~~'''~~		**In consultation with public health authorities:
	***Initiate initial testing		***Initiate initial testing
	***If confirmed case, transfer to Ebola Treatment Center<ref>http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/hcp/current-treatment-centers.html</ref>		***If confirmed case, transfer to Ebola Treatment Center<ref>http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/hcp/current-treatment-centers.html</ref>

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	*Obtain a travel history for all persons presenting with fever		*Obtain a travel history for all persons presenting with fever
	*Consider Ebola in any person who presents '''within 21 days''' of:		*Consider Ebola in any person who presents '''within 21 days''' of:
	**Traveling to an area with '''widespread transmission''' (see background section), OR		**Traveling to an area with '''widespread transmission''' (see background section), '''OR'''
	**Had contact with a person who had a confirmed Ebola case		**Had contact with a person who had a confirmed Ebola case

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	{{Template:Fever in Traveler DDX}}		{{Template:Fever in Traveler DDX}}

	==~~Diagnosis~~==		==Evaluation==
	[[File:Ed-algorithm-management-patients-possible-ebola.jpg\|thumb\|ED management algorythm]]		[[File:Ed-algorithm-management-patients-possible-ebola.jpg\|thumb\|ED management algorythm]]
	''For travelers returning from countries with active Ebola follow the [[:File:Ed-algorithm-management-patients-possible-ebola.jpg\|CDC Algorithm for Evaluation of the Returned Traveler]]''		''For travelers returning from countries with active Ebola follow the [[:File:Ed-algorithm-management-patients-possible-ebola.jpg\|CDC Algorithm for Evaluation of the Returned Traveler]]''

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	===2014 Domestic Outbreak Details===		===2014 Domestic Outbreak Details===
	*September 30, 2014		*September 30, 2014
	** First case diagnosed in the United States in a man who had traveled to Dallas, Texas from Liberia (Died)		**First case diagnosed in the United States in a man who had traveled to Dallas, Texas from Liberia (Died)
	*October 10, 2014		*October 10, 2014
	**Healthcare worker at Texas Presbyterian Hospital who provided care for the index patient tested positive. (Recovered)		**Healthcare worker at Texas Presbyterian Hospital who provided care for the index patient tested positive. (Recovered)

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	*PPE video: http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/833907?src=ppc_google_acq_bola_vid		*PPE video: http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/833907?src=ppc_google_acq_bola_vid

	==~~Sources~~==		==References==
	<references/>		<references/>

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	[[Category:ID]]		[[Category:ID]]
	[[Category:~~TropMed~~]]		[[Category:Tropical Medicine]]
	[[Category:Featured]]		[[Category:Featured]]

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	==Background==		==Background==
	*An RNA based virus from the Filovirus Family with 5 species mainly originating from Africa.		*An RNA based virus from the [[Filovirus]] Family with 5 species mainly originating from Africa.
	*Outbreaks in Gabon, Africa occured in 1996 and in July, 2014<ref> Ebola Virus Disease, West Africa http://www.afro.who.int/en/clusters-a-programmes/dpc/epidemic-a-pandemic-alert-and-response/outbreak-news/4233-ebola-virus-disease-west-africa-25-july-2014.html.</ref>		*Outbreaks in Gabon, Africa occured in 1996 and in July, 2014<ref> Ebola Virus Disease, West Africa http://www.afro.who.int/en/clusters-a-programmes/dpc/epidemic-a-pandemic-alert-and-response/outbreak-news/4233-ebola-virus-disease-west-africa-25-july-2014.html.</ref>
	*[[Viral hemorrhagic fever]]		*[[Viral hemorrhagic fever]]

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Workup

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	{{Template:Fever in Traveler DDX}}		{{Template:Fever in Traveler DDX}}

	==~~Workup~~==		==Diagnosis==
	[[File:Ed-algorithm-management-patients-possible-ebola.jpg\|thumb\|ED management algorythm]]		[[File:Ed-algorithm-management-patients-possible-ebola.jpg\|thumb\|ED management algorythm]]
	*For travelers returning from countries with active Ebola follow the [[:File:Ed-algorithm-management-patients-possible-ebola.jpg\|CDC Algorithm for Evaluation of the Returned Traveler]]		''For travelers returning from countries with active Ebola follow the [[:File:Ed-algorithm-management-patients-possible-ebola.jpg\|CDC Algorithm for Evaluation of the Returned Traveler]]''

	===Persons under Investigation (PUI)===		===Persons under Investigation (PUI)===

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Clinical Care

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	**Special diagnostic testing requires consultation		**Special diagnostic testing requires consultation

	==Clinical Care==		===Clinical Care===
	*Test and treat for other possible causes of [[Fever in Travelers]] while evaluating for Ebola		*Test and treat for other possible causes of [[Fever in Travelers]] while evaluating for Ebola
	**A few days after infectious symptoms begin, ELISA IgM, PCR or virus isolation are possible. Later in the disease or during recovery, IgM or IgG can be tested.		**A few days after infectious symptoms begin, ELISA IgM, PCR or virus isolation are possible. Later in the disease or during recovery, IgM or IgG can be tested.

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Disposition

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	==Disposition==		==Disposition==
	[[File:Ebola care tiers.jpg\|thumb\|Ebola care facilities by tier]]		[[File:Ebola care tiers.jpg\|thumb\|Ebola care facilities by tier]]
	Admit, isolation, possible ICU for serologic results and clinical observation/supportive care.		*Frontline Healthcare Facilities
			**'''In consultation with public health authorities:'''
			***Low risk: May initiate testing
			***High risk: Transfer to Ebola Assessment Hospital or Ebola Treatment Center (if locally available)
			*Ebola Assessment Hospitals
			**'''In consultation with public health authorities:'''
			***Initiate initial testing
			***If confirmed case, transfer to Ebola Treatment Center<ref>http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/hcp/current-treatment-centers.html</ref>
			*Ebola Treatment Center
			**Admit, isolation, possible ICU for serologic results and clinical observation/supportive care.

	==See Also==		==See Also==