Health Care Facility Viral Hemorrhagic Fever (VHF) Preparedness Checklist
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April 2023: Updated Checklist Now Available
In April 2023, NETEC experts reviewed and expanded the scope of the original Ebola Checklist for Health Care Facilities to include guidance for other Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers (VHFs), including Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF), Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), Lassa Fever, and Marburg Virus Disease (MVD).
The updated resource is available on the NETEC Resource Library, and this blog post has been updated to include the newest resource.
Checklist Supports VHF Preparedness
The Health Care Facility Viral Hemorrhagic (VHF) Preparedness Checklist is a planning tool for health care facilities to assess their readiness to identify, isolate, inform, and provide initial treatment for patients suspected or confirmed to be infected with a viral hemorrhagic fever. It guides facilities through a review of their immediate care capabilities and links to resources that will help improve or fill gaps in preparedness.
Download the Health Care Facility Viral Hemorrhagic (VHF) Preparedness Checklist.
In October 2023, the CDC Alerted U.S. Health Care Providers to Prepare for Ebola
On September 20, 2022, the Uganda Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization confirmed a new outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in the Mubende district of Uganda in West Africa. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a health advisory (CDC, https://emergency.cdc.gov/han/2022/han00477.asp, Accessed 4/21/2023) on October 6, 2022, urging U.S. health care providers to be alert and prepared to evaluate patients suspected of having EVD, particularly among people who have recently traveled to affected areas in Uganda.
Health Care Facilities Key to Preventing Transmission of Ebola
While the Ugandan EVD outbreak has ended, additional VHF outbreaks have continued throughout the world. From emergency rooms to clinics, frontline health care facilities are the first line of defense against the spread of disease. All health care facilities need to be prepared to care for patients with Ebola or another viral hemorrhagic fever (VHF), and to prevent transmission to staff, other patients, and within our communities.
Download the Health Care Facility Viral Hemorrhagic Fever (VHF) Preparedness Checklist.
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