NETEC Newsroom

10/29/24 –In response to a Lassa fever death in Iowa City, NETEC urges health care facilities to be prepared to respond and to support health care staff from a high-consequence infectious disease

12/7/2023 – In response to the outbreak of Mpox in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the National Emerging Special Pathogens Training and Education Center (NETEC) offers support for U.S. health care agencies that may encounter a case of Mpox virus infection.

9/6/2023 – Experts from the National Emerging Special Pathogens Training and Education Center (NETEC) advise that rumors circulating on social media of an Ebola outbreak at the Burning Man Music Festival in Black Rock City, Nevada are false. NETEC encourages health care agencies to rely upon verified public health information sources, like the CDC Current Outbreak List, for the most up-to-date information on current and future outbreaks and to continue to implement infection prevention and control best practices within their facilities, as usual…

9/30/2022 – As global health authorities report that at least 50 probable and confirmed cases of Ebola disease caused by Sudan virus (SVD), including 24 deaths, have occurred across three Ugandan districts, NETEC experts advise that healthcare agencies review their special pathogens preparedness plans and remain vigilant in implementing identify, isolate, and inform strategies…

8/5/2022 – As the Biden administration declared the monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency on Thursday, the NETEC and partners in the RESPTCs continue to mobilize their network of highly trained special pathogens programs in support of increased preventative measures, national and international coordination, and the rapid and effective treatment of monkeypox…

5/20/2022 – Following the confirmation of a U.S. based case of monkeypox on Wednesday, the National Emerging Special Pathogens Training and Education Center (NETEC) continues to support U.S. healthcare agencies that encounter, or may encounter, a case of monkeypox virus infection with free, ongoing guidance and resources…