Keywords prevention

Prevention Strategies for Mpox, including Vaccinating People at Risk via Sexual Exposure, for U.S. Travelers Visiting Countries with Clade I Mpox Outbreaks

CDC / Health Alert Network (HAN)

23 September 2024

This is a Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Update to provide additional information about the ongoing outbreak of clade I monkeypox virus (MPXV), the virus that causes mpox, in Central and Eastern Africa

keywords: health alert, Monkeypox, MPOX, poxvirus, prevention, vaccination

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Virus in Animals: Interim Recommendations for Prevention, Monitoring, and Public Health Investigations

CDC

Covers the use of personal protective equipment, testing, antiviral treatment, patient investigations, monitoring of exposed persons, and antiviral chemoprophylaxis of exposed persons

keywords: bird flu, H5N1, HPAI, Influenza Virus, prevention, treatment

Avian Influenza (Bird Flu)

CDC

Overview site that includes current situation, background, prevention, links to other resources for prevention and monitoring, communication, information for other groups

keywords: bird flu, cases, H5N1, HPAI, Influenza Virus, prevention

CDC's Core Infection Prevention and Control Practices for Safe Healthcare Delivery in All Settings (Website, Regulatory)

CDC

12 April 2024

keywords: covid-19, healthcare, infection prevention, prevention

CDC Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Anthrax, 2023

CDC / MMWR

keywords: anthrax, prevention

Leishmaniasis: Prevention & Control

CDC

keywords: control, Leishmaniasis, parasites, prevention

Isolation and Precautions for People with COVID-19 (Website, Regulatory)

CDC

From CDC: A tool to help you determine if you need to isolate or take other steps to prevent spreading COVID-19.

keywords: covid-19, exposure, infection, isolation, precautions, prevention

An Overview on Candida auris in Healthcare Settings

NIH / Journal of Fungi

1 September 2023

Cristina ML, Spagnolo AM, Sartini M, Carbone A, Oliva M, Schinca E, Boni S, Pontali E
This pathogenic fungus shows an innate resilience, enabling survival and persistence in healthcare environment and the ability to rapidly colonize the patient’s skin and be easily transmitted within the healthcare setting, thus leading to a serious and prolonged outbreak.

keywords: antifungal resistance, candida auris, control measures, epidemiology, fungi, healthcare, prevention

CDC Actions to Prevent the Spread of Antifungal Resistance

CDC

keywords: drug-resistant fungi, prevention

COVID-19 Workplace Safety Plan (Document)

USDA

This is a good example for a workplace safety plan that can be adapted to any or all infectious diseases with potential to cause outbreaks

keywords: covid-19, prevention, return to work

Resources with keywords: prevention