Resources with keywords: VHF



Ebola Outbreak Caused by Sudan virus in Uganda
CDC / Health Alert Network (HAN)
6 February 2025

Includes recommendations for clinical and public health labs, clinicians and the public.

WHO accelerates efforts to support response to Sudan virus disease outbreak in Uganda
World Health Organization (WHO)
30 January 2025

Following the confirmation of an outbreak of Sudan virus disease – which belongs to the same family as Ebola virus disease – in Uganda today, World Health Organization (WHO) is mobilizing efforts to support the national health authorities to swiftly contain and end the outbreak. 

State and Hospital Officials Follow Federal Guidance After Lassa Fever Death
Iowa HHS
28 October 2024

The Iowa Department of HHS has confirmed the death of a middle-aged eastern Iowa resident from Lassa fever. The individual had recently returned from travel to West Africa.

keywords: Lassa, VHF
Guidance for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
CDC
1 October 2024

This guidance refers only to the following viral hemorrhagic fevers: Ebola, Marburg, Lassa, Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF), and the South American Hemorrhagic Fevers (i.e., those caused by Junin, Machupo, Chapare, Guanarito and Sabia viruses).

Marburg virus disease
World Health Organization (WHO)

This is a reference wensite including WHO’s approach to responding to this outbreak

keywords: Marburg, outbreak, VHF
First Marburg Virus Disease Outbreak in the Republic of Rwanda
CDC / Health Alert Network (HAN)
3 October 2024

This report summarizes CDC’s recommendations for public health departments and clinicians in the United States on case identification and testing and clinical laboratory biosafety considerations.

keywords: Marburg, Rwanda, VHF
Marburg Virus Disease Outbreak in Rwanda
AfricaCDC
1 October 2024

This is a reference website for resources including a “Weekly Special Press Briefing on the Mpox Outbreak and other Health Emergencies in Africa”

keywords: Marburg, outbreak, VHF
VHF Clinical Specimen Packaging and Shipping
CDC

This guidance applies to Filoviruses, Arenaviruses, Rift Valley fever virus, Crimean Congo HFV. This guidance also applies to other high-consequence diseases that require a specialized laboratory, are highly pathogenic, and have no vaccine or treatment currently available, like Nipah virus disease.

Global clinical data platform: Viral haemorrhagic fever case report form (‎CRF)‎: module 1
WHO

The CRF is designed to collect data obtained direct from patient interview and examination, and from review of hospital or clinical notes of people with probable or confirmed viral haemorrhagic fever. Available in English, Arabic, Chinese, French and Spanish

About Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers
CDC

Main page including an abridge description of the major VHF viruses. Includes a table with virus family, virus name, how long it takes for symptoms to start, where it is found, and if it is transmitted by animal or insect

keywords: VHF, VHFV
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