Important Clinical Guidance
- Case Definition for Ebola Virus Disease (EVD)
- Interim Guidance for Specimen Collection, Transport, Testing, and Submission for Persons Under Investigation for Ebola Virus Disease in the United States
- Factsheet: Interim Guidance for Specimen Collection, Transport, Testing, and Submission for Patients with Suspected Infection with Ebola Virus Disease [PDF - 1 page]
- Interim Guidance for Monitoring and Movement of Persons with Ebola Virus Disease Exposure
- Guidance: Air Medical Transport for Patients with Ebola
- Procedures for Personal Protective Equipment
- Ebola virus disease Information for Clinicians in U.S. Healthcare Settings
- Interim Guidance: EMS Systems & 9-1-1 PSAPs: Management of Patients in the U.S.
- Safe Management of Patients with Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in U.S. Hospitals
- Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Hospitalized Patients with Known or Suspected Ebola Virus Disease in U.S. Hospitals
- Guidance for Safe Handling of Human Remains of Ebola Patients in U. S. Hospitals and Mortuaries
- Interim Guidance for Environmental Infection Control in Hospitals for Ebola Virus
2014 West Africa Outbreak
The 2014 Ebola epidemic is the largest in history, affecting multiple countries in West Africa. One imported case from Liberia and associated locally acquired cases in healthcare workers have been reported in the United States. CDC and partners are taking precautions to prevent the further spread of Ebola within the United States.
Latest CDC Outbreak Information
Updated October 20, 2014
What's New
October 21, 2014: Factsheet: Healthcare Workers - Could it be Ebola? [PDF - 1 page]
October 20, 2014: Nigeria is now free of Ebola virus transmission
October 20, 2014: CDC Fact Sheet: Tightened Guidance for U.S. Healthcare Workers on Personal Protective Equipment for Ebola
October 20, 2014: Updated Case Counts
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Useful Links
- World Health Organization Global Alert and Response (GAR) Situation Reports
- World Health Organization's Epidemic and Pandemic Alert and Response (EPR)
- Guinea: Ebola epidemic declared, MSF launches emergency response
- U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) - Ebola Response
- USAID - Information for medical volunteers wanting to assist in the Ebola outbreak response
- Page last reviewed: October 21, 2014
- Page last updated: October 21, 2014
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