Episode 2 – Ebola, Cyclospora & How We Track Outbreaks
In this episode How Ebola spreads How investigators connect foodborne illness cases What Cyclospora is and why outbreaks are hard to trace Prevention, testing, and treatment In this episode of the Code Clear podcast, host Dr. Errington Thompson is joined by Dr. James Vaillant, an infectious disease physician and clinical microbiologist trained at the Mayo […]
Ebola Update
We must avoid doing things that are NOT helpful. This is a GREAT article in the NEJM. http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMe1413139?query=featured_home Ebola and Quarantine The governors of a number of states, including New York and New Jersey, recently imposed 21-day quarantines on health care workers returning to the United States from regions of the world where they may […]
Second Hospital Worker Contracts Ebola in Dallas
It is easy to say that one person didn’t follow instructions and broke protocol. Now that we have a second healthcare worker who has come down with Ebola, we have to look at the system. Were the healthcare workers given additional training prior to caring for Thomas Eric Duncan? Was the protective clothing adequate? From […]