What does the latest research tell us about recognizing and treating Andes virus—and where do important gaps in the evidence remain? In a recent review published in The New England Journal of Medicine ...
What happens when the next pandemic emerges from a pathogen we didn’t see coming? On this episode of Transmission Interrupted, Jill Morgan speaks with epidemiologist, researcher, and author Dr.
Emergency nurses routinely care for patients before the cause of their symptoms is clear. They make decisions with the available information at a given point in time, often under significant time ...
Preparing healthcare workers to safely use personal protective equipment (PPE) for special pathogens presents a particular training challenge: The events are rare, the stakes are high, and the PPE and ...
As the current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda continues to spread — with over 2,000 cases and more than 600 deaths — host Jill Morgan sits down with Dr. Tom Geisbert ...
In a recent episode of Transmission Interrupted, host Jill Morgan, RN, Site Manager at the Emory Serious Communicable Diseases Unit, talks with Katie Willet, MD, FACEP, Associate Professor, UNMC ...
Step inside one of the most unique corners of American healthcare as Transmission Interrupted takes you behind the scenes of the National Quarantine Unit at the University of Nebraska Medical Center ...
Emerging infectious diseases continue to challenge healthcare systems around the world. While the likelihood of encountering a patient with a high-consequence infectious disease (HCID) remains low for ...
In this episode of Transmission Interrupted, host Jill Morgan and acclaimed author and former paramedic Kevin Hazzard dive into the complex world of outbreak response, biocontainment, and the unsung ...
What happens behind the sealed doors of a biocontainment laboratory when a patient with a suspected special pathogen—like Ebola or Lassa fever—arrives at a hospital? In this episode of Transmission ...
From Wound Care to Waste Disposal: What Healthcare Facilities Need to Know About New World Screwworm
As the United States responds to ongoing New World screwworm detections in animals, healthcare providers should also understand the potential for rare human cases, particularly in patients who have ...
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