In agonising, crippling pain from lung cancer, Mr S came to the palliative care service in
Calicut, Kerala, from an adjoining district a couple of hours away by bus. His body language …

As of 20 May 2016 there have been 28,646 cases and 11,323 deaths resulting from the
West African Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak reported to the World Health Organization …

Background Available data on the characteristics of patients with Ebola virus disease (EVD)
and clinical management of EVD in settings outside West Africa, as well as the …

The 2013–16 Ebola virus disease outbreak in west Africa was associated with
unprecedented challenges in the provision of care to patients with Ebola virus disease …

Health care–associated infections (HCAIs) are a significant concern for both health care
workers (HCWs) and patients. They are a major contributing factor of disease in …

PURPOSE This expert guidance document was developed as a resource to provide
healthcare epidemiologists working in acute-care hospitals with a high-level overview of …

Objectives: Outbreaks of disease, especially those that are declared a Public Health
Emergency of International Concern, present substantial ethical challenges. Here we start a …

Seasonal influenza vaccination rates remain low, and contribute to preventable influenza
cases, hospitalizations, and deaths in the US. While numerous interventions have been …

Background. Ebola virus disease (EVD) in health workers (HWs) has been a major
challenge during the 2014–2015 outbreak. We examined factors associated with Ebola virus …

Background: Nurses are on the forefront and play a key role in global disaster responses.
Nevertheless, they are often not prepared for the challenges they are facing and research is …