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CDNA (Communicable Diseases Network Australia) National Guidelines for Public Health Units: Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)
Source: Australian Government. Published: 1/28/2020.
This document summarizes interim recommendations for surveillance, infection control, laboratory testing, and contact management for novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV.) It is the first national guidance issued for the novel coronavirus and will be developed into Communicable Diseases Network Australia (CDNA) National Guidelines for Public Health Units 2019-nCoV.
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Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - January 28, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Emergency Legal Preparedness and Wuhan Coronavirus: A Primer
Source: Network for Public Health Law. Published: 1/27/2020.
This 23-page primer outlines legal, policy, and practical guidance to understand the Wuhan coronavirus and its related public health emergency response. It included a brief overview of Wuhan coronavirus; information about international legal response efforts from the World Health Organization and foreign governments; U.S. legal preparedness and response; and additional related resources.
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Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - January 27, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
The Lancet: 2019 novel coronavirus is genetically different to human SARS and should be considered a new human-infecting coronavirus
(The Lancet) A new genetic analysis of 10 genome sequences of novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) from nine patients in Wuhan finds that the virus is most closely related to two bat-derived SARS-like coronaviruses, according to a study published in The Lancet.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - January 29, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Novel Coronavirus R & D
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Published: 1/28/2020.
As part of the World Health Organization ’s response to the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak, the R&D Blueprint has been activated to accelerate diagnostics, vaccines, and therapeutics for this novel coronavirus. This web page provides links to the latest reports about vaccines, therapeutics, and diagnostics from the Scientific Advisory Group and Global Coordination Mechanism.
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Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - January 28, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
2019 Novel Coronavirus: Interim Laboratory Biosafety Guidelines for Handling and Processing Specimens Associated with 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Infectious Diseases (CDC OID). Published: 2/2/2020.
This web page, updated on February 2, 2020, provides general and specific biosafety guidelines for handling 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) specimens, as well as information about clinical laboratory testing; packing, shipping, and transport; and related resources. Timely communication between clinical and laboratory staff is essential to minimize the risk incurred in handling specimens from patients with possible 2019-nCoV infection.
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Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - February 2, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Wuhan Coronavirus: Assessing the Outbreak, the Response, and Regional Implications
Source: U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Foreign Affairs. Published: 2/5/2020.
This one-hour, 54-minute Congressional hearing features witnesses who discuss attempts to analyze and understand the risk the 2019 coronavirus (2019-nCoV) poses to the United States and other countries around the world, and recommendations for responding to the epidemic. They also discuss U.S.-China collaboration on pandemic response, especially in light of the coronavirus outbreak; the 2002 –2003 outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and the global response; and lessons from the West African Ebola response to help s...
Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - February 5, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
2019 Novel Coronavirus
Source: Occupational Safety and Health Administration [U.S. Department of Labor] (OSHA). Published: 2/2020.
This web page provides information for workers and employers about the evolving coronavirus outbreak first identified in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China. It includes links to interim guidance and other resources for preventing exposures to, and infection with, 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCov). Guidance information is provided for Hazard Recognition, Standards, Medical Information, Control and Prevention, Background, and Additional Resources.
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Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - February 1, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
2019 Novel Coronavirus: ASPR (Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response) Responds to the Outbreak
Source: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response [U.S. Department of Health and Human Services] (HHS ASPR). Published: 2/5/2020.
Within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response is working with its partners to explore the development of new medical countermeasures and take other actions to enhance health security in response to the 2019 novel coronavirus outbreak. Tabs link to pages about 2019-nCoV MCM Market Research Initiative; EZ BAA for Diagnostics; 2019 Novel Coronavirus Stakeholder Listening Session Transcript; Public ...
Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - February 5, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Interim U.S. Guidance for Risk Assessment and Public Health Management of Healthcare Personnel with Potential Exposure in a Healthcare Setting to Patients with 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Infectious Diseases (CDC OID). Published: 2/8/2020.
This interim guidance is intended to assist with assessment of risk, monitoring, and work restriction decisions for healthcare personnel with potential exposure to 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV). It includes a table for Epidemiologic Risk Classification for Asymptomatic Healthcare Personnel Following Exposure to Patients with 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Infection or Their Secretions/Excretions in a Healthcare Setting, and Their Associated Monitoring and Work Restriction Recommendations; and Recommen...
Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - February 8, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Coronavirus Tracker
Source: Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. Published: 2/6/2020.
This tracker provides the number of cases and deaths from novel coronavirus by country, the trend in case and death counts by country, and a global map showing which countries have cases and deaths. It should be noted that the World Health Organization reported case numbers are conservative, and likely represent an undercount of the true number of coronavirus cases, especially in China. This tracker will be updated regularly, as new situation reports are released.
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Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - February 6, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
2019-nCoV Interim Recommendations for Airlines and Airline Crew: Novel Coronavirus in China
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Infectious Diseases (CDC OID). Published: 2/5/2020.
This web page provides interim recommendations for the commercial airline industry about the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) first identified in Wuhan, China. It also contains a situation summary, and recommendations for managing ill travelers onboard if novel coronavirus infection is suspected.
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Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - February 5, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
WHO underestimates the spread of the Coronavirus
(Umea University) The coronavirus probably has a stronger ability to spread than the World Health Organization has estimated so far. This according to a review of previous studies of the coronavirus' transmissibility performed not least by researchers at Ume å University in Sweden.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - February 14, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Emergency Legal Preparedness and Novel Coronavirus: A Primer
Source: Network for Public Health Law. Published: 2/13/2020.
This 30-page primer, updated on February 13, 2020, outlines legal, policy, and practical guidance to understand the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and its related public health emergency response. It includes a brief overview of novel coronavirus; information about international legal response efforts from the World Health Organization and foreign governments; U.S. legal preparedness and response; and additional related resources.
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Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - February 13, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Straining the System: Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) and Preparedness for Concomitant Disasters.
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Just a few weeks before the first confirmed case of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) was reported in the United States, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a bold promise to the nation: the agency will use its scientific expertise to bring a new level of preparedness in the United States and global health security against current and growing threats, finally eliminate certain diseases, and bring an end to the devastation of epidemics.1 The current outbreak of COVID-19 reminds us how urgent this promise is and just how critical it is to continue to sustain and strengthen our nation's...
Source: Am J Public Health - February 12, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Smith N, Fraser M Tags: Am J Public Health Source Type: research
Disease Commodity Package for Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Published: 2/7/2020.
This five-page table, updated on February 7, 2020, is a disease commodity package for the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) that provides information about surveillance, prevention and control, case management, key outbreak control activities considered for material supply, and personal protective equipment. It provides a draft list of supplies needed for laboratories and health centers managing a new coronavirus.
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Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - February 7, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
