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For your information.
Kind regards,
Ramon[image: ACIPC_Logo_Colour_RGB_Hi_Res.jpg]
*Professor Ramon Z ShabanPRESIDENT*
Australasian College for Infection Prevention and Control
GPO Box 3254, Brisbane Qld 4001
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Ebola Virus Disease
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CDC issues interim guidance for the safe care of survivors of Ebola Virus
DiseaseCDC has issued interim guidance and additional resources for U.S.
healthcare providers to safely care for survivors of Ebola Virus Disease
(EVD).The guidance includes information about sequelae, or complications, of EVD
as well as data on Ebola virus persistence in EVD survivors, and infection
prevention and control recommendations for U.S. healthcare providers when
evaluating a patient who is an EVD survivor. The interim guidance can be
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http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/healthcare-us/evaluating-patients/guidance-for-management-of-survivors-ebola.html.
CDC published additional resources to supplement the guidance:
– *Messages for the Care of Survivors of Ebola Virus Disease* – Topics
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thorough travel history for all patients should be obtained to ensure
proper infection control measures are in place. Additionally, information
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