Ebola Virus Disease
South Dakota follows CDC guidance for monitoring of persons with potential Ebola virus exposure. There have been no cases of Ebola in South Dakota.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Resources
- Countries with active Ebola transmission
- Ebola Virus Disease
- Infographic — Is it Flu or Ebola?
- Resources for Parents, Schools and Pediatric Health Care Professionals
- Information for Healthcare Workers and Settings
South Dakota Department of Health Resources
- Information for Schools and Day Care Centers
- 21-day Temperature Monitoring Log
- Slide set for 12-3-2014 health care conference call | Audio recording
- Slide set from 10-29-2014 health care provider webinar
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Resources
- South Dakota Department of Health PPE Checklists
- N95 and Coverall Checklists: Donning | Doffing
- N95 and Gown Checklists: Donning | Doffing
- PPAR and Coverall Checklists: Donning | Doffing
- PPAR and Gown Checklists: Donning | Doffing
- Web-based Training for Putting On and Removing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) - CDC, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Salesforce Foundation, Miami University, Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America
University of Nebraska Medical Center Biocontainment Unit Resources
- Slide set | Recording (WMV file - presentation begins at 7:29) — Shelly Schwedhelm, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, Director, ED, Trauma, IC, Emergency Preparedness & Nebraska Biocontainment Unit
- UNMC and Nebraska Medicine have launched a free online course, The Nebraska Ebola Method for Clinicians, available via iTunes U app for iPad and iPhone at https://itunesu.itunes.apple.com/enroll/FDL-BXP-WTF, by searching in iTunes U, or through Moodle at http://phtc.unmc.edu/moodle.
Additional Resources
- Waste Management and Private Property Cleanup - South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources
- Disinfectants for Use Against the Ebola Virus - Environmental Protection Agency
- Information for Hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals Concerning Possible Ebola Virus Disease - Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services