186538 2014 10 10 0 0 0 0 SYMPTOM_ONSET_FIRST_CASE 2014 10 14 0 0 0 0 SYMPTOM_ONSET_LAST_CASE 3732 72404 186538 9606 37109004 9606 186538 DEATH 0.0 9606 Expanded contact tracing, active monitoring and some restrictions placed on contacts. EPIDEMIC_TIME_SCALE DAY 2.0 3 An investigation team 1) conducted technical consultations with five Dallas area hospitals to assist them in planning for providing care for confirmed Ebola patients; 2) established an emergency medical services transportation plan for known or suspected Ebola patients; 3) developed a plan for safely handling Ebola patient remains; 4) established capacity for PCR Ebola testing to be conducted at the Dallas County public health laboratory; 5) trained 160 HCWs on PPE use (e.g., proper selection and supervised donning and doffing) and infection control practices appropriate for caring for Ebola patients; and 6) helped establish a triage unit for evaluating contacts with symptoms compatible with Ebola. 3 CDC developed new infection control guidance available at http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/hcp/infection-prevention-and-control-recommendations.html 3 CDC developed new guidance for assessing the risk of potential Ebola exposure available at http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/exposure/monitoring-and-movement-of-persons-with-exposure.html 3 CONFIRMED_CASE Confirmed case Laboratory confirmed Total cases PROBABLE_CASE CONFIRMED_CASE 2 1 Total fatal cases PROBABLE_CASE CONFIRMED_CASE 0 1 Cumulative Total and Fatal Cases over Time (only includes domestically infected cases) CONFIRMED_CASE 1 TIME_SPAN 2014 10 10 0 -2147483648 -2147483648 -2147483648 DISEASE_OUTCOME CONFIRMED_CASE 1 FATAL_CASE 0 2014 10 11 0 -2147483648 -2147483648 -2147483648 DISEASE_OUTCOME CONFIRMED_CASE 1 FATAL_CASE 0 2014 10 12 0 -2147483648 -2147483648 -2147483648 DISEASE_OUTCOME CONFIRMED_CASE 1 FATAL_CASE 0 2014 10 13 0 -2147483648 -2147483648 -2147483648 DISEASE_OUTCOME CONFIRMED_CASE 1 FATAL_CASE 0 2014 10 14 0 -2147483648 -2147483648 -2147483648 DISEASE_OUTCOME CONFIRMED_CASE 2 FATAL_CASE 0 2014 10 15 0 -2147483648 -2147483648 -2147483648 DISEASE_OUTCOME CONFIRMED_CASE 2 FATAL_CASE 0 0 Imported Nurse 1 Nurse 2 0 CIDRAP http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2014/10/texas-health-worker-tests- 1 ProMED-mail http://www.promedmail.org/direct.php?id=20141015.2866172 2 US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Website http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/outbreaks/2014-west-africa/united-states-imported-case.html 3 Michelle S. Chevalier, MD, Wendy Chung, MD, Jessica Smith, MPH, et al. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2014;63(Early Release):1-3 http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm63e1114a5.htms_cid=mm63e1114a5_e Virginia Dato created on 2014-10-15 Jan 28, 2016 at 12:22:50