Ebola: Is Your Laboratory Prepared To Handle a Potential Case?

An outbreak of Ebola disease caused by the Bundibugyo virus remains in a period of intense transmission, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Since it's first detection in May, 6757 cases have been confirmed across 6 provinces of the DRC, along with 20 cases in Uganda and one in France (as of September 8). A crude case fatality ratio of 48% underscores the severity of the disease and the ongoing challenges towards case detection, clinical care and, ultimately, interruption of transmission. Unchecked transmission of Bundibugyo in the DRC heightens the risk of exportation across international borders. Furthermore, healthcare workers recovering from the disease have been medically evacuated to both Germany and France for enhanced care. Is your laboratory prepared to handle a potential case? Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/zIDFuwflo8Q Guests: Daniel Rhoads, M.D., Zoe Weiss, M.D., Beverley Orr, MT(ASCP), Nicholas Heger, Ph.D.