Downloadable Ebola Resources

Publications for the Ebola laboratory preparedness and response:

Facility preparation

• Laboratory assessment tool: Ebola virus disease/viral haemorrhagic fever diagnosis capacity, Source: WHO (PDF download)
• Facility questionnaire for Ebola virus disease/viral haemorrhagic fever diagnosis capacity, Source: WHO (PDF download)
• Ebola and Marburg virus disease epidemics: preparedness, alert, control, and evaluation, Interim Manual, Source: WHO (PDF download)

Specimen management

• Interim Guidance for Specimen Collection, Transport, Testing, and Submission for Patients with Ebola, Source: CDC
• Packaging and Shipping Clinical Specimens Diagram, Source: CDC
• How to Safely Ship Human Blood Samples from Suspected Ebola Cases, Source: WHO
• How to Safely Collect Blood Samples from Persons Suspected to be Infected with Highly Infectious Blood-borne Pathogens, Source: WHO

Infection control

• Interim Infection Prevention and Control Guidance for Care of Patients with Suspected or Confirmed Filovirus Haemorrhagic Fever in Healthcare Settings, with Focus on Ebola, Source: WHO (PDF download)
• Infection Control for Viral Haemorrhagic Fevers in the African Health Care Setting, English, Source: CDC (PDF download)
• Ebola and Marburg virus disease epidemics: preparedness, alert, control, and evaluation, Interim Manual, Source: WHO (PDF download)

• Contrôle de l’infection en cas de fièvre hémorragique virale, Source: CDC (PDF download, French)
• Controlo do Contágio sobre Febres Hemorrágicas Virais no contexto dos serviços Africanos de Saúde, Source: CDC (PDF download, Portuguese)

Protecting laboratory personnel

• Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Hospitalized Patients with Known or Suspected Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever in U.S. Hospitals, August 1, 2014, Source: CDC
• Tools for Protecting Healthcare Personnel, Source: CDC

Communication tools

• Infection Control Posters, Source: CDC
• Ebola Posters, Source: CDC
• Infographics & Illustrations, Source: CDC
• Brochures, Source: CDC
• Radio Messages, Source: CDC