Information on this page pertains to healthcare settings, including acute care hospitals, physicians’ offices, urgent care centers, and outpatient clinics. The recommendations and guidance may also be applicable to other settings where healthcare is delivered, such as school/work health clinics.
If evaluating a patient suspected to have Ebola Virus Disease, providers should immediately notify the facility’s infection control program, other appropriate facility staff, and the local health department.
General Information
- CDC HAN Health Update: Update on Ebola Virus Disease (Sudan ebolavirus) Outbreak in Central Uganda
- CDC HAN Health Advisory: Outbreak of Ebola virus disease (Sudan ebolavirus) in Central Uganda
- How to locate and contact your local health department for consultation
- CDC Ebola for Clinicians Page
- CDC Communication resources and Training Resources
Clinician Outreach
- CDC COCA Update on 2022 Ebola Outbreak in Uganda (December 20, 2022)
- VDH/VHHA 2022 Ebola Virus Disease Briefing for Virginia Hospitals on November 17, 2022
- NETEC Town Hall: Preparing Frontline Healthcare Workers for Ebola on October 20, 2022
- CDC COCA Update on 2022 Ebola Outbreak in Uganda (October 12, 2022)
- VDH Clinician Letter on Ugandan Ebola Outbreak
- VDH/VHHA 2022 Ebola Virus Disease Briefing for Virginia Hospitals on October 7, 2022
- NETEC How Frontline Health Care Workers Can Prepare for an Ebola Outbreak (NETEC offers free training, resources, and consultations)
- NETEC Health Care Facility Special Pathogen Checklist
- NETEC Webinar: Ebola in the Age of COVID-19 on March 26, 2021
Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and 9-1-1 Emergency Communications Centers
- CDC Interim Guidance for Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems and 9-1-1 Emergency Communications Centers/Public Safety Answering Points (ECC/PSAPs) for Management of Patients Under Investigation (PUIs) for Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in the United States
- VDH’s Office of Emergency Medical Services Ebola website
- NETEC EMS Strategies for Ebola
Evaluation Criteria
Laboratory Testing
- Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services (DCLS) Ebola Virus Disease and Marburg Testing and Shipping Instructions (4/26/23)
- CDC Guidance for U.S. Hospitals and Clinical Laboratories on Performing Routine Diagnostic Testing for Patients with Suspected Ebola Disease
- CDC Guidance for Collection, Transport, and Submission of Specimens for Ebola Virus Testing
Infection Control and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- CDC Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Hospitalized Patients Under Investigation (PUIs) for Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in U.S. Hospitals
- CDC Interim Guidance for Environmental Infection Control in Hospitals for Ebola Virus
- CDC Guidance for PPE for Clinically Stable PUIs
- CDC Guidance for PPE for Confirmed Ebola Patients or Clinically Unstable PUIs
- CDC Infection Control and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Organizations Sending U.S.-based Healthcare or Emergency Response Workers
Last updated: April 26, 2022