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Ebola confrontation at CECOM-UNICAMP

The Ebola virus disease was identified in 1976, in Africa. It appeared as the worst epidemic in history in 2013, at South Guinea, reaching, afterwards, the bordering countries Liberia and Sierra Leone. It caused about 11,000 deaths and was only considered as restrained in June 2016. It is a severe d...

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Main Authors: Taninaga, Edite Kazue, Nieri, Tâmara Maria, Trevisane, Rose Clélia Grion, Leme, Pedro Augusto Thiene, Leme, Patricia Asfora Falabella, Silva, Miriam Susana Locatelli Marques da, Monte, Meire Celeste Cardoso Del, Pavan, Maria Helena Postal, Stolf, Maria Cristina, Antunes, Luciane da Silva, Guerreiro, Inajara de Cássia, Panetta, Tereza Cristina Pansaukas
Format: Online
Language:Portuguese
Published: Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) 2016
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Vigilância em saúde. Enfrentamento de epidemias.
Online Access:https://econtents.sbu.unicamp.br/eventos/index.php/simtec/article/view/9875
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Summary:The Ebola virus disease was identified in 1976, in Africa. It appeared as the worst epidemic in history in 2013, at South Guinea, reaching, afterwards, the bordering countries Liberia and Sierra Leone. It caused about 11,000 deaths and was only considered as restrained in June 2016. It is a severe disease, whose lethality rate may reach 90%. The infection occurs by direct contact with blood or other fluids or body secretions (e.g. stool, urine, saliva, semen) from infected people or corpses. All around the world, there was broad mobilization, both for disease restrainment in Africa, and to ensure no spread of that disease to other continents. All health services were prepared for a possible service, aiming the immediate isolation and patient's transfer to the reference units. CECOM UNICAMP, following the standards envisioned by the Ministry of Health, adapted a proper flow to its physical layout, acquired material and equipment and trained, through simulations, the whole team of professionals involved in this service. Although, fortunately, the epidemic has been restrained in its place of origin and no service was necessary, the mobilization and integration of various areas for the same purpose was an important lesson to the service, which involved internal discussions at Cecom, between all teams, in addition to the exchange of information with various health surveillances at Unicamp.
ISSN:2525-5398

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