Policy document
June 16th 2012

Infection control for viral haemorrhagic fevers in the African health care setting

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The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that is concerned with international public health. It was established on 7 April 1948, and is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. The WHO is a member of the United Nations Development Group. Its predecessor, the Health Organization, was an agency of the League of Nations.
World Health Organization. Division of Emerging and Other Communicable Diseases - Surveillance and Control and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Center for Infectious Diseases. Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, Special Pathogens Branch (‎U.S.)‎

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Language: eng
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who-81ed81d95192a58a2b7920e0d33b69b1
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10665/65012

Topics in this document

Dengue fever Viral hemorrhagic fever Ebola virus disease Infection Transmission (medicine) Sharps waste Marburg virus disease Yellow fever Lassa fever Bleach Blood plasma Ribavirin Rift Valley fever Natural reservoir Public health Medical specialties Diseases and disorders Clinical medicine Medicine Health sciences Health Isolation (health care) Hand washing Surgical mask Microbiology Universal precautions Infection control Drinking water Epidemiology Infectious diseases

Related SDGs

SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being
SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being

Target 3.3

End the epidemics of AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and neglected tropical diseases and combat hepatitis, water-borne diseases and other communicable diseases

Related COFOG Divisions

7: Health 7.3: Hospital Services

Citations

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