What obstetrician-gynecologists should know about Ebola: a perspective from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Denise J Jamieson; Timothy M Uyeki; William M Callaghan; Dana Meaney-Delman; Sonja A Rasmussen

doi:10.1097/AOG.0000000000000533

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What obstetrician-gynecologists should know about Ebola: a perspective from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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What obstetrician-gynecologists should know about Ebola: a perspective from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Denise J Jamieson, Timothy M Uyeki, William M Callaghan, Dana Meaney-Delman and Sonja A Rasmussen

Obstetrics and gynecology (New York. 1953), Vol.124(5), pp.1005-1010

11/01/2014

DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000000533

PMID: 25203368

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Abstract

West Africa is currently in the midst of the largest Ebola outbreak in history. Although there have been no Ebola virus disease cases identified in the United States, two U.S. health care workers with Ebola virus disease were medically evacuated from Liberia to the United States in early August 2014. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been working closely with other U.S. government agencies and international and nongovernmental partners for several months to respond to this global crisis. Limited evidence suggests that pregnant women are at increased risk for severe illness and death when infected with Ebola virus, but there is no evidence to suggest that pregnant women are more susceptible to Ebola virus disease. In addition, pregnant women with Ebola virus disease appear to be at an increased risk for spontaneous abortion and pregnancy-associated hemorrhage. Neonates born to mothers with Ebola virus disease have not survived. Although it is very unlikely that obstetrician-gynecologists (ob-gyns) in the United States will diagnose or treat a patient with Ebola virus disease, it is important that all health care providers are prepared to evaluate and care for these patients. Specifically, U.S. health care providers, including ob-gyns, should ask patients about recent travel and should know the signs and symptoms of Ebola virus disease and what to do if assessing a patient with compatible illness. This article provides general background information on Ebola and specifically addresses what is known about Ebola virus disease in pregnancy and the implications for practicing ob-gyns in the United States.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S

Female

Gynecology

Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola - prevention & control

Humans

Infection Control

Obstetrics

Practice Guidelines as Topic

Practice Patterns, Physicians

Pregnancy

Pregnancy Complications, Infectious - prevention & control

United States

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Title: Subtitle: What obstetrician-gynecologists should know about Ebola: a perspective from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Creators: Denise J Jamieson - National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases
Timothy M Uyeki - National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases
William M Callaghan - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Dana Meaney-Delman - National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases
Sonja A Rasmussen - National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Obstetrics and gynecology (New York. 1953), Vol.124(5), pp.1005-1010
DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000000533
PMID: 25203368
NLM abbreviation: Obstet Gynecol
ISSN: 1873-233X
eISSN: 1873-233X
Language: English
Date published: 11/01/2014
Academic Unit: Obstetrics and Gynecology; VPMA - Administration
Record Identifier: 9984446278102771

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