Guidance for Collection, Transport and Submission of Specimens for Ebola Virus Testing in the United States [2022]

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• Alternative Title:
  Guidance for Collection, Transport and Submission of Specimens for Ebola Virus Testing in the United States [English]
• Corporate Authors:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
• Description:
  Ebola virus is detected in blood only after the onset of symptoms, usually fever. It may take up to 3 days after symptoms appear for the virus to reach detectable levels. Virus is generally detectable by real-time RT-PCR from 3-10 days after symptoms appear. Ideally, specimens should be taken when a symptomatic patient reports to a healthcare facility and is suspected of having an Ebola exposure. However, if the onset of symptoms is <3 days, a later specimen may be needed to completely rule-out Ebola virus, if the first specimen tests negative.
• Subjects:
  Ebolavirus Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola / Diagnosis Laboratories Specimen Handling
• Keywords:
  Ebola Ebola Virus Ebola Virus Disease Orthoebolavirus
• Series:
  Ebola Specimens
• Publisher:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (U.S.)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Fact Sheet
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Rights:
  Public Domain
• CIO:
  National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID)
• Topic:
  Diseases & Conditions ; Global Health
• Pages in Document:
  1 poster
• Collection(s):
  Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:5cacf52f367af68eba2abec8ee86a3ebfe9ebf49b11c67125c3570249f1bdc6a145b4100b5f1e0661f3fbab5ca57b1571367e518aa62f33278f03dc4a0a05743
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/140848/cdc_140848_DS1.pdf
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