Workplace Safety Concerns among Co-workers of Responder Returning from Ebola-Affected Country

Chan, Benjamin P.; Daly, Elizabeth R.; Talbot, Elizabeth A.

doi:10.3201/eid2111.150780

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Workplace Safety Concerns among Co-workers of Responder Returning from Ebola-Affected Country

Published Date:

Nov 2015

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http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2111.150780 New Site Icon

Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 21(11):2077-2079.

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Personal Authors:

Chan, Benjamin P. ; Daly, Elizabeth R. ; Talbot, Elizabeth A. ;

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Pubmed ID:

26488494

Pubmed Central ID:

PMC4622258

Description:

We surveyed public health co-workers regarding attitudes toward a physician who returned to New Hampshire after volunteering in the West African Ebola outbreak. An unexpectedly large (18.0%) proportion of staff expressed discomfort with the Ebola responder returning to work. Employers should take proactive steps to address employee fears and concerns.

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Emerging Infectious Diseases

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