The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a number of guidance documents for the health care industry on management of patients with known or suspected Ebola virus. To date, the CDC has offered recommendations regarding, among many other topics: the use of personal protective equipment by health care workers in hospitals; infection prevention and control; performing acute hemodialysis in patients with Ebola virus; transfers by emergency medical services; laboratory specimen handling; and Ebola-associated waste management. Reed Smith has formed a cross-practice Global Ebola Task Force to address legal issues emerging from the spread of the viral disease in West Africa and around the world.
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