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Health Emergencies: Andes virus (Hantavirus)
The Global Center for Health Security is currently monitoring the Andes virus (Hantavirus) outbreak. Visit our page for resources, situational reports, and news.
National Quarantine Unit
The 20-bed National Quarantine Unit is the only federally-funded quarantine unit in the U.S., and is housed in the Training, Simulation, and Quarantine Center, which provides a biocontainment unit training center, emergency operations center, and multipurpose room for incident management and skills training.
Nebraska Biocontainment Unit
The Nebraska Biocontainment Unit, a collaborative project between Nebraska Medicine and the University of Nebraska Medical Center, was dedicated in 2005. As a result of federal funding aimed at infectious disease preparedness, the biocontainment unit was established to provide safe treatment and care for patients infected with special pathogens.
Project Health: Transforming Care, Training and Education
Project Health is a transformational public-private partnership to create a federal, all-hazard health security disaster response space that is adaptable and leverages the University of Nebraska Medical Center/Nebraska Medicine’s experience and global leadership in infectious diseases and biopreparedness.
International Engagement
The Global Center for Health Security serves as an international resource and continues to lead the way in readiness training all over the world.