Testing Resources for Ebola

AMP has assembled a list of available resources on testing for Ebola.  This page will change as new information becomes available.  Please check back frequently for updates.

As a reminder for AMP Members, feel free to use the CHAMP community when you have questions for your AMP colleagues regarding Ebola.

Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (AfricaCDC)

• Bundibugyo Virus Disease (BVD) – Ebola Outbreak

American Medical Association

• Ebola resources

Association for the Advancement of Blood & Biotherapies

• Infection Control for Handling Blood Specimens from Suspected Ebola Patients

Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL)

• About Ebola
• Contact your state public health laboratory for assistance with packing and shipping Category A pathogens as needed.
  • Packaging and Shipping (APHL)
  • Packing and Shipping Infectious Substances Training Requirements Job Aid (APHL)

California Department of Public Health

• Ebola Information for Health Professionals

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control

• Ebola disease
• Ebola disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda

European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID)  (free login required)

• Bundibugyo ebolavirus outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda: rapid assessment from the ESCMID Emerging Infections Subcommittee
• Bundibugyo ebolavirus outbreak: science, response and preparedness

Infection Control and Prevention Canada

• Ebola Virus and Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers

Infectious Diseases Society of America

•  Ebola

New York State Department of Health

• What to Know About the Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers Ebola Virus and Marburg Virus
• Ebola: An Update for Health Care Providers (June 2, 2026)

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)

• Recommendations for the Safe Collection and Proper Management of Samples Potentially Infected with the Ebola Virus (May 20, 2026)

Public Health Agency of Canada

• Biosafety guidelines for the handling of specimens from patients under investigation for orthoebolaviruses, including Bundibugyo virus

U.S. Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response

• National Emerging Special Pathogens Training & Education Center Resource Library – Ebola Virus Disease

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

• Public Health Guidance for Ebola Disease (overview page with multiple links to clinical and laboratory response information)
• Laboratory capacity and support
  • Know the laboratory and viral hemorrhagic fever (VHF) specimen-handling capacity of facilities within your jurisdiction and which agreements are currently in place.
  • Contact your state public health laboratory to understand testing capacity and to make plans for testing if testing is not available.
  • Packaging and Shipping (APHL)
  • Packing and Shipping Infectious Substances Training Requirements Job Aid (APHL)
  • Review Category A Specimen Storage and Shipping Guidance and contact your state public health laboratory for assistance with packing and shipping Category A pathogens as needed.
  • Review safe specimen handling procedures (VHF and routine diagnostic testing) and verify that personnel are trained in specimen collection and Category A packing and shipping.
    • VHF Clinical Specimen Packaging and Shipping
    • Laboratory Testing for Patients with a Suspected VHF or High-Consequence Disease
    • Guidance on Performing Routine Diagnostic Testing for Patients with Suspected VHFs or Other High-Consequence Disease
    • CDC's Rapid Education and Capacity-building Hub (REACH)
    • BMBL 6th Edition Updates: Clinical Laboratory Biosafety Recommendations | OneLab REACH
    • Fundamentals of Laboratory Safety | OneLab REACH
    • Introduction to Laboratory Risk Management (LRM) | OneLab REACH
    • Resources and Tools to Strengthen Biosafety Practices
    • Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories (BMBL)
    • Biological Risk Assessment (page 9)
    • Appendix N-Clinical Laboratories (pages 529–543)
    • OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens Standard Course
    • Safe Use of Biological Safety Cabinets
    • Checklist for Safe Use of Biological Safety Cabinets
    • Fundamentals of PPE

World Health Organization

• Ebola — The Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2026
• Disease Outbreak News (DONs) | All Hazards Public Health Events
• Ebola virus outbreak toolbox
• Diagnostic testing for Ebola and Marburg virus diseases: interim guidance, 20 December 2024

Other resources

• ContagionLive — Ebola
• EbolaMap.org
• Nature — Ebola virus articles
• Nature Portfolio — Ebola virus articles
• New England Journal of Medicine — Ebola virus collection
• The World Data — Ebola Outbreak Statistics in Africa 2026
• University of Minnesota Center for Infectious Disease Research & Policy "Ebola"

• UpToDate "Clinical manifestations and diagnosis of Ebola disease (subscription required)

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