| advancing preparedness for highly hazardous contagious diseases: admitting 10 simulated patients with mers-cov. | the ebola outbreak of 2014-2016 highlighted the need for the development of a more robust healthcare infrastructure in the united states to provide isolation care for patients infected with a highly hazardous contagious disease. routine exercises and skills practice are required to effectively and safely prepare care teams to confidently treat this special population of patients. the nebraska biocontainment unit (nbu) at nebraska medicine in omaha has been conducting exercises since 2005 when th ... | 2017 | 28805464 |