Current & Emerging Threats (CET)

CET Mission

To enhance the quality of life for people with kidney failure by engaging nephrologists as team leaders in transformational change that continuously improves the safety of life sustaining dialysis, specifically in the area of current and emerging bacterial, viral, and fungal threats which impact immunocompromised individuals with chronic kidney disease.

  CET Spotlight

Avian Influenza FAQs for People with Kidney Diseases

People with kidney diseases are particularly vulnerable to severe disease from any type of influenza. It is important to follow all the guidelines to protect yourself and stay up-to-date on all recommended vaccines.

Ebola Alert February 13, 2025

The CDC has issued a Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Advisory about a recently confirmed outbreak of Ebola disease in Uganda caused by the Sudan virus (species Orthoebolavirus sudanense) and to summarize CDC’s recommendations for U.S. public health departments and clinicians about case identification, testing, and biosafety considerations in clinical laboratories.

Currently, no suspected, probable, or confirmed Ebola cases related to this outbreak have been reported in the United States, or outside of Uganda. However, as a precaution and because there are other viral hemorrhagic fever (VHF) outbreaks in East Africa, CDC is sharing best practices for public health departments, public health and clinical laboratories, and healthcare workers in the United States to raise awareness about this outbreak.

Measles Cases and Outbreaks Updated on May 30, 2025

As of May 22, 2025, a total of 1,046 confirmed measles cases were reported by 31 jurisdictions: Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York City, New York State, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, and Washington.

There have been 14 outbreaks reported in 2025, and 92% of confirmed cases (961 of 1,046) are outbreak-associated.

Click below for CDC updates and more information.

  CET Online Learning Resources

COVID-19: Lessons from the Kidney Community

Road with 2021 and 2022

This module describes the experiences of numerous ASN members and volunteers as they navigate the COVID-19 pandemic in the kidney community. The information presented in this module is intended to better prepare the kidney community for future pandemics or other wide-reaching healthcare emergencies and disasters.