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September 12, 2008 / Vol. 57 / No. 36

Cross-Contamination of Clinical Specimens with Bacillus anthracis During a Laboratory Proficiency Test --- Idaho, 2006
A report in this week’s MMWR describes laboratory cross-contamination of clinical specimens with the Sterne strain of Bacillus anthracis.

 

Subpopulation Estimates From the HIV Incidence Surveillance System
United States, 2006

CDC’s new HIV incidence surveillance system estimates the number of new HIV infections occurring each year in the United States. This report provides subpopulation estimates of 2006 incidence by age group, race/ethnicity, and HIV transmission category. Of the new HIV infections among males, 72% were in men who have sex with men (MSM). Among MSM with new infections, 46% were white, 35% were black, and 19% were Hispanic. Among females, the HIV incidence rate for blacks was 14.7 times the rate for whites.
 

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MMWR Recommendations and Reports

August 8, 2008 / Vol. 57 / No. RR–7
Prevention and Control of Influenza
Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), 2008

This report updates the 2007 recommendations by CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) regarding the use of influenza vaccine and antiviral agents (CDC. Prevention and control of influenza: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices [ACIP]. MMWR 2007;56[No. RR-6]). The 2008 recommendations include new and updated information. Principal updates and changes include 1) a new recommendation that annual vaccination be administered to all children aged 5--18 years, beginning in the 2008--09 influenza season, if feasible, but no later than the 2009--10 influenza season; 2) a recommendation that annual vaccination of all children aged 6 months through 4 years (59 months) continue to be a primary focus of vaccination efforts because these children are at higher risk for influenza complications compared with older children; 3) a new recommendation that either trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine or live, attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV) be used when vaccinating healthy persons aged 2 through 49 years (the previous recommendation was to administer LAIV to person aged 5--49 years); 4) a recommendation that vaccines containing the 2008--09 trivalent vaccine virus strains A/Brisbane/59/2007 (H1N1)-like, A/Brisbane/10/2007 (H3N2)-like, and B/Florida/4/2006-like antigens be used; and, 5) new information on antiviral resistance among influenza viruses in the United States. Persons for whom vaccination is recommended are listed in boxes 1 and 2. These recommendations also include a summary of safety data for U.S. licensed influenza vaccines. This report and other information are available at CDC’s influenza website (http://www.cdc.gov/flu), including any updates or supplements to these recommendations that might be required during the 2008--09 influenza season. Vaccination and health-care providers should be alert to announcements of recommendation updates and should check the CDC influenza website periodically for additional information.

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MMWR Surveillance Summaries

September 12, 2008 / Vol. 57 / No. SS–9
Surveillance for Waterborne Disease and Outbreaks Associated with Recreational Water Use and Other Aquatic Facility-Associated Health Events
United States, 2005–2006

During 1920–1970, statistical data regarding waterborne-disease outbreaks (WBDOs) in the United States were collected by different researchers and federal agencies. Since 1971, CDC, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists have collaboratively maintained the Waterborne Disease and Outbreak Surveillance System, a surveillance system that tracks the occurrences and causes of WBDOs and cases of disease associated with drinking water. In 1978, WBDOs associated with recreational water were added to the surveillance system. The types of outbreaks and disease case reports included in the Surveillance Summaries have expanded multiple times to more accurately reflect the scope of waterborne disease in the United States. Outbreaks of Pontiac fever were added in 1989, outbreaks of Legionnaires’ disease were added in 2001, and single cases of Vibrio illness reported to the Cholera and Other Vibrio Illness Surveillance System that were associated with recreational water use were added in 2003.

Surveillance for Waterborne Disease and Outbreaks Associated with Drinking Water and Water not Intended for Drinking
United States, 2005--2006

Statistical data on waterborne-disease outbreaks (WBDOs) in the United States have been collected since 1920. Researchers reported these statistics during 1920–1936, 1938–1945, 1946–1960, and 1961–1970. Since 1971, CDC, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists have maintained a collaborative Waterborne Disease and Outbreak Surveillance System (WBDOSS), which tracks the occurrences and causes of WBDOs and cases of disease associated with drinking water. The history of WBDO surveillance in the United States is summarized in the 2003–2004 WBDOSS Surveillance Summary. The 2005–2006 Surveillance Summary presents data on 28 WBDOs reported by public health departments in the states, territories, and localities that occurred during January 2005–December 2006, and four previously unreported WBDOs that occurred during 1979–2002.

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CURRENT IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULES

January 11, 2008, Vol. 57,
No. 1
Recommended Immunization Schedules for Persons Aged 0--18 Years--- United States, 2008
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) annually publishes a recommended immunization schedule for
persons aged 0--18 years to reflect changes in vaccine formulations and current recommendations for the use of licensed vaccines.
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October 19, 2007, Vol. 56, No. 41
Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule --- United States, October 2007--September 2008
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
annually reviews the recommended Adult Immunization Schedule
to ensure that the schedule reflects current recommendations for
the licensed vaccines. In June 2007, ACIP approved the Adult
Immunization Schedule for October 2007--September 2008.
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