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Update Sent May 16, 2005
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UPDATES TO INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE
The following updates were made to CDC information and guidance during the period of May 09-15, 2005, or reflect last week's current events. If you have any questions on these or other clinical issues, please call our toll-free Clinician Information Line at 877-554-4625 or write to us at coca@cdc.gov.
This update contains new information on the following topics:
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
Cooperative Agreement Guidance for Public Health Emergency
Preparedness
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/planning/coopagreement
Public Health Emergency Response Guide for State, Local,
and Tribal Public Health Directors
Two versions of the guide are now available to state, local, and
tribal public health departments: a pocket-sized field version and
a training and education version.
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/planning/responseguide.asp
Brief Report: Terrorism and Emergency Preparedness in State and Territorial Public Health Departments --- United States, 2004 – MMWR report
Improvement in Local Public Health Preparedness and Response Capacity --- Kansas, 2002—2003 – MMWR report
INFLUENZA
Composition of the 2005–06 Influenza Vaccine – updated
The Food and Drug Administration's Vaccines and Related
Biological Products Advisory Committee has recommended
that the 2005-06 trivalent influenza vaccine for the United
States contain:
· A/New Caledonia/20/99-like (H1N1)
· A/California/7/2004-like (H3N2)
· B/Shanghai/361/2002-like viruses
For more information please see the following link:
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/professionals/vaccination/composition0506season.htm
Information About Influenza Pandemics – updated
Provides information about previous pandemics (such as
Spanish flu, Asian flu, and Hong Kong flu) and preparation
for future pandemics.
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/avian/gen-info/pandemics.htm
Avian Influenza:
Key Facts About Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) and
Avian Influenza A (H5N1) Virus - updated
This fact sheet provides general information about bird flu
and information about one type of bird flu, called avian
influenza A (H5N1) that is infecting birds in Asia and has
infected some humans.
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/avian/gen-info/facts.htm
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