Past Updates from the Clinician Registry Listserv
Update Sent August 21, 2006
NOTE: This document is provided for historical purposes only and may not provide our most accurate and up-to-date information. The most current Clinician's information can be found on the Clinician Home Page.
Today's topics include:
COCA Conference Call
Select COCA conference calls will soon be podcasted!
Please check the following link for further information on CDC Podcasts:
http://www2a.cdc.gov/podcasts/
Upcoming call
Date: Tuesday, September 26, 2006Time: 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. ET
Update on Biosense
Speaker: Lynn Steele, MS, CIC
Further details will be posted on the the COCA website soon: http://www.bt.cdc.gov/coca/callinfo.asp
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If you missed today's COCA call on Quarantine and Pandemic Influenza Preparedness, you can listen to the replay. The replay number will be available starting August 21, 2006 at 4:00 p.m. ET until September 4, 2006. You can access the replay by calling: 800-766-8390.
West Nile Virus
West Nile Virus Activity --- United States, January 1--August 15, 2006 - MMWR Article - August 18
This report summarizes West Nile virus (WNV) surveillance data reported to CDC through ArboNET as of 3 a.m. Mountain Daylight Time, August 15, 2006. A total of 26 states had reported 388 cases of human WNV illness to CDC. For the full report, please go to the following page:
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5532a3.htm
Pandemic Influenza
Confirmatory Tests Being Conducted on Michigan Wild Bird Samples - USDA Press Release - August 14
Routine surveillance has indicated the presence of H5 and N1 avian influenza subtypes in two samples from wild mute swans in Michigan, but the Departments of Agriculture and Interior announced that test results thus far indicate this is a low-pathogenicity strain of avian influenza, which poses no threat to human health.
http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usdahome?contentidonly=true&contentid=2006/08/0294.xml
For the latest pandemic flu updates, please visit http://www.pandemicflu.gov/
Influenza
Cover Your Cough - Updated August 18
Posters and flyers for health care settings and community and public settings. Some of these resources are also available in Spanish.
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/protect/covercough.htm
Emergency Preparedness
Early Aberration Reporting System (EARS) Listserv - August 15
This listserv provides a way for users to ask questions and receive updates.
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/surveillance/ears/listserv.asp
Early Aberration Reporting System (EARS) Downloads - August 14
The latest versions of EARS-SAS and EARS-X can now be downloaded directly from the EARS website.
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/surveillance/ears/downloads.asp
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