Past Updates from the Clinician Registry Listserv
Update Sent March 20, 2006
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UPDATES TO INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE
The following updates were made to CDC information and guidance from March 13-20, 2006, or reflect current events. If you have any questions on these or other clinical issues, please write to us at coca@cdc.gov.
Today's topics Include:
Upcoming COCA Conference Call
We are pleased to announce March's COCA Conference Call agenda:
Title: Overview of CDC Operations and Natural Disasters
Speaker: Dahna Batz, MD - Commander, US Public Health Service
Date/Time: March 28, 2006 @ 1 PM EST
Toll-Free Dial-In Number: 800-988-9470
Passcode: Disasters
Objectives:
- Define & Discuss the National Response Plan
- Describe CDC activation during an emergency
- Describe CDC's disaster epidemiological activities during an emergency
Dr. Batz has been a medical officer working in the areas of disaster epidemiology and health assessment at CDC since 1996. She is presently Acting Team Leader of the Disaster Epidemiology and Assessment Team, Health Studies Branch, National Center for Environmental Health at CDC.
PowerPoint slides will be soon be available for this presentation at the following webpage: http://www.bt.cdc.gov/coca/callinfo.asp.
Avian Influenza
H5N1 infection in domestic cats and a stone marten – Europe -
Avian influenza A (H5N1) virus infections have been reported in domestic cats in Germany and Austria, according to the World Health Organization and the European Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/avian/outbreaks/mar13cats.htm
Avian Influenza: Current Situation -
Since February 1, 2006, the first cases of H5N1 or H5 infections in poultry or wild birds have been reported in the following countries: Iraq (H5), Nigeria, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Slovenia, Iran, Austria, Germany, Egypt, India, France, Bosnia and Herzegovina (H5), Slovak Republic, Switzerland, Niger, Hungary, Serbia and Montenegro (H5), Pakistan (H5), Albania, Poland, Georgia, Cameroon, Myanmar (Burma), and Sweden.
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/avian/outbreaks/current.htm
Questions & Answers About Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) & Avian Influenza A (H5N1) Virus -
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/avian/gen-info/qa.htm
Embargo of Birds from Specified Countries -
Albania, Azerbaijan, Cameroon, & Burma (Myanmar) added to embargo.
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/avian/outbreaks/embargo.htm
Amendment to embargo of birds & bird products imported from Albania, Azerbaijan, Cameroon, & Burma (Myanmar) PDF File -
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/avian/pdf/embargo-031506.pdf
Interim Guidance for Airline Flight Crews and Persons Meeting Passengers Arriving from Areas with Avian Influenza -
This updated interim guidance is intended to inform airline flight crews and personnel meeting arriving passengers about recommended precautions in the event that they must interact with a person suspected of having H5N1 avian influenza. Recommendations are based on standard infection control practices used in health care settings and on available information about the virus that causes H5N1 avian influenza.
http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/contentAvianFluArrivingFromAreas.aspx
Interim Guidance for Airline Cleaning Crew, Maintenance Crew, and Baggage/Package and Cargo Handlers for Airlines Returning from Areas Affected by Avian Influenza A (H5N1) -
This updated interim guidance is intended to inform personnel who clean, maintain, or remove baggage/packages from commercial and cargo airlines about appropriate precautions related to avian influenza A (H5N1). Recommendations are based on standard infection control practices used in healthcare settings and on available information about the virus that causes H5N1 avian influenza.
http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/contentAvianFluAirlinesCleaning.aspx
Seasonal Influenza
Increased Antiviral Medication Sales Before the 2005--06 Influenza Season --- New York City MMWR Report -
In October 2005, a spike in antiviral medication sales was noted. The spike did not coincide with other markers of influenza activity but did coincide with the beginning of media coverage of avian influenza A (H5N1) and the potential for an influenza pandemic. Tracking prescription medication sales can detect spikes for which no immediate indication exists. Such syndromic data might be used to guide issuance of public health recommendations regarding the limited availability of certain medications and the inadvisability of personal stockpiling.
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5510a3.htm
2006-07 Influenza Vaccine Composition -
FDA's Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) met in Bethesda, Maryland, on February 17, 2006, to select the influenza virus strains for the composition of the influenza vaccine for use in the 2006–07 U.S. influenza season.
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/professionals/vaccination/composition0607.htm
Flu Activity -
During week 10 (March 5 – March 11, 2006), influenza activity increased in the United States. Nine hundred seventeen specimens (25.8%) tested by U.S. World Health Organization (WHO) and National Respiratory and Enteric Virus Surveillance System (NREVSS) collaborating laboratories were positive for influenza. The proportion of patient visits to sentinel providers for influenza-like illness (ILI) was above the national baseline. The proportion of deaths attributed to pneumonia and influenza was below the baseline level. Twenty-five states reported widespread influenza activity; 16 states reported regional influenza activity; 3 states, New York City, and the District of Columbia reported local influenza activity; and 6 states and Puerto Rico reported sporadic influenza activity.
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/
Flu Activity Reports & Surveillance -
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/fluactivity.htm
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