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Update Sent April 16, 2007

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Today's topics Include:
          COCA Conference Call
          Avian Influenza
          Seasonal Influenza
          Travelers' Health
          Foodborne Illness

COCA Conference Call

Mark your calendars for our next COCA Conference Call on Blast Injuries!

Title: Bombings: Injury Patterns and Care
Date: Tuesday, April 24, 2007
Time: 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. ET
Speaker:  Richard Hunt, MD, FACEP

Dial-in Number: (888)-790-3168
Passcode: COCA

Objectives:
The goal of this content is to cover the unique knowledge and skills required to effectively respond to a mass casualty explosive or bombing event. The content can be integrated into existing materials or taught as a stand-alone course. The content includes: (1) the uniqueness of blast injury, including blast physics, (2) the most common types of blast injuries, and (3) the appropriate treatment (prehospital and initial hospital) for injures that result from blasts.

Speaker Information:
Dr. Richard C. Hunt has been the director of the Division of Injury Response (DIR), National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (Injury Center), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) since 2004. From 1998 to 2004, Dr. Hunt served as Professor and Chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at the State University of New York, Upstate Medical University at Syracuse. Before his work in New York, Dr. Hunt served from 1988 to 1998 in the Department of Emergency Medicine at East Carolina University where he became vice chair of the department and served as medical director of the helicopter and ground critical care transport service. In January 2004, Dr. Hunt was selected by CDC’s Injury Center to head the Division of Injury Response. Since his appointment, he has led the Division in a direction setting process which resulted in a new Division name, vision, mission, and focused priorities. He is currently guiding research and preparedness activities in disaster and terrorism response as it relates to injuries, and fostering partnerships with the acute injury care community that will be crucial in a mass casualty event.

Slides will be posted on the COCA Website prior to the call: http://www.bt.cdc.gov/coca. 

Avian Influenza

Avian influenza – situation in Cambodia -  WHO Update - April 10
The Ministry of Health in Cambodia has confirmed the country’s seventh case of human infection with the H5N1 avian influenza virus. It is the first case to be confirmed in humans in Cambodia in 2007.
http://www.who.int/csr/don/2007_04_10a/en/index.html

Avian influenza - situation in Egypt - WHO Update - April 11
The Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population has announced the death on April 10th of the 15-year-old female from Cairo Governorate.
http://www.who.int/csr/don/2007_04_11/en/index.html

Cumulative Number of Confirmed Human Cases of Avian Influenza A/(H5N1) Reported to WHO - Updated April 11
http://www.who.int/csr/disease/avian_influenza/country/cases.html

Avian Flu Travel Information - April 13
"Keep Bird Flu Out of the United States" poster is now available as well as the brochure "Import Legal Birds and Bird Products".
http://www.cdc.gov/travel/other/avian_flu/. 

Seasonal Influenza

Severe Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Community-Acquired Pneumonia Associated with Influenza --- Louisiana and Georgia, December 2006--January 2007 - MMWR - April 13
This report describes three of the MRSA CAP cases as examples and summarizes all 10 of the reported cases. These cases underscore the need for health-care providers to be vigilant, especially during the influenza season, for severe cases of CAP that might be caused by MRSA.
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5614a1.htm

Weekly Report: Influenza Summary Update - April 13
During week 14 (April 1 – 7, 2007), influenza activity continued to decrease in the United States. Data from the U.S. World Health Organization (WHO) and National Respiratory and Enteric Virus Surveillance System (NREVSS) collaborating laboratories indicated a small increase in the percentage of specimens testing positive for influenza (10.9% of specimens tested positive for influenza during week 14 compared to 10.3% for week 13), although other surveillance systems indicated a decrease in influenza activity. ILI data decreased during week 14 and was below the national baseline. Eight states reported widespread influenza activity; five states reported regional influenza activity; 13 states and New York City reported local influenza activity; the District of Columbia and 22 states reported sporadic influenza activity; and two states reported no influenza activity. The number of jurisdictions reporting widespread or regional influenza activity decreased from 19 for week 13 to 13 for week 14. The percent of deaths due to pneumonia and influenza remained below baseline level.
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/

Weekly US Map - April 13
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/usmap.htm 

Travelers' Health

Outbreak Notice - Update: Dengue, Tropical and Subtropical Regions - April 13
The outbreak of dengue in Paraguay that was first reported in mid-January 2007 is still ongoing. Other countries in South and Central America, such as Mexico, Nicaragua, and Brazil, are reporting an increase in dengue cases this year.
http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/contentDengueTropicalSubTropical.aspx.

Avian Flu Travel Information - April 13
"Keep Bird Flu Out of the United States" poster is now available as well as the brochure "Import Legal Birds and Bird Products".
http://www.cdc.gov/travel/other/avian_flu/.

Foodborne Illness

FDA Urgently Warns Consumers about Health Risks of Potentially Contaminated Olives - News Release - April 13
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is alerting consumers to possible serious health risks from eating olives that may be contaminated with a deadly bacterium, Clostridium botulinum. C. botulinum can cause botulism, a potentially fatal illness. The olives are made by Charlie Brown di Rutigliano & Figli S.r.l, of Bari, Italy and are being recalled by the manufacturer. No illnesses have been reported to date in connection with this recall.
http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2007/NEW01608.html

Preliminary FoodNet Data on the Incidence of Infection with Pathogens Transmitted Commonly Through Food - 10 States, 2006 - MMWR - April 13
This report describes preliminary surveillance data for 2006 and compares them with baseline data from the period 1996--1998. Incidence of infections caused by Campylobacter, Listeria, Shigella, and Yersinia has declined since the baseline period. Incidence of infections caused by Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O157 (STEC O157) and Salmonella, however, did not decrease significantly, and Vibrio infections have increased, indicating that further measures are needed to prevent foodborne illness and achieve national health objectives.
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5614a4.htm

 

 

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