Past Updates from the Clinician Registry Listserv
Update Sent August 06, 2007
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
- Emergency Preparedness and Response
- Malaria
- Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Food Safety
COCA Conference Call
SAVE THE DATE! Please join us for our next COCA Conference Call on Thursday August 23rd.
Topic: Arboviral Diseases (West Nile Virus, Eastern Equine Encephalitis) Speakers: Emily C. Zielinski-Gutierrez MPH DrPH and Carolyn Reimann MD
Date: Thursday, August 23, 2007
Time: 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. ET (tentative)
Please stay tuned, dial-in information, objectives and further details coming soon!
Emergency Preparedness and Response
Bridge Collapse Resources - August 2The listed links on this site provide important information for the public and health professionals about injuries, mass casualty events, and coping with a traumatic event.
http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/dir/bridge_resources.htm
Wildfire-Related Deaths - Texas, March 12-20, 2006 - MMWR Weekly - August 3
This report summarizes the circumstances of 12 deaths and describes the five separate incidents caused by the two wildfires that resulted in those deaths.
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5630a1.htm
For more information on wildfires please visit: http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/wildfires/
Malaria
CDC will Provide Investigational New Medicine for Treatment of Severe Malaria - Press Release - August 2
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has received permission from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to provide intravenous artesunate for emergency use in the United States for persons with severe malaria. Artesunate, a derivative from the "quing hao" or sweet wormwood plant, has been used worldwide for more than 20 years for the treatment of malaria. HHS/FDA has not approved artesunate for marketing in this country. CDC′s investigational new drug application limits the use of artesunate to the emergency treatment of severe malaria, and the drug can be provided only through CDC.
http://www.cdc.gov/od/oc/media/pressrel/2007/r070802a.htm
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Emerging Infectious Diseases (EID) Journal - August 2007
The Emerging Infectious Diseases (EID) journal provides recognition of new and re-emerging infections and understanding of factors involved in disease emergence, prevention, and elimination. It also represents the scientific communications component of CDC's efforts against the threat of emerging infections. See the August 2007 issue of the EID journal at the following link:
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/index.htm
Food Safety
Botulism Associated with Commercially Canned Chili Sauce --- Texas and Indiana, July 2007 - MMWR Weekly - August 3
This report describes the ongoing investigation by members of OutbreakNet and others and the measures undertaken to control the outbreak, which is the first outbreak of foodborne botulism in the United States associated with a commercial canning facility in approximately 30 years. Clinicians should be vigilant for symptoms of botulism, including symmetric cranial nerve palsies, especially if accompanied by descending flaccid paralysis.
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5630a4.htm
Questions and Answers Related to the Outbreak of Botulism Associated with Canned Chili Sauce, July 2007 - July 26
This link contains information regarding the proper disposal of any food that may be contaminated with botulinum toxin as well as questions and answers related to this outbreak.
http://www.cdc.gov/botulism/botulism_faq.htm
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