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Update Sent January 29, 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.

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COCA Conference Call Audio File and Instant Replay

In case you missed our last COCA Conference Call on Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication: Pandemic Influenza, you can still listen to the recording.

You can either:

Please visit the COCA web page to access the slides for this call: http://www.bt.cdc.gov/coca.

Stay tuned for our next COCA Conference Call in February on traveler's health issues.

Influenza

Weekly Report: Influenza Summary Update - January 26

During week 3 (January 14 – January 20, 2007), influenza activity in the United States remained at approximately the same level as in the previous week. Among specimens tested by U.S. World Health Organization (WHO) and National Respiratory and Enteric Virus Surveillance System (NREVSS) collaborating laboratories for influenza, 8.7% were positive. ILI data was above baseline for week 3. Three states reported widespread influenza activity; 15 states reported regional influenza activity; 14 states reported local influenza activity; 17 states, the District of Columbia, and New York City reported sporadic influenza activity; and one state reported no influenza activity. The reporting of widespread or regional influenza activity increased from 15 states for week 2 to 18 states for week 3. The percent of deaths due to pneumonia and influenza remained below baseline level.
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/

Weekly US Map - January 26
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/usmap.htm

Emergency Preparedness

Clinical Reminder: Preventing Carbon Monoxide Poisoning After an Emergency
Severe weather this winter has again been tragically linked to death from carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning. In the past two months weather-related power outages in the Northwest and more recently the Midwest have lead to more than 200 cases of CO poisonings and at least 10 deaths. Please go to the following page to learn to recognize the risks and symptoms of CO poisoning
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/cofacts.asp

Update: Information about Public Health Issues Related to Polonium-210 Contamination in the United Kingdom - Updated January 23
In November 2006, public health officials in the United Kingdom announced that they would be assessing individuals who visited several London locations on November 1 or 2 for possible exposure to Polonium-210 (Po-210). Please go to the following link to view the updated page.
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/radiation/isotopes/polonium/qa.asp

Emerging Infectious Diseases (EID) Journal

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 February 2007 issue of the EID journal at the following link: http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/index.htm. 

 

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