Past Updates from the Clinician Registry Listserv
Update Sent March 19, 2007
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COCA Conference Call
Please join us for our next COCA call on Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever and Human Parapoxvirus.Title: Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever and Human Parapoxvirus
Speakers: Dr. David Swerdlow & Dr. Edith Lederman
Date: Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Time: 1:00-2:00 p.m. ET
Dial-in Number: 888-469-2982
Passcode: COCA
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever- From Dog Ticks to Doxycycline
-- Dr. David Swerdlow
Human Parapoxvirus Infections – A Field Investigation Evaluating Clinical, Epidemiologic and Molecular Aspects
-- Dr. Edith Lederman
Objectives:
1. Identify routes of transmission of parapoxviruses and Rickettsia rickettsii
2. Identify current diagnostic techniques available for confirmation of
parapoxvirus and rickettsial infections
3. Distinguish human parapoxvirus infections from cutaneous anthrax using
clinical and historical information
Speaker Bios:
David Swerdlow is the team leader of the Disease Assessment and Epidemiology Team, Rickettsial Zoonoses Branch, Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, National Center for Zoonotic, Vectorborne, and Enteric Diseases, CDC. The Branch studies rickettsial infections in the United States and abroad. He is also Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine and an adjunct associate professor at Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University. Before becoming a medical epidemiologist at CDC he completed a fellowship in infectious diseases at the Massachusetts General Hospital in 1993 and a preventive medicine residency at the San Diego County, Department of Health Services in 1992. He was in the Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) at CDC in 1989-1991 and completed a residency in internal medicine at the University of Washington, Seattle in 1989. His medical education was at Harvard Medical School and his undergraduate education was at the University of California, San Diego. He is board certified in internal medicine and infectious diseases.
Edie Lederman is a US Navy infectious diseases physician, currently in her second year of Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer fellowship with the Poxvirus Program. She has conducted investigations on monkeypox, parapoxviruses, vaccinia, Rift Valley fever, acute skin disease among roofers, blood stream infections, food-borne illness, malaria, ehrlichia and rickettsiae.
Slides, handouts and any other supporting documentation for these presentations will be forthcoming and may be soon found on the COCA Conference Call page: http://www.bt.cdc.gov/coca/callinfo.asp.
Avian Influenza
Avian influenza – Situation in Lao People's Democratic Republic - WHO Update - March 16
The Ministry of Health in Lao People's Democratic Republic has reported a second human case of infection with the H5N1 avian influenza virus. The case was fatal.
http://www.who.int/csr/don/2007_03_16/en/index.html
Cumulative Number of Confirmed Human Cases of Avian Influenza A/(H5N1) Reported to WHO - Updated March 16
http://www.who.int/csr/disease/avian_influenza/country/2007_03_16/en/index.html
U.S. Department of Agriculture Agreement with Food and Agriculture Organization and One Year Report on Avian Influenza Actions - USDA News Release - March 14
Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns and Director-General Jacques Diouf of the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) today signed a Framework Agreement to coordinate technical assistance between USDA and the FAO. The agreement will help to address issues important to agriculture, such as chronic hunger, plant and animal diseases including avian influenza, conservation, genetic resources and the growing demand for renewable energy resources.
http://www.usda.gov/true&contentid=2007/03/0064.xml
Seasonal Influenza
Weekly Report: Influenza Summary Update - March 16
During week 10 (March 4 – March 10, 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 decline in activity for the fourth consecutive week; 18.8% of specimens tested positive for influenza this week. ILI data was above baseline for the twelfth week this season but is declining. Nineteen states reported widespread influenza activity; 23 states reported regional influenza activity; four states, New York City, and the District of Columbia reported local influenza activity; three states reported sporadic influenza activity; and one state did not report. The reporting of widespread or regional influenza activity increased from 41 for week 9 to 42 for week 10. The percent of deaths due to pneumonia and influenza remained below baseline level.
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/
Weekly US Map - March 16
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/usmap.htm
Emergency Preparedness and Response
New Page on ThalliumIncludes case definition, toxicology FAQs and toxicology profile.
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/agent/thallium/index.asp
Traveler's Health
Search for Yellow Fever Vaccination ClinicsThis website allows you to search for a clinic near you in three ways: 1. Click on your state in the map 2. Choose from a list of states and territories 3. Search by zip code.
http://www2.ncid.cdc.gov/travel/yellowfever/
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