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Update Sent September 17, 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:

Radiation Emergencies
Travelers' Health
West Nile Virus
Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever
Cholera
Seasonal Influenza

Radiation Emergencies

Population Monitoring in Radiation Emergencies: A Guide for State and Local Public Health Planners - PDF File - Sept. 12
Population monitoring is the process of identifying, screening, and monitoring people for exposure to radiation or contamination from radioactive materials. This planners' guide presents an introduction to population monitoring in radiation emergencies for public health officials and emergency preparedness planners at the state and local levels. It describes how to plan for population monitoring and provides practical suggestions to address the many challenges it presents when a large population is potentially impacted.
http://emergency.cdc.gov/radiation/pdf/population-monitoring-guide.pdf

For additional information on radiation emergencies please visit: http://emergency.cdc.gov/radiation/

Travelers' Health

In the News: Chikungunya Fever in Italy - Sept. 11
Italian Health authorities have recently reported 166 cases of chikungunya fever (27 laboratory confirmed) in the province of Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, in northeast Italy. This is the first time that local transmission of chikungunya virus through mosquitoes has been detected in Europe. Therefore, travelers to the province of Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, should take steps to avoid mosquito bites. Chikungunya fever is a viral disease spread to people by the bite of an infected mosquito. Symptoms can include sudden onset of fever, chills, headache, nausea, vomiting, joint pain with or without swelling, low back pain, and rash.
http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/contentChikungunyaFeverItaly.aspx

In the News: Schistosomiasis and Travel - Sept. 11
Several cases of schistosomiasis have recently been reported in travelers who swam in a freshwater pond at a resort in Tanzania. Schistosomiasis, a parasitic infection also known as bilharzia, occurs widely throughout the tropics and subtropics but is most prevalent in sub-Saharan Africa (see Map 4-11). Travelers who wade, swim, or bathe in contaminated freshwater are at greatest risk. Even water that looks clean may be contaminated with the microscopic organisms that carry schistosomiasis and other diseases.
http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/contentSchistosomiasisTravel.aspx

Outbreak Notice Update: Malaria in Kingston, Jamaica: Recommendations Removed - Sept. 14
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has removed the recommendations for malaria preventive medication (prophylaxis) for travel to Kingston, Jamaica. No new malaria cases in travelers have been reported from the area since June 10, 2007. Travelers are advised to follow standard CDC health recommendations for travel to Jamaica. Travelers to Jamaica no longer need to take an antimalarial drug when they visit Kingston.
http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/contentMalariaJamaica.aspx

West Nile Virus

West Nile Virus Update - United States, January 1-September 11, 2007 - MMWR Weekly - Sept. 14
This report summarizes 2007 West Nile virus (WNV) surveillance data reported to CDC through ArboNET as of 3 a.m. Mountain Daylight Time, September 11, 2007. A total of 38 states have reported 1,395 cases of human WNV illness to CDC.
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5636a3.htm

Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever

Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever in the Democratic Republic of the Congo - WHO update - Sept. 13
Following the confirmed laboratory diagnosis of the presence of the Ebola hemorrhagic fever virus in samples taken from cases in the province of Kasai Occidental of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, WHO is currently upgrading its field operations to support the Ministry of Health in managing and containing the outbreak.
http://www.who.int/csr/don/2007_09_13/en/index.html

Cholera

Cholera in Iraq - WHO update - Sept 14
Between 23 August and 10 September 2007, the cumulative number of cases of acute watery diarrhoea reported from Sulaymaniyah province stands at 6,142 including 9 deaths (case fatality rate, CFR: 0,14%). Of these reported cases, Vibrio cholerae has been laboratory confirmed in 392 stool specimens.
http://www.who.int/csr/don/2007_09_14/en/index.html

Seasonal Influenza

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