Past Updates from the Clinician Registry Listserv:
Update Sent September 17, 2004
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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UPDATES TO INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE
The following updates were made to CDC information and guidance
during the period of September 10 – September 17, 2004, or reflect
this week’s current events. If you have any questions on these or other
clinical issues, please call our toll-free Clinician Information Line at
877-554-4625 or write to us at coca@cdc.gov.
HURRICANE READINESS AND RECOVERY
Key Facts about Hurricane Recovery—Hurricane Home Page
Included is information on:
- Storing food safely
- Making sure water is safe
- Cleaning mold
- Preventing injuries
- Coping with stress
- Dealing with wild and domestic animals in a disaster
- Handwashing without water
- Preventing West Nile virus
Available in: English, Spanish, French, Vietnamese, Hmong, and Creol
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/hurricanes/index.asp
** The following pages have UPDATED water
quality information**
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For Hurricanes:
Hurricanes and Your Health and Safety
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/hurricanes/health.asp
Key Facts about Hurricane Recovery
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/hurricanes/recovery.asp
For Floods:
Key Facts about Flood Recovery
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/floods/recovery.asp
After a Hurricane or Flood: Cleanup of Flood Water
Translations in Spanish, Vietnamese, and French have been updated also.
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/floods/cleanupwater.asp
español français
For Power Outages:
What You Need to Know When the Power Goes Out Unexpectedly
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/poweroutage/needtoknow.asp
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WEST NILE VIRUS (WNV)
2004 WNV Activity in the United States
Provides updated information on West Nile virus activity in
the United States. One thousand three hundred and eighty-six cases have
been reported to CDC this season as of September 14, 2004. Of the
1,386 cases, 489 were reported as West Nile meningitis or
encephalitis (neuroinvasive disease), 553 were reported as
West Nile fever (milder disease), and 344 were clinically
unspecified at this time. Thirty-five deaths have been reported.
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/westnile/surv&controlCaseCount04_detailed.htm
Maps of West Nile Virus Activity
Provides updated maps showing West Nile virus activity and
WNV viremic blood donor activity in the United States.
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/westnile/surv&control.htm
Fight the Bite!
Provides information about West Nile virus. New translations in Russian
and Cambodian are now available.
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/westnile/
Russian translations:
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/westnile/russian/index.htm
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/westnile/russian/pdf/Fightthebite_prevention.pdf
Cambodian translations:
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/westnile/cambodian/pdf/wnv_factsheet-cam.pdf
West Nile Virus Audio News Releases, August 2004
WNV audio news releases are now available with translations in
Chinese and Vietnamese.
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/westnile/misc/anr082604/index.htm
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- Page last updated September 17, 2004
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