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Communicable Disease and Epidemiology News |
The Epi-Log Newsletter contains articles about current health issues in King County, such as recent outbreaks, vaccination programs, cases of unusual infectious diseases, and background articles on new and emerging infectious diseases. Also included in each issue is a table of disease reports received the previous month, and historical data on disease reports from the previous year.
- January 2001, Vol. 41, No. 1: (unavailable online)
- Increase in tuberculosis among recent African immigrants
- Influenza season is well underway - "B Aware"
- Vaccine preventable disease teleconference
- February 2001, Vol. 41, No. 2: (unavailable online)
- Measles 2001: A rash odyssey
- High levels of HIV risk behavior in young gay men
- March 2001: (No newsletter issued this month)
- April 2001, Vol. 41, No. 4:
- Measles Outbreaks & Community Immunity
- Flu Season Mildest in Four Years - Public Health Begins Year-round Flu Surveillance
- Asian and Pacific Islander Hepatitis B Prevention Posters Are Available!
- May 2001, Vol 41, No. 5:
- Reporting Unexplained Critical Illness or Death
- Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease (OW!) and Foot and Mouth Disease (MOO!)
- Cryptosporidia – Ask for it by name!
- June 2001, Vol. 41, No. 6:
- Tuberculosis in Seattle and King County -- 2000
- July 2001, Vol. 41, No. 7:
- New STD/HIV Screening Guidelines for Men Who Have Sex With Men
- Sprout Safety -- Health Risks of Fresh Bean Sprouts
- August 2001, Vol. 41, No. 8:
- Shigella rises among men who have sex with men (MSM)
- Are your staff protected?
- Recruiting sentinal physicians for CDC influenza surveillance program
- Help prevent perinatal transmission of hepatitis B
- September 2001, Vol. 41, No. 9:
- Reptile risks
- A construction worker with fever, pneumonia and liver dysfunction
- Chickenpox in the age of varicella vaccine, Part I
- October 2001, Vol. 41, No. 10:
- Anthrax: Don't Panic!
- Anthrax Risk Assessment
- Management of Persons with Potential Anthrax Exposure
- November 2001, Vol. 41, No. 11:
- Anthrax update
- Differentiating anthrax from influenza
- Training opportunities: Smallpox - What every clinician should know, and more
- Getting connected with Public Health: Broadcast fax and webpage alerts
- December 2001, Vol. 41, No. 12:
- Influenza update
- Increased pertussis in infants
- Smallpox hoax in King County
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