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Past Updates from the Clinician Registry Listserv:
Update Sent February 28, 2005

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.

UPDATES TO INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE
The following updates were made to CDC information and guidance during the period
of February 21-27, 2005, or reflect last 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.

This update contains new information on the following topics:

INFLUENZA:
 Questions & Answers: Flu Vaccination in the 2004-05 Season - updated
The following Q&A is new:

  • Does this season's flu vaccine protect against the A/California strain of
    influenza A (H3N2) that has appeared in the United States?

The following question is updated:

  • Is this season's vaccine a good match for circulating influenza viruses?

http://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/qa/0405vaccination.htm

Flu Activity
This page includes information on:

  • Weekly U.S. flu reports
  • Weekly influenza activity maps
  • International flu surveillance

http://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/fluactivity.htm

EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASE JOURNAL:
The Emerging Infectious Disease (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 March 2005 issue of the EID journal at the following link: http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/eid/index.htm

TULAREMIA (MMWR article):
Tularemia Transmitted by Insect Bites --- Wyoming , 2001 - 2003 – MMWR article
This report describes the subsequent investigation by the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH), which indicated that 1) insect bites (particularly from deerflies and other horseflies) were the most commonly reported likely mode of transmission, and 2) the increase in cases was geographically and temporally associated with an outbreak of tularemia among rabbits in southwestern Wyoming. To obtain a timely diagnosis and provide information on appropriate preventive measures, health-care providers and public health officials should have knowledge of the local epidemiology of tularemia, particularly regarding modes of transmission and resultant clinical syndromes. http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5407a3.htm

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