Wednesday, October 24, 2001, 22:30 EDT (10:30 PM EDT)
CDCHAN-00046-2001-10-24-ADV-N
CDC Statement Regarding the Washington DC Processing and Distribution Center, and Postal and Mailroom Facilities Who Directly Receive and Distribute Mail from this Center
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
recommends that all people who have been in the non-public, mail
operations area at the U.S. Postal Service's Washington DC Processing and
Visitors at the
Only the persons described above who are currently located
in the metropolitan DC area or surrounding areas of
(
CDC's investigation is ongoing. Future modifications to these recommendations may occur on the basis of new epidemiologic and laboratory information.
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- Health Alert: Conveys the highest level of importance; warrants immediate action or attention. Example: HAN00001
- Health Advisory: Provides important information for a specific incident or situation; may not require immediate action. Example: HAN00316
- Health Update: Provides updated information regarding an incident or situation; unlikely to require immediate action. Example: HAN00309
- Info Service: Provides general information that is not necessarily considered to be of an emergent nature. Example: HAN00319
## This Message was distributed to State and Local Health Officers, Public Information Officers, Epidemiologists and HAN Coordinators as well as Clinician organizations ##
- Content source: CDC Emergency Risk Communication Branch (ERCB), Division of Emergency Operations (DEO), Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response (OPHPR)
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