Past Updates from the Clinician Registry Listserv
Update Sent February 13, 2006
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 from February 06-13, 2006, or reflect current events. If you have any questions on these or other clinical issues, please write to us at coca@cdc.gov.
Today's topics Include:
- COCA Conference Call Audio File: Quarantine
- Avian Influenza
- Seasonal Influenza
- Emergency Preparedness
COCA Conference Call Audio File: Quarantine
If you missed our last COCA Conference Call on Quarantine, please feel free to listen to the recording of the call by downloading the audio file from the link below. The PowerPoint presentation can also be downloaded from the following link:
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/coca/callsummary.asp
Avian Influenza
Avian Influenza: Current Situation
On this page: Summary, human H5N1 cases, animal H5N1 cases, assessment of current situation, bird import ban, travel, and CDC response.
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/avian/outbreaks/current.htm
Embargo of Birds from Specified Countries
Based on concerns about highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 virus and its potential to cause illness in humans, CDC and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) have taken steps to prevent importation of birds and bird products from countries with the virus: Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, Kazakhstan, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine and Nigeria.
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/avian/outbreaks/embargo.htm
On February 8, 2006, CDC issued an amendment adding Nigeria to its current embargo after H5N1 was confirmed in poultry.
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/avian/pdf/embargo-nigeria-feb06.pdf - PDF File 
Interim Guidance for Airline Flight Crews and Persons Meeting Passengers Arriving from Areas with Avian Influenza
This updated interim guidance is intended to inform airline flight crews and personnel meeting arriving passengers about appropriate precautions in the event they must interact with a person suspected of having H5N1 avian influenza.
http://www.cdc.gov/travel/other/avian_flu_ig_airlines_021804.htm
Interim Guidance for Airline Cleaning Crew, Maintenance Crew, and Baggage/Package and Cargo Handlers for Airlines Returning from Areas Affected by Avian Influenza A (H5N1)
This updated interim guidance is intended to inform personnel who clean, maintain, or remove baggage/packages from commercial and cargo airlines about appropriate precautions related to avian influenza A (H5N1).
http://www.cdc.gov/travel/other/avian_flu_airlines_cleaning_update_120505.htm
Key Facts About Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) and Avian Influenza A (H5N1) Virus - updated
This fact sheet provides general information about avian influenza (bird flu) and information about one type of bird flu, called avian influenza A (H5N1), that has caused infections in birds in Asia and Europe and in humans in Asia. Also see Questions and Answers on the CDC website and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on the World Health Organization (WHO) website.
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/avian/gen-info/facts.htm
Seasonal Influenza
Flu Activity
During week 5 (January 29 – February 4, 2006), influenza activity continued approximately at the same level as recent weeks in the United States. Three hundred thirty-three specimens (13.9%) tested by U.S. World Health Organization (WHO) and National Respiratory and Enteric Virus Surveillance System (NREVSS) collaborating laboratories were positive for influenza.
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/
MMWR Early Release: Influenza Vaccination of Health-Care Personnel
This report summarizes recommendations of the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC) and the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) concerning influenza vaccination of health-care personnel (HCP) in the United States. These recommendations apply to HCP in acute care hospitals, nursing homes, skilled nursing facilities, physician's offices, urgent care centers, and outpatient clinics, and to persons who provide home health care and emergency medical services.
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr55e209a1.htm
Emergency Preparedness
Shipping Instructions for Samples Collected From People Potentially Exposed to Chemical Terrorism Agents - PDF File
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/labissues/pdf/shipping-samples.pdf
CDC Policy on Unused Smallpox Vaccine
CDC has developed this policy on unused smallpox vaccine in response to questions raised by several smallpox vaccination programs and to provide a recommendation on maintaining a readiness to respond to an attack involving the use of smallpox. The sections below describe why CDC recommends that all smallpox vaccination programs should continue to maintain unopened vials of Dryvax ® vaccine to assure a readiness to respond to a smallpox outbreak or to continue vaccination activities.http://www.bt.cdc.gov/agent/smallpox/vaccination/unusedvaccinepolicy.asp
Potassium Iodide (KI) - updated
This fact sheet provides some basic information about KI. It explains what you should think about before you or a family member takes KI.
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/radiation/ki.asp
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