Past Updates from the Clinician Registry Listserv
Update Sent September 25, 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.
Today's topics include:
E. Coli O157:H7 Outbreak
E. coli-Spinach Outbreak Resources for Clinicians - September 21
Includes COCA call recording information, technical fact sheet on E. coli O157:H7, and other guidelines for clinicians.
http://www.cdc.gov/foodborne/ecolispinach/clinicians.htm
Update on Multi-State Outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 Infections From Fresh Spinach, September 24, 2006
As of 1 PM (ET) September 24, 2006, Sunday, 173 persons infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli O157:H7 have been reported to CDC from 25 states.
http://www.cdc.gov/foodborne/ecolispinach/current.htm
CDC Advice for Consumers on the Multistate Outbreak of E. coli From Fresh Spinach - Updated September 24
http://www.cdc.gov/foodborne/ecolispinach/consumeradvice.htm
Questions and Answers about E. coli O157:H7 Outbreak from Fresh Spinach - September 24
http://www.cdc.gov/foodborne/ecolispinach/qa_ecoli_freshspinach.htm
Flyer About the Outbreak - PDF File - September 24
http://www.cdc.gov/foodborne/ecolispinach/pdf/factsheet_ecoli_spinach.pdf
COCA Conference Call
Upcoming Call - BioSense
Date: Tuesday, September 26, 2006Time: 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. ET
Topic: Update on BioSense
Speaker: Lynn Steele, MS, CIC
Toll-Free Dial-in Number: (888) 889-4431
Passcode: BioSense
Lynn Steele, MS, CIC, is the Director of the Division of Emergency Preparedness and Response (DEPR) in the National Center for Public Health Informatics at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In her current position as Division Director, she is also the BioSense program lead.
Ms. Steele has been at CDC since 1998 serving as an epidemiologist in the National Center for Infectious Diseases (NCID), Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion and subsequently serving as a special advisor to CDC’s Associate Director for Communication, to develop the clinician communication and outreach strategy for CDC’s new Emergency Communication System. Prior to joining CDC, Ms. Steele worked and consulted in healthcare epidemiology for 10 years in a variety of practice settings.
Objectives for the call are that participants will:
- Understand the vision and approach for building BioSense
- Be familiar with the 2006 implementation goals and progress toward those goals
- Have increased awareness of the evaluation plans and communication channels now in place
If you missed our last COCA call regarding the E. coli O157:H7 outbreak from fresh spinach, you can listen to the replay or download the audio file! Please go to the following link for more information: http://www.bt.cdc.gov/coca/callinfo.asp.
Seasonal Influenza
Interim Guidance for Influenza Diagnostic Testing During the 2006-07 Influenza Season - Updated September 22
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/professionals/diagnosis/0607testingguide.htm
Lab Diagnosis of Influenza - Updated September 22
Includes role of laboratory diagnosis, laboratory diagnostic procedures, and a influenza diagnostic table.
http://wwwdev.cdc.gov/flu/professionals/labdiagnosis.htm
Update: Influenza Activity - United States and Worldwide, May 21--September 9, 2006 - MMWR Report - September 22
During May 21--September 9, 2006, influenza A(H3), influenza A(H1), and influenza B viruses cocirculated worldwide and were identified sporadically in North America.
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5537a4.htm
Traveler's Health
Outbreak Notice Update: Malaria, Great Exuma, Bahamas: Recommendations Rescinded - September 19
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has rescinded recommendations for malaria preventive medication (prophylaxis) for travel to Great Exuma, Bahamas, because no new malaria cases in travelers have been reported from the area since June 19, 2006.
http://www.cdc.gov/travel/other/2006/malaria_bahamas.htm
Emerging Infectious Diseases (EID) Journal
The Emerging Infectious Diseases (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 October 2006 issue of the EID journal at the following link:
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/index.htm
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