Past Updates from the Clinician Registry Listserv:
Update Sent June 14, 2004
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.
Good afternoon,
Due to the Federal Holiday on Friday, June 11 th , an update was not sent out as regularly scheduled. The following updates were made to CDC information and guidance
during the period of June 4-14, 2004 , 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 .
UPDATES TO INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE
CITIES READINESS INITIATIVE (CRI)
Provides information on the Cities Readiness Initiative (CRI), which is a pilot program to aid cities in increasing their capacity to deliver medicines and medical supplies during a large-scale public health emergency such as a bioterrorism attack or a nuclear accident.
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/cri/
ANTHRAX
CDC Press Release: CDC Collaboration Yields New Test for Anthrax
This press release describes a new test funded by CDC and developed in collaboration with a commercial partner that has become the first test approved by the Food and Drug Administration for detecting antibodies to anthrax. The test, produced by Immunetics Inc. of Boston , provides an easy-to-use clinical laboratory tool for assessing whether patients have been infected with anthrax.
http://www.cdc.gov/od/oc/media/pressrel/r040607.htm
CHEMICAL TERRORISM AGENTS
Shipping Instructions for Samples Collected From People Potentially Exposed to Chemical Terrorism Agents (UPDATED)
Lists UPDATED instructions for collecting, labeling, and packaging specimens, and preparing documentation and containers for shipping samples.
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/labissues/pdf/shipping-samples.pdf
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