Past Updates from the Clinician Registry Listserv
Update Sent February 26, 2007
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:
COCA Conference Call Replay Information
For those of you who were unable to join us for last week's COCA Conference call on traveler's health issues you can listen to the instant replay and download the mp3 recording.
Instant replay: (888) 562-7244 available until March 6, 2007 Downloadable audio recording and slides for the presentation can be found on the coca website: http://www.bt.cdc.gov/coca.
Food Safety Threats
Salmonellosis - Outbreak Investigation, February 2007 - February 22Public health officials in multiple states, with the assistance of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration are investigating a large multistate outbreak of Salmonella Tennessee infections. This page provides updated case numbers. http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/salmonellosis_2007/outbreak_notice.htm
Pandemic Influenza
2,000 Influenza Virus Genomes Now Completed and Publicly Accessible - NIH News Release - February 21
The Influenza Genome Sequencing Project, funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), one of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), announced that it has achieved a major milestone. The entire genetic blueprints of more than 2,000 human and avian influenza viruses taken from samples around the world have been completed and the sequence data made available in a public database.
http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/feb2007/niaid-21.htm
Seasonal Influenza
Recommended Composition of Influenza Virus Vaccines for Use in the 2007-2008 Northern Hemisphere Influenza Season
Because of changes in the influenza viruses now in circulation, the World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended changing one of the three viral strains to be used in flu vaccines in the Northern Hemisphere next fall and winter. http://www.who.int/csr/disease/influenza/recommendations2007north/en/index.html
Weekly Report: Influenza Summary Update - February 23
During week 7 (February 11 - February 17, 2007), influenza activity continued to increase in the United States. Among specimens tested by U.S. World Health Organization (WHO) and National Respiratory and Enteric Virus Surveillance System (NREVSS) collaborating laboratories for influenza, 24.8% were positive. ILI data was above baseline for the ninth week this season. Twenty-four states reported widespread influenza activity; 14 states and New York City reported regional influenza activity; 10 states and the District of Columbia reported local influenza activity; and two states reported sporadic influenza activity. The reporting of widespread or regional influenza activity increased from 33 states for week 6 to 38 states for week 7. The percent of deaths due to pneumonia and influenza remained below baseline level.
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/
Weekly US Map - February 23
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/usmap.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 March 2007 issue of the EID journal at the following link: http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/index.htm.
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