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News - CDC Health Alert Network
September 2006
- FDA Statement on Foodborne E. coli O157:H7 Outbreak in Spinach (.doc) (9/18/06)
- Horse stabled at Tennessee Walking Horse 2006 National Celebration Tested Positive for Rabies (.pdf) (9/9/06)
July 2006
- CDC Morbidity surveillance after hurricane Katrina (.doc) (7/7/06)
June 2006
- Indonesia situation update - flu (.pdf) (6/5/06)
April 2006
- Corrected CDC Advisory #00243: Multi-state mumps outbreak (.pdf) (4/15/06)
- Fusarium Keratitis - Multiple States, 2006 (.pdf) (4/10/06)
- Exposure to Mumps
During Air Travel - United States, April 2006 (.pdf) (4/11/06)
March 2006
- HHS Pandemic planning update (.pdf) (3/13/06)
January 2006
- CDC recommends against the use of amantadine and rimandatine for the 2005-06 influenza season (.pdf) (1/14/06)
November 2005
- CDC COCA - Conference call
Avian influenza update (12/06/05) - HHS Pandemic influenza plan (.pdf) (33 MB) (11/2/05) or go to: http://www.hhs.gov/pandemicflu/plan/
- National strategy for pandemic influenza (.pdf) (11/1/05) or go to:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/homeland/
pandemic-influenza.html
Hurricane relief
Remediation and infection control considerations for reopening healthcare facilities closed due to extensive water and wind damage
- Re-occupancy Fact sheet (.pdf) (11/1/05)
- Checklist PDF version (.pdf) (11/1/05) and
- Checklist
Microsoft Word version (.doc)
or go to: http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/
hurricanes/hcp.asp#Infection (11/1/05)
September 2005
Hurricane relief
- Cases of Vibrio vulnificus identified among Hurricane Katrina evacuees (.pdf) (9/7/05)
- Urgent need: Medical and relief personnel to help Hurricane Katrina victims (.pdf) (9/5/05)
- Interim immunization recommendations for individuals displaced by Hurricane Katrina (.pdf) (9/5/05)
- Guidelines for the management of acute diarrhea (.pdf) (9/5/05)
- CDC - Hurricane public service announcement transcripts (.pdf) (9/1/05)
- Premier's Katrina disaster response page
August 2005
- Nosocomial Burkholderia cepacia pneumonia associated with contaminated alcohol-free mouthwash (.pdf) (8/26/05)
July 2005
- Extreme heat: CDC prevention guide (.pdf) (7/25/05)
- Preparing for a terrorist bombing: A common sense approach (.pdf) (7/19/05)
- CDC's early release of 2005 flu vaccine guidance clarifies role of live-attenuated vaccines in healthcare workers (.pdf) (7/13/05)
- CDC index on hurricane information (.pdf) (7/8/05)
June 2005
- Influenza Vaccine Bulletin #1 (.pdf) (6/29/05)
April 2005
- Instructions for monitoring health of laboratory workers and for destroying influenza A (H2N2) samples (.pdf) (4/15/05)
- CDC and WHO recommend that sample panels of influenza A/H2N2 be destroyed (.pdf) (4/13/05)
March 2005
- Outbreak of Marburg Virus Hemorrhagic Fever in Angola (.pdf) (3/23/05)
- Serratia marcescens blood stream infections associated with contaminated magnesium sulfate solutions (.pdf) (3/18/05)
- Possible Anthrax exposure in Department of Defense mail facility (.pdf) (3/15/05)
January 2005
- Revised interim guidance for late-season influenza vaccination (.pdf) (1/27/05)
December 2004
- Updated Interim Influenza Vaccination Recommendations 2004-05 (.pdf) (12/22/04)
- CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices Expands Priority Groups for Inactivated Influenza Vaccination (.pdf) (12/17/04)
November 2004
- Program for Reallocation of Influenza Vaccine (.pdf) (11/24/04)
- 2004-05 Interim Guidance for the Use of Masks to Control Influenza Transmission (.pdf) (11/18/04)
- Influenza Antiviral Medications: 2004-05 Interim Chemoprophylaxis and Treatment Guidelines (.pdf) (11/3/04)
October 2004
- Influenza Antiviral Medications: 2004-05 Interim Chemoprophylaxis and Treatment Guidelines (.pdf) (10/19/04)
- CDC, Aventis Pasteur announce allocation plan to address influenza vaccine shortages (.pdf) (10/12/04)
- Interim influenza vaccination recommendations — 2004-05 influenza season (.pdf) (10/05/04)
September 2004
- Imported Lassa Fever Case in New Jersey (.pdf) (9/03/04)
August 2004
- CDC Update on Avian Influenza A (H5N1) (.pdf) (8/12/04)
- Corrected: Imported case of measles identified on airline flight into New York (.pdf) (8/02/04)
July 2004
- Clinician Outreach and Communication Activity (COCA) website launched July 20, 2004 (.html) (7/21/04)
May 2004
-
Foodborne outbreaks of cyclosporiasis
in Texas and Illinois (.pdf) (5/24/04) - Salmonella Enteritidis outbreak linked to raw almonds (.pdf) (05/20/04)
- CDC Implements New Tiered Travel Health Guidance System (.pdf) (05/18/04)
April 2004
- Four Possible SARS Cases Reported in China (.pdf) (4/23/04)
- Manufacturer’s Recall of Human Rabies Vaccine (.pdf) (4/2/04)
March 2004
- Manufacturer’s recall of nasal spray contaminated with Burkholderia cepacia Complex (3/25/04) (.pdf)
- Public health precautions related to mass trauma (3/16/04) (Word file)
February 2004
- CDC
recommendations for persons with possible exposure to avian flu
during outbreaks among poultry in the U.S.
(2/24/04) (.pdf) - Update on Influenza A (H5N1) and SARS: Interim Recommendations for Enhanced U.S. Surveillance, Testing, and Infection Control (2/3/04) (.pdf)
January 2004
- Third Possible SARS Case Reported in China; Influenza A(H5N1) Infections Reported in Vietnam (1/14/04) (.pdf)
- New Suspect SARS Case Reported in Southern China (1/8/04) (.pdf)
- Laboratory Tests Confirm SARS Case in Southern China; Isolated Case Poses No Immediate Public-Health Threat (1/5/04) (.pdf)
Orange Alert
Update on Public Health Precautions related to Orange Threat Level
- Part 1 - Information on Public Health Response in the Event of a Bioterrorism Emergency (12/31/03) (.pdf)
- Part 2 - Public Health Information and Resources for a Possible Chemical Emergency (12/31/03) (.pdf)
- Part 3 - Information for Clinicians in the Event of a Radiation or Nuclear Emergency (12/31/03) (.pdf)
- Part 4 - Information on Public Health Response to a Radiological or Nuclear Emergency (12/31/03) (.pdf)
December 2003
- Suspected Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome in Guangdong Province, China (12/29/03) (.pdf)
- Presumptive Diagnosis of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy in Washington State (12/24/03) (.pdf)
- Respiratory hygiene/cough etiquette fact sheet (12/17/03) (.pdf)
- Influenza antiviral medications: interim chemoprophylaxis treatment guidelines (12/17/03) (.pdf)
- Antiviral agents for influenza: Background for clinicians (12/16/03) (.pdf)
- Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in Taiwan (12/17/03) (.pdf)
- CDC Influenza and influenza vaccine key messages (12/16/03) (.pdf)
- CDC Recommendations for Influenza Prevention (12/10/03) (.pdf)
- Advisory: CDC assessing influenza vaccine supplies (12/5/03) (.pdf)
November 2003
- Fatal Case of Serogroup B Meningococcal Disease (11/26/03) (.pdf)
- CDC Update on influenza activity (11/21/03) (.pdf)
- CDC/FDA: Advisory on Hepatitis A outbreaks associated with green onions (11/17/03) (.pdf)
October 2003
- CDC alert on respiratory diphtheria (10/24/03) (.pdf)
- CDC alert on ricin (10/24/03) (.pdf)
- CDC influenza A update (10/20/03) (.pdf)
- CDC releases draft version of new SARS plan (10/16/03) (.pdf)
September 2003
- Multi-state, foodborne hepatitis A outbreak – Tennessee, Georgia (9/29/03)
- Singapore reports "new probable case" of SARS (9/10/03) (.pdf)
- CDC Web casts on SARS (9/12/03) (.pdf)
August 2003
- Fact sheet - Basic information about SARS (8/14/03) (.pdf)
- Outbreak notice: Respiratory illness in long-term care facility in British Columbia, Canada (8/14/03) (Word file)
July 2003
- New monkeypox fact sheet from CDC (.pdf) (7/31/03)
- Multi-state outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infections from steaks (.pdf) (7/4/03)
June 2003
- West Nile virus "Fight the bite!" (.pdf) (6/25/03)
- Interim domestic guidance for management of exposures to SARS for healthcare settings (.pdf) (6/24/03)
- Updated interim guidance for patients with possible monkeypox virus infection (.pdf) (6/22/03)
- Joint order of the CDC and the FDA, DHH regarding monkeypox (.pdf) (6/11/03)
- CDC monkeypox press release (Word file) (6/11/03)
- Interim guidance for patients with possible monkeypox virus infection (.pdf) (6/9/03)
May 2003
- Interim guidelines for businesses and other organizations with employees returning to the US from areas with SARS (.pdf) (5/14/03)
- Interim guidelines for institutions/organizations hosting persons arriving in the U.S. from areas with SARS (.pdf) (5/14/03)
- Interim guidance for management of exposures to SARS for healthcare and other institutional settings (.pdf) (5/7/03)
- Interim guideance on persons who may have been exposed to patients with suspected SARS (.pdf) (5/7/03)
- CDC health update: Updated guidance documents for SARS (Word file) (5/7/03)
April 2003
- MMWR Update: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome - United States, 2003 (Word file) (4/25/03)
- Interim domestic guide on the use of respirators to prevent transmission of SARS (.pdf) (4/19/03)
- Health alert notice for international travelers arriving in the U.S. from Toronto, Canada (.pdf) (4/18/03)
- Interim guidelines about SARS for Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (BCBP) personnel (.pdf) (4/17/03)
- Updated interim U.S. case definition of SARS (.pdf) (4/16/03)
- Interim guidelines about SARS for persons in the general workplace environment (.pdf) (4/14/03)
- Interim guide for students exposed to SARS (.pdf) (4/10/03)
- Collection and handling of potential SARS specimens (.pdf) (4/7/03)
- Interim guide for suspected exposure to SARS (.pdf) (4/6/03)
- Interim lab biosafety guide for handling and processing SARS specimens (.pdf) (4/2/03)
- Teleconference on SARS -- April 4: Preventing the spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome (.pdf) (4/1/03)
March 2003
- Interim guidance on infection control precautions for patients with suspected severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and close contacts in households (.pdf) (3/29/03)
- Smallpox vaccine and heart problems: Information for people who have recently received the smallpox vaccine (.pdf) (3/28/03)
- Updated interim domestic infection control guidance in the health care and community setting for patients with suspected SARS (.pdf) (3/27/03)
- Temporary deferral recommended for heart patients volunteering for smallpox vaccination (.pdf) (3/25/03)
- CDC Lab analysis suggests new coronavirus may cause SARS (.pdf) (3/24/03)
- Supplemental information: Novel coronavirus linked to severe acute respiratory syndrome (.pdf) (3/24/03)
- Preliminary clinical description of severe acute respiratory syndrome (.pdf) (3/22/03)
- Updated interim U.S. SARS case definition (.pdf) (3/22/03)
- CDC and EPA water advisory in response to high threat level (.pdf) (3/21/03)
- Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) update (.pdf) (3/20/03)
- Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) update (.pdf) (3/19/03)
- U.S. terrorism threat level increased to orange (.pdf) (3/18/03)
- CDC issues health alert about atypical pneumonia (.pdf) (3/15/03)