Past Updates from the Clinician Registry Listserv
Update Sent June 23, 2008
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Today's topics Include:
- Salmonella Saintpaul in Tomatoes
- Hospitals Safe from Disasters
- Emergency Health and Nutrition Toolkit
- Avian Influenza
- Measles and Rubella Surveillance
Salmonella Saintpaul in Tomatoes
Updated Information: Investigation of Outbreak of Infections Caused by Salmonella Saintpaul - CDC - June 20
CDC is collaborating with public health officials in many states, the Indian Health Service, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to investigate an ongoing multi-state outbreak of human Salmonella serotype Saintpaul infections. An epidemiologic investigation has identified consumption of raw tomatoes as the likely source of the illnesses. Since April, 552 persons infected with Salmonella Saintpaul with the same genetic fingerprint have been identified in 32 states and the District of Columbia. The marked increase in reported ill persons since the last update is not thought to be due to a large number of new infections. The number of reported ill persons increased mainly because some states improved surveillance for Salmonella in response to this outbreak and because laboratory identification of many previously submitted strains was completed.
http://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/saintpaul/
Follow this link for information from the FDA, including information on tomatoes that are considered safe to eat: http://www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/hottopics/tomatoes.html#outbreak
Hospitals Safe from Disasters
Survey of Hospitals Safe from Disasters activities - PAHO
As part of the World Disaster Reduction Campaign 2008-2009, Hospitals Safe from Disasters, the UN/ISDR Secretariat and WHO are conducting a survey to map projects or activities designed to make health facilities, health systems and health workers safe from disasters. If you or your organization is working on a project or initiative that contributes to this goal, or if you know of other organizations or experts working on these issues, follow the link below to complete a short survey before September 1, 2008. The UN/ISDR will compile and publish the results.
http://safehospitals.info/form_June08/questionnaire.htm
For more information on Hosipitals Safe from Disasters please follow this link: http://safehospitals.info/
Emergency Health and Nutrition Toolkit
Emergency Health and Nutrition Toolkit - CDC - June 17
Created by CDC and Save the Children, this toolkit is designed to help staff more rapidly address health and nutrition needs of communities affected by crisis.
http://www.savethechildren.org/publications/technical-resources/emergency-health-and-nutrition/index.html
Avian Influenza
Update on the Situation in Indonesia - WHO - June 19
The Ministry of Health of Indonesia has announced two new cases of human H5N1 avian influenza infection. The cases are not linked epidemiologically. The first is a 16-year-old female from South Jakarta, DKI Jakarta Province developed symptoms on 7 May, was hospitalized on 12 May and died on 14 May. Investigations into the source of her infection indicate exposure to sick and dead poultry. The second case is a 34-year-old female from Tangerang District, Banten Province who developed symptoms on 26 May, and was hospitalized on 2 June and died on 3 June. Investigations into the source of her infection are ongoing. Of the 135 cases confirmed to date in Indonesia, 110 have been fatal.
http://www.who.int/csr/don/2008_06_19/en/index.html
Cumulative Number of Confirmed Human Cases of Avian Influenza A/H5N1- WHO - June 19
http://www.who.int/csr/disease/avian_influenza/country/cases_table_2008_06_19/en/index.html
Measles and Rubella Surveillance
Recommendations from an Ad Hoc Meeting of the WHO Measles and Rubella Laboratory Network (LabNet) on Use of Alternative Diagnostic Samples for Measles and Rubella Surveillance - CDC - MMWR Weekly - June 20
Laboratory confirmation of measles and rubella is an important component of disease surveillance in all settings. Because the use of clinical diagnosis for surveillance is unreliable, case-based laboratory confirmation of disease is critically important in settings with measles or rubella elimination goals. Recently, LabNet evaluated two alternative sampling approaches to serum samples, the use of dried blood spots (DBS) and oral fluid (OF) samples. Both of these approaches have potential to be useful tools for measles and rubella control programs. In June 2007, WHO convened an ad hoc meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, to review available data and provide recommendations on use of DBS and OF samples for measles and rubella diagnostics.
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5724a3.htm
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