Past Updates from the Clinician Registry Listserv

Update Sent February 09, 2009

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.

The following updates were made to CDC information and guidance from February 9 - 17, 2009. If you have any questions on these or other clinical issues, please write to us at coca@cdc.gov.

Today's topics Include:

Food Safety
Pandemic Influenza
Seasonal Influenza
Notifiable Infectious Diseases
Travelers' Health

Food Safety

Search for Peanut Butter Product Recalls - FDA - Updated Daily
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has created and posted an expanded, searchable database that will be updated as new information becomes available: http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/peanutbutterrecall/index.cfm

Following Peanut Product Recall, Six in Ten Americans Taking Steps to Reduce Their Risk of Getting Sick - Harvard University School of Public Health - Feb. 13
A new national study conducted by the Harvard Opinion Research Program at the Harvard School of Public Health finds that the vast majority (93%) of Americans have heard or read about the recent ongoing recall of peanut products.
http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/press-releases/2009-releases/peanut-product-recall-survey-americans-reduce-risk-sick.html

Has This Peanut Product Been Recalled? FDA Website Makes It Easy to Find Out. - HHS Blog - Feb. 16
The FDA website has made it easier to find out if peanuts or peanut products have been recalled. Besides the list of recalled products they usually post, FDA now offers a searchable database of the recalled products. Enter the name of the product you want to find out about, and the database will show you if it’s among those that have been recalled.
http://pbrecallblog.hhs.gov/2009/02/has-this-peanut-product-been-recalled-fda-website-makes-it-easy-to-find-out.html

Pandemic Influenza

Tell Us What You Think - HHS - Feb. 2009
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) requests feedback on the Pandemic Flu website. There is a free text box on the center of the page where comments and suggestions can be entered. This is your opportunity to share your thoughts to improve site usability and access to content.
http://www.pandemicflu.gov/

Seasonal Influenza

Seasonal Influenza Weekly Report: Influenza Summary Update - CDC - Feb. 13
During week 5 (February 1-7, 2009), influenza activity continued to increase in the United States.
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/

Weekly US Map - CDC- Feb. 13
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/usmap.htm

Notifiable Infectious Diseases

Increase in Coccidioidomycosis — California, 2000–2007 - CDC MMWR - Feb. 13
Coccidioidomycosis is an infection resulting from inhalation of airborne spores of Coccidioides immitis or Coccidioides posadasii, soil-dwelling fungi endemic to California's San Joaquin Valley; southern regions of Arizona, Utah, Nevada, and New Mexico; western Texas; and regions of Mexico and Central and South America
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5805a1.htm
PDF - http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/wk/mm5805.pdf

Travelers' Health

Update on the Global Status of Polio - CDC - Feb. 13
Although there is not a risk of catching polio in the United States and many other parts of the world, it is still a risk to travelers who are going to certain countries. Polio is a serious disease that can cause paralysis and death. If you are going to one of the countries listed below, CDC recommends that you make sure you are up to date on your polio vaccine. If you are not up to date you will need to get a booster shot.
http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/contentPolioOutbreaks.aspx

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