Past Updates from the Clinician Listserv

Update Sent May 3, 2010

The following updates were made to CDC information and guidance from Apr 26 – May 03, 2010. If you have any questions on these or other clinical issues, please write to us at coca@cdc.gov.

Today's topics Include:

Upcoming COCA Call
H1N1 Influenza Resources and Updates
Emergency Preparedness & Response
Food and Drug Safety

Upcoming COCA Conference Call - Tomorrow

Title: New Frontiers in Implementation and Measurement of Hand Hygiene Practices
Date: May 4, 2010 (Tuesday)
Time: 1:00pm - 2:00pm EST
Presenters: Katherine Ellingson, PhD, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, CDC and
Christopher Hlady, PhD Candidate, University of Iowa
There are separate audio and video components for the call.

AUDIO: Participate by Phone:
To be sure not to miss anything, call in 10-15 minutes prior to the call start time.
Call Number: 1-800-779-7680
Passcode: 5831606

VIDEO: Participate by Web Conferencing
Direct Access: https://www.mymeetings.com/nc/join.php?i=PW7659840&p=5831606&t=c

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Conference ID: PW7659840
Audience Passcode: 5831606

For additional Webinar and Call-in information visit: http://emergency.cdc.gov/coca/callinfo.asp

H1N1 Influenza Resources and Updates

Weekly FluView Map and Surveillance Report – CDC – Apr 30
During week 16 (April 18-24, 2010), influenza activity decreased in the U.S. Sixteen (1.2%) specimens tested by U.S. World Health Organization (WHO) and National Respiratory and Enteric Virus Surveillance System (NREVSS) collaborating laboratories and reported to CDC/Influenza Division were positive for influenza.
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/
WHO Updates International H1N1 Situation - WHO – Apr 30
As of 25th of April, worldwide more than 214 countries and overseas territories or communities have reported laboratory confirmed cases of pandemic influenza H1N1 2009, including over 17,919 deaths.
http://www.who.int/csr/don/2010_04_30a/en/index.html

Interim Results: State-Specific Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Coverage - United States, August 2009 - January 2010 – CDC/MMWR – Apr 30
Interim results show that compared with the previous flu season, the 2009-10 flu season saw a 67% increase in estimated vaccine coverage for children and a 30% increase for adults aged 18 - 49 years without high-risk conditions.
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5916a1.htm?s_cid=mm5916a1_e%0d%0a

Licensure of a High-Dose Inactivated Influenza Vaccine for Persons Aged ≥65 Years (Fluzone High-Dose) and Guidance for Use - United States, 2010 – CDC/MMWR – Apr 30
Persons aged ≥65 years are at greater risk for hospitalization and death from seasonal influenza compared with other age groups, and they respond to vaccination with lower antibody titers to influenza hemagglutinin (an established correlate of protection against influenza) compared with younger adults (3). On December 23, 2009, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) licensed an injectable inactivated trivalent influenza vaccine (Fluzone High-Dose, Sanofi-Pasteur) that contains an increased amount of influenza virus hemagglutinin antigen compared with other inactivated influenza vaccines such as Fluzone.
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5916a2.htm?s_cid=mm5916a2_e%0d%0a

Locate all H1N1 Flu guidance documents
http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/guidance/

H1N1 Information for Healthcare Providers
http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/clinicians/

Emergency Preparedness & Response

Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico – CDC – May 02
An explosion aboard the Deep Water Horizon sank the drilling rig, rupturing an underwater pipe, causing oil to spill into the Gulf of Mexico. The April 20th explosion is causing some 210,000 gallons of crude oil to gush each day into the ocean, threatening the coastlines of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida.
http://emergencydev.cdc.gov/chemical/
Keeping Food Safe During An Emergency – USDA – May 02
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is providing recommendations to residents in the Southeast, throughout the Ohio Valley and into the New England area to prepare for severe weather and flooding. USDA is hopeful that this information will help minimize the potential for foodborne illnesses due to power outages and other problems that are often associated with severe weather events.
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/News_&_Events/NR_050210_01/index.asp

Food and Drug Safety

FDA provides consumer advice following recall of products for infants and children – FDA – May 01
Working in consultation with the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA), McNeil Consumer Healthcare is implementing a voluntary recall of infant and children’s liquor potenid products due to manufacturing deficiencies which may affect quality, purity cy. Following McNeil’s recall announcement on Friday evening, the FDA is providing additional advice to consumers.
http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm210441.htm

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