Isolation techniques for use in hospitals

Five colored signs (inserted) indicating categories of isolation for posting in hospital areas.Bibliography: p. viii

Proceedings, National Rabies Symposium

co-sponsors: AVMA Council on Public Health and Regulatory Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary Public Health Section, Epidemiology Program, CDC

Bats

March 1969

Epidemiologic Responses to Anthrax Outbreaks: A Review of Field Investigations, 1950–2001

We used unpublished reports, published manuscripts, and communication with investigators to identify and summarize 49 anthrax-related epidemiologic field investigations conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from 1950 to August 2001. Of 41 investigations in which Bacillus anthracis caused human or animal disease, 24 were in agricultural settings, 11 in textile mills, and 6 in other settings. Among the other investigations, two focused on building decontamination, one was a response to bioterrorism threats, and five involved other causes. Knowledge gained in these investigations helped guide the public health response to the October 2001 intentional release of B. anthracis, especially by addressing the management of anthrax threats, prevention of occupational anthrax, use of antibiotic prophylaxis in exposed persons, use of vaccination, spread of B. anthracis spores in aerosols, clinical diagnostic and laboratory confirmation methods, techniques for environmental sampling of exposed surfaces, and methods for decontaminating buildings

The role of the veterinarian in national disaster

"This report was prepared as the result of an agreement between the Communicable Disease Center and the Division of Health Mobilization entered into July 1, 1963, to explore the role of veterinarians in the post disaster period. It contains recommendations for accomplishing preparedness in these roles- -determining the training needed and evaluating the capabilities of the profession to provide this training. This report was prepared by the Veterinary Public Health Section, Communicable Disease Center, Public Health Service, U. S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare, Atlanta, Georgia, with the guidance and concurrence of a study group of veterinarians representing veterinary practitioners, the American Veterinary Medical Association, the American Animal Hospital Association, Military veterinarians, and veterinarians of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, who met in Washington in September 1963. More than 100 letters were sent to veterinarians in many specialty areas and in all parts of the United States, requesting guidance from them in defining "The Role of the Veterinarian in National Disaster. On April 8. 1964, the Deans or their representatives from 17 of the schools of veterinary medicine met at the Communicable Disease Center in Atlanta, Georgia to review this report. Special emphasis was placed on the current training capabilities of the profession, on what training would be required to assure proficiency in disaster veterinary medicine, and on when this training should be given to be most effective. The conclusions of this meeting have been incorporated in the report." - p. [1]I. Introduction -- II. Objectives and method of approach to study -- Ill. Summary and conclusions -- IV. Professional profile -- V. The Role of veterinarians following manmade disasters -- VI. The Role of veterinarians following the disaster and immediate post disaster period -- VII. The Role of veterinarians following the shelter period -- VIII. The Role of veterinarians following the post shelter period -- IX. Use of ancillary personnel -- X. Recommendations for training and implementationprepared by the Veterinary Public Health Section, Communicable Disease Center, Public Health Service, in cooperation with the Division of Health Mobilization

High caseload of childhood tuberculosis in hospitals on Java Island, Indonesia: a cross sectional study

Background Childhood tuberculosis (TB) has been neglected in the fight against TB. Despite implementation of Directly Observed Treatment Shortcourse (DOTS) program in public and private hospitals in Indonesia since 2000, the burden of childhood TB in hospitals was largely unknown. The goals of this study were to document the caseload and types of childhood TB in the 0-4 and 5-14 year age groups diagnosed in DOTS hospitals on Java Island, Indonesia. Methods Cross-sectional study of TB cases recorded in inpatient and outpatient registers of 32 hospitals. Cases were analyzed by hospital characteristics, age groups, and types of TB. The number of cases reported in the outpatient unit was compared with that recorded in the TB register. Results Of 5,877 TB cases in the inpatient unit and 15,694 in the outpatient unit, 11% (648) and 27% (4,173) respectively were children. Most of the childhood TB cases were under five years old (56% and 53% in the inpatient and outpatient clinics respectively). The proportion of smear positive TB was twice as high in the inpatient compared to the outpatient units (15.6% vs 8.1%). Extra-pulmonary TB accounted for 15% and 6% of TB cases in inpatient and outpatient clinics respectively. Among children recorded in hospitals only 1.6% were reported to the National TB Program. Conclusion In response to the high caseload and gross under-reporting of childhood TB cases, the National TB Program should give higher priority for childhood TB case management in designated DOTS hospitals. In addition, an international guidance on childhood TB recording and reporting and improved diagnostics and standardized classification is require

Distribution and Risk Factors of 2009 Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1) in Mainland China

Data from all reported cases of 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) were obtained from the China Information System for Disease Control and Prevention. The spatiotemporal distribution patterns of cases were characterized through spatial analysis. The impact of travel-related risk factors on invasion of the disease was analyzed using survival analysis, and climatic factors related to local transmission were identified using multilevel Poisson regression, both at the county level. The results showed that the epidemic spanned a large geographic area, with the most affected areas being in western China. Significant differences in incidence were found among age groups, with incidences peaking in school-age children. Overall, the epidemic spread from southeast to northwest. Proximity to airports and being intersected by national highways or freeways but not railways were variables associated with the presence of the disease in a county. Lower temperature and lower relative humidity were the climatic factors facilitating local transmission after correction for the effects of school summer vacation and public holidays, as well as population density and the density of medical facilities. These findings indicate that interventions focused on domestic travel, population density, and climatic factors could play a role in mitigating the public health impact of future influenza pandemics

Botulism in the United States, 1899-1967

Preface -- I. Emergency assistance -- II. Epidemiology of botulism -- III. Diagnosis -- IV. Therapy -- V. Laboratory procedures -- References -- Tables and figures -- Appendix: Line listing of outbreaks, 1950-1967Cover title.Bibliography: p. 12

Morbidity and mortality /

Title from caption.Mode of access: Internet.Issued by: Communicable Disease Center, 1961- ; National Communicable Disease Center, ; Center for Disease Control, -Mar. 6, 1976.Issued by: U.S. National Office of Vital Statistics, 1952-Jan. 6, 1961; Communicable Disease Center, 1961- ; National Communicable Disease Center, ; Center for Disease Control, -Mar. 6, 1976.Formed by the union of: Weekly mortality index; and: Weekly morbidity report