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Spatiotemporal Analysis of Invasive Meningococcal Disease, Germany

CDCdocs 5/5/2008 | 0 (0) | 12 | 0 | 0 | English

Spatiotemporal Analysis of Invasive Meningococcal Disease, Germany Johannes Elias,* Dag Harmsen†, Heike Claus,* Wiebke Hellenbrand,‡ Matthias Frosch,* and Ulrich Vogel* Meningococci can cause clusters of disease. Specimens from 1,616 patients in Germany obtained over 42 months were typed by serogrouping and sequence typing of PorA and FetA and yie ...  more>>

Clinical Screening Guidelines for Asbestos Related Lung Disease

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HU M AN SERVI CES .U S The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) is a federal public health agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and is based in Atlanta, Georgia. ATSDR's mission is to serve the public using the best science, taking responsive public health actions, and providing trusted health informa ...  more>>

Tips for Broadening the Reach of Culturally Sensitive Tobacco Prevention Messages

CDCdocs 5/6/2008 | 0 (0) | 16 | 0 | 0 | English

TIPS FOR BROADENING THE REACH OF CULTURALLY SENSITIVE TOBACCO PREVENTION MESSAGES Federal and state agencies must first understand and respect cultural diversity. Cultural sensitivity starts with becoming aware that we all live and function within a culture of our own and that our identity is shaped by it, and then accepting the validity of others’  ...  more>>

Imported Infectious Disease and Purpose of Travel, Switzerland

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Imported Infectious Disease and Purpose of Travel, Switzerland Lukas Fenner,*1 Rainer Weber,* Robert Steffen,* and Patricia Schlagenhauf* We evaluated the epidemiologic factors of patients seeking treatment for travel-associated illness from January 2004 through May 2005 at the University Hospital of Zurich. When comparing persons whose purpose of ...  more>>

COMPREHENSIVE RISK COUNSELING SERVICES Prevention Plan Client Name

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COMPREHENSIVE RISK COUNSELING & SERVICES Prevention Plan Client Name: _____Carol__________________________ CRCS Counselor ID#: ___0004______________________ Client ID#: ________1116_______________ Date: ___Oct______/__19__/2005___ Goal 1:_I will reduce my drug use _________________________________________________________________________________  ...  more>>

ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON CHILDHOOD LEAD POISONING PREVENTION MEETING

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ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON CHILDHOOD LEAD POISONING PREVENTION MEETING Atlanta, GA Crown Plaza Hotel (Buckhead) March 14-15, 2007 Wednesday March 14, 2007 8:45 9:00 10:00 Introductions Dr. Mary Jean Brown Update on Branch Activities Introduction to Georgia CLPPP Screening for Lead Poisoning A Geo-spatial Approach to Determine Testing of Children in At-r ...  more>>

Epidemiology and Surveillance Overview Effective vaccine preventable disease

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9 Epidemiology and Surveillance Overview Effective vaccine-preventable disease (VPD) surveillance at national, state and local levels serves to document the impact of vaccination programs, to evaluate the effectiveness of current vaccines and vaccination policies, and to identify needed changes in program strategies. It also tracks trends in dise ...  more>>

CDC looks at links between wastewater and disease

CDCdocs 5/8/2008 | 0 (0) | 16 | 1 | 0 | English

CDC Looks at Links Between Wastewater and Disease NESC STAFF WRITER Caigan McKenzie rinking water contaminated by sewage has been cited as the principal cause for most outbreaks of waterborne illnesses in the U.S. Many of these outbreaks can be traced to individual wells or small community drinking water systems. Local health departments have bee ...  more>>

Water distribution system and diarrheal disease transmission a

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Water distribution system and diarrheal disease transmission: a case study in Uzbekistan Semenza J, Roberts L, Henderson A, Bogan J, Rubin C Abstract. Deteriorating water treatment facilities and distribution systems pose a significant public health threat. particularly in republics of the former Soviet Union. Interventions to decrease the disease  ...  more>>

World Health Organization Department of Communicable Disease Surveillance

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World Health Organization Department of Communicable Disease Surveillance and Response Danish Veterinary Laboratory Copenhagen Dinamarca WHO Collaborating Centre for Foodborne Disease Surveillance, Atlanta, USA Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Infecciosas ANLIS “Dr. C. Malbrán” Buenos Aires, Argentina Curso Internacional “ Vigilancia de las E ...  more>>

Routine Surveillance Prevents Disease Saves Agricultural Resources

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Routine Surveillance Prevents Disease, Saves Agricultural Resources Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) is a viral disease that occurs in the eastern half of the United States where it causes disease in humans, horses, and some bird species. Because of its high mortality rate, EEE is regarded as one of the most serious mosquito-borne diseases in the  ...  more>>

Fire Prevention and Protection - Safety and Health Requirements Manual

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EM 385-1-1 3 Nov 03 SECTION 9 FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION 09.A GENERAL 09.A.01 A fire prevention plan shall be written for facilities and project sites. It shall include a list of the major workplace fire hazards; potential ignition sources; the types of fire suppression equipment or systems appropriate to the control of fire; assignments of re ...  more>>

Synopses Polycystic Kidney Disease An Unrecognized Emerging Infectious

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Synopses Polycystic Kidney Disease: An Unrecognized Emerging Infectious Disease? Marcia A. Miller-Hjelle,* J. Thomas Hjelle,* Monica Jones,* William R. Mayberry,† Mary Ann Dombrink-Kurtzman,‡ Stephen W. Peterson,‡ Deborah M. Nowak,* and Frank S. Darras* *University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, USA; †East Tennessee S ...  more>>

Dispatches Invasive Haemophilus influenzae type b Disease in

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Dispatches Invasive Haemophilus influenzae type b Disease in Elderly Nursing Home Residents: Two Related Cases We investigated two fatal cases of invasive Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) infection in a community nursing home in western Sydney, Australia. Two elderly women had lived in the same room, and the onset of their illness was 5 days ap ...  more>>


   
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