Fwd: COCA Update: New Interim Guidelines for Caring for Women with Possible Zika Virus Exposure

[Professor Ramon Shaban, ACIPC President]

Colleagues

For your reference.

Kind regards,
Ramon

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During this COCA Call, clinicians learned about 2015-2016 influenza
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vaccination and antiviral medications, and gained insight into data
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http://emergency.cdc.gov/coca/calls/2016/callinfo_021616.asp

*Zika VirusWhat Clinicians Need to Know*
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CDC Emergency Response2016 Zika Virus

*NEW: MMWR: Interim Guidelines for Health Care Providers Caring for
Pregnant Women and Women of Reproductive Age with Possible Zika Virus
Exposure United States, 2016*
Updated guidelines include a new recommendation to offer serologic testing
to asymptomatic pregnant women (women who do not report clinical illness
consistent with Zika virus disease) who have traveled to areas with ongoing
Zika virus transmission. This update also expands guidance to women who
reside in areas with ongoing Zika virus transmission. Local health
officials should determine when to implement testing of asymptomatic
pregnant women on the basis of information about levels of Zika virus
transmission and laboratory capacity.
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/65/wr/mm6505e2er.htm?s_cidmm6505e2er.htm_w

*UPDATED: Questions and Answers for Healthcare Providers Caring for
Pregnant Women and Women of Reproductive Age with Possible Zika Virus
Exposure*
http://www.cdc.gov/zika/hc-providers/qa-pregnant-women.html

*NEW: MMWR: Interim Guidelines for Prevention of Sexual Transmission of
Zika Virus United States, 2016*
Sexual transmission of Zika virus is possible, and is of particular concern
during pregnancy.
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/65/wr/mm6505e1er.htm?s_cidmm6505e1er_w.htm

*NEW: MMWR: Local Transmission of Zika Virus Puerto Rico, November 23,
2015January 28, 2016*During November 23, 2015January 28, 2016, a total of
155 suspected Zika virus disease cases were identified in Puerto Rico,
including 82 reported through passive surveillance, and 73 specimens tested
through the enhanced surveillance protocol.
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/65/wr/mm6506e2er.htm?s_cidmm6506e2er_e

*NEW: **Zika Virus Microsite*
CDC has developed an easily embeddable collection of Zika Virus information
for partner and stakeholder websites. This collection, called a microsite,
can supplement partner web sites with CDCs up-to-date, evidence-based
content.
https://tools.cdc.gov/medialibrary/index.aspx#/microsite/id/234558

*UPDATED: Zika Travel Information*
http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/page/zika-travel-information

*UPDATED: Clinical Evaluation *The primary way Zika virus is spread to
people through mosquito bites. The most common symptoms of Zika virus
disease are fever, rash, joint pain, and conjunctivitis. Transmission of
the virus from mother to newborn can occur if the mother is infected with
the Zika virus near the time of delivery.
http://www.cdc.gov/zika/hc-providers/clinicalevaluation.html

*UPDATED: Diagnostic Testing * Zika virus disease can often be diagnosed by
performing reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) on
serum. Testing is performed at the CDC Arbovirus Diagnostic Laboratory.
Contact your state health department to facilitate testing.
http://www.cdc.gov/zika/hc-providers/diagnostic.html

*NEW: Emerging Infections Diseases Letter: Detection of Zika Virus in Semen*
We report additional evidence for this potential route of transmission
after identification of an imported case of ZIKV infection into the United
Kingdom.
http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/22/5/16-0107_article

*NEW: CDCs Zika Virus Digital Press Kit*
http://www.cdc.gov/media/dpk/2016/dpk-zika-virus.html

*NEW: Transcript for CDC Telebriefing: Zika*
http://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2016/t0205-zika.html

*NEW: CDC Emergency Operations Center Moves to Highest Level of Activation
for Zika Response*
http://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2016/s0208-zika-eoca-activation.html

2014 Ebola in the United States and West Africa

*UPDATED: Case Counts*
http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/outbreaks/2014-west-africa/case-counts.html

CDC News and Announcements

*NEW: ATSDR and CDC Analysis Finds Possible Health Effects Associated with
Formaldehyde in Select Laminate Flooring*Formaldehyde levels observed in
select laminate wood flooring products could cause short-term irritation
for people in general and in some cases exacerbate asthma.
http://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2016/s0210-atsdr-laminate-flooring.html

*NEW: New Lyme-Disease-Causing Bacteria Species Discovered*The Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, in collaboration with Mayo Clinic and
health officials from Minnesota, Wisconsin, and North Dakota, report the
discovery of a new species of bacteria (Borrelia mayonii) that causes Lyme
disease in people.
http://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2016/p0208-lyme-disease.html

*CDC Science Clips: Volume 8, Issue: 6*
Each week select science clips are shared with the public health community
to enhance awareness of emerging scientific knowledge. The focus is applied
public health research and prevention science that has the capacity to
improve health now.
http://www.cdc.gov/library/sciclips/issues/

Public Health Preparedness

*Emergency Preparedness and Response for Health Professionals * (CDC)
Find preparedness resources for health professionals at
http://emergency.cdc.gov/health-professionals.asp

*Emergency Preparedness and Response Training Resources for Clinicians *
(CDC)
Find online and in-person training resources at
emergency.cdc.gov/coca/trainingresources.asp

Natural Disasters and Severe Weather

*Food and Water Needs: Preparing for a Disaster or Emergency* (CDC)
emergency.cdc.gov/disasters/foodwater/prepare.asp

*Health and Safety Concerns for All Disasters* (CDC)
emergency.cdc.gov/disasters/alldisasters.asp

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)

MMWR publications are prepared by CDC. To electronically subscribe, go to
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/mmwrsubscribe.html

*February 12, 2016 / Vol. 65 / No. 5 *Download .pdf document of this issue

– Influenza-Related Hospitalizations and Poverty Levels United States,
20102012

– Progress Toward Strengthening National Blood Transfusion Services 14
Countries, 20112014

– Notes from the Field: Circulating Vaccine-Derived Poliovirus Outbreaks
Five Countries, 20142015

*MMWR Supplements**February 12, 2016 / Vol. 65 / No. 1 *Download .pdf
document of this issue

– Strategies for Reducing Health Disparities Selected CDC-Sponsored
Interventions, United States, 2016

Infectious, Vector-Borne, and Zoonotic Diseases*Seasonal Influenza*

*What You Should Know for the 2015-2016 Influenza Season * (CDC)
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/season/flu-season-2015-2016.htm

*Information for Health Professionals* (CDC)
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/professionals/index.htm

*Weekly Flu View* February 12 (CDC)
Flu View is a weekly influenza surveillance report prepared by CDCs
Influenza Division. All data are preliminary and may change as CDC receives
more reports.
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/

*Planning and Preparedness: Health Professionals and Seasonal Flu* (HHS)
Healthcare providers play an important role during flu season. The
following guidance and information will assist healthcare providers and
service organizations to plan and respond to seasonal flu.
http://www.flu.gov/planning-preparedness/hospital/index.html

Travel Safety

*Current Travel Warnings * February 11 (U.S. Department of State)
The U.S. Department of State issues Travel Warnings when long-term,
protracted conditions make a country dangerous or unstable. Travel Warnings
recommend that Americans avoid or carefully consider the risk of travel to
that country. The State Department also issues Travel Warnings when the
U.S. government’s ability to assist American citizens is constrained due to
the closure of an embassy or consulate or because of a drawdown of State
Department staff.
travel.state.gov/content/passports/english/alertswarnings.html

Food, Drug, and Device Safety

*NEW: Central Venous Catheters and Pressure Monitoring Sets and Trays by
Cook Medical: Recall – Catheter Tip Fracture and/or Separation* (FDA)
Potential adverse events that may occur as a result of catheter tip
fracture and/or separation include loss of device function, the need for
medical intervention to retrieve a separated segment, and complications
resulting from a separated tip occluding blood flow to end organs.
http://www.fda.gov/Safety/MedWatch/SafetyInformation/SafetyAlertsforHumanMedicalProducts/ucm485910.htm

*NEW: Oxylog 2000 Plus, 3000, and 3000 Plus Emergency Transport Ventilators
by Drger Medical: Class I Recall – System Error May Lead to a Halt in
Ventilation Therapy * (FDA)
An electrical issue may cause the device to stop working if the control
knobs (adjustment potentiometers) are not regularly used. If the device
operator does not intervene, the patient may not receive enough oxygen and
could suffer serious adverse health consequences, including injury or death.
http://www.fda.gov/Safety/MedWatch/SafetyInformation/SafetyAlertsforHumanMedicalProducts/ucm485807.htm

*NEW: Multistate Outbreak of Salmonella Virchow Infections Linked to Garden
of Life RAW Meal Organic Shake & Meal Products * (CDC)
As of February 1, 2016, 11 people infected with the outbreak strain of
*Salmonella* Virchow have been reported from nine states. The epidemiologic
and laboratory evidence available at this time suggests that RAW Meal
Organic Shake & Meal products made by Garden of Life, LLC are a likely
source of this outbreak.
http://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/virchow-02-16/index.html

*MedWatch: The FDA Safety Information and Adverse Event Reporting Program *
(FDA)
MedWatch is your Food and Drug Administration (FDA) gateway for clinically
important safety information and reporting serious problems with human
medical products.
http://www.fda.gov/Safety/MedWatch/default.htm

*FoodSafety.gov: Reports of FDA and USDA Food Recalls, Alerts, Reporting,
and Resources * (HHS/USDA/FDA/CDC/NIH)
Foodsafety.gov lists notices of recalls and alerts from both FDA and the
U.S. Department of Agriculture. Visitors to the site can report a problem
or make inquiries.
http://www.foodsafety.gov/recalls/recent/index.html

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[Glenys Harrington]

Thanks for posting Ramon.

Are there any specific recommendations/guidelines coming from the college in relation to some of these topics?

Regards

Glenys

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Colleagues

For your reference.

Kind regards,

Ramon

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Upcoming COCA Calls

High Burden, Great Opportunity: Preventing Heart Attacks and Strokes
Dial In Number: 800-857-9697 (U.S. Callers); 212-287-1833 (International Callers)
During this COCA Call, clinicians will learn about the components of Million Hearts and the strategies to help find and address the needs of those at greatest risk for cardiovascular disease.
http://emergency.cdc.gov/coca/calls/2016/callinfo_022316.asp

Recent COCA Calls

During this COCA Call, clinicians learned about 2015-2016 influenza activity, heard an overview of CDCs current recommendations for vaccination and antiviral medications, and gained insight into data supporting the recommendations.
http://emergency.cdc.gov/coca/calls/2016/callinfo_021616.asp

Zika VirusWhat Clinicians Need to Know
http://emergency.cdc.gov/coca/calls/2016/callinfo_012616.asp

Archived COCA conference calls are available at emergency.cdc.gov/coca/calls/index.asp .
Free continuing education credits (CME, CNE, ACPE, CEU, CECH, and AAVSB/RACE) are available for most calls. For more information about free CE, visit emergency.cdc.gov/coca/continuingeducation.asp

CDC Emergency Response

2016 Zika Virus

Updated guidelines include a new recommendation to offer serologic testing to asymptomatic pregnant women (women who do not report clinical illness consistent with Zika virus disease) who have traveled to areas with ongoing Zika virus transmission. This update also expands guidance to women who reside in areas with ongoing Zika virus transmission. Local health officials should determine when to implement testing of asymptomatic pregnant women on the basis of information about levels of Zika virus transmission and laboratory capacity.
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/65/wr/mm6505e2er.htm?s_cidmm6505e2er.htm_w

http://www.cdc.gov/zika/hc-providers/qa-pregnant-women.html

Sexual transmission of Zika virus is possible, and is of particular concern during pregnancy.
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/65/wr/mm6505e1er.htm?s_cidmm6505e1er_w.htm

During November 23, 2015January 28, 2016, a total of 155 suspected Zika virus disease cases were identified in Puerto Rico, including 82 reported through passive surveillance, and 73 specimens tested through the enhanced surveillance protocol.
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/65/wr/mm6506e2er.htm?s_cidmm6506e2er_e

CDC has developed an easily embeddable collection of Zika Virus information for partner and stakeholder websites. This collection, called a microsite, can supplement partner web sites with CDCs up-to-date, evidence-based content.
https://tools.cdc.gov/medialibrary/index.aspx#/microsite/id/234558

http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/page/zika-travel-information

The primary way Zika virus is spread to people through mosquito bites. The most common symptoms of Zika virus disease are fever, rash, joint pain, and conjunctivitis. Transmission of the virus from mother to newborn can occur if the mother is infected with the Zika virus near the time of delivery.
http://www.cdc.gov/zika/hc-providers/clinicalevaluation.html

Zika virus disease can often be diagnosed by performing reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) on serum. Testing is performed at the CDC Arbovirus Diagnostic Laboratory. Contact your state health department to facilitate testing.
http://www.cdc.gov/zika/hc-providers/diagnostic.html

We report additional evidence for this potential route of transmission after identification of an imported case of ZIKV infection into the United Kingdom.
http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/22/5/16-0107_article

http://www.cdc.gov/media/dpk/2016/dpk-zika-virus.html

http://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2016/t0205-zika.html

http://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2016/s0208-zika-eoca-activation.html

2014 Ebola in the United States and West Africa

http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/outbreaks/2014-west-africa/case-counts.html

CDC News and Announcements

Formaldehyde levels observed in select laminate wood flooring products could cause short-term irritation for people in general and in some cases exacerbate asthma.
http://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2016/s0210-atsdr-laminate-flooring.html

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in collaboration with Mayo Clinic and health officials from Minnesota, Wisconsin, and North Dakota, report the discovery of a new species of bacteria (Borrelia mayonii) that causes Lyme disease in people.
http://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2016/p0208-lyme-disease.html

CDC Science Clips: Volume 8, Issue: 6
Each week select science clips are shared with the public health community to enhance awareness of emerging scientific knowledge. The focus is applied public health research and prevention science that has the capacity to improve health now.
http://www.cdc.gov/library/sciclips/issues/

Public Health Preparedness

Emergency Preparedness and Response for Health Professionals (CDC)
Find preparedness resources for health professionals at
http://emergency.cdc.gov/health-professionals.asp

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Find online and in-person training resources at
emergency.cdc.gov/coca/trainingresources.asp

Natural Disasters and Severe Weather

Food and Water Needs: Preparing for a Disaster or Emergency (CDC)
emergency.cdc.gov/disasters/foodwater/prepare.asp

Health and Safety Concerns for All Disasters (CDC)
emergency.cdc.gov/disasters/alldisasters.asp

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)

MMWR publications are prepared by CDC. To electronically subscribe, go to http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/mmwrsubscribe.html

February 12, 2016 / Vol. 65 / No. 5 Download .pdf document of this issue

*Influenza-Related Hospitalizations and Poverty Levels United States, 20102012
*Progress Toward Strengthening National Blood Transfusion Services 14 Countries, 20112014
*Notes from the Field: Circulating Vaccine-Derived Poliovirus Outbreaks Five Countries, 20142015

MMWR Supplements
February 12, 2016 / Vol. 65 / No. 1 Download .pdf document of this issue

*Strategies for Reducing Health Disparities Selected CDC-Sponsored Interventions, United States, 2016

Infectious, Vector-Borne, and Zoonotic Diseases

Seasonal Influenza

What You Should Know for the 2015-2016 Influenza Season (CDC)
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/season/flu-season-2015-2016.htm

Information for Health Professionals (CDC)
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/professionals/index.htm

Weekly Flu View February 12 (CDC)
Flu View is a weekly influenza surveillance report prepared by CDCs Influenza Division. All data are preliminary and may change as CDC receives more reports.
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/

Planning and Preparedness: Health Professionals and Seasonal Flu (HHS)
Healthcare providers play an important role during flu season. The following guidance and information will assist healthcare providers and service organizations to plan and respond to seasonal flu.
http://www.flu.gov/planning-preparedness/hospital/index.html

Travel Safety

Current Travel Warnings February 11 (U.S. Department of State)
The U.S. Department of State issues Travel Warnings when long-term, protracted conditions make a country dangerous or unstable. Travel Warnings recommend that Americans avoid or carefully consider the risk of travel to that country. The State Department also issues Travel Warnings when the U.S. government’s ability to assist American citizens is constrained due to the closure of an embassy or consulate or because of a drawdown of State Department staff.
travel.state.gov/content/passports/english/alertswarnings.html

Food, Drug, and Device Safety

Potential adverse events that may occur as a result of catheter tip fracture and/or separation include loss of device function, the need for medical intervention to retrieve a separated segment, and complications resulting from a separated tip occluding blood flow to end organs.
http://www.fda.gov/Safety/MedWatch/SafetyInformation/SafetyAlertsforHumanMedicalProducts/ucm485910.htm

An electrical issue may cause the device to stop working if the control knobs (adjustment potentiometers) are not regularly used. If the device operator does not intervene, the patient may not receive enough oxygen and could suffer serious adverse health consequences, including injury or death.
http://www.fda.gov/Safety/MedWatch/SafetyInformation/SafetyAlertsforHumanMedicalProducts/ucm485807.htm

As of February 1, 2016, 11 people infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Virchow have been reported from nine states. The epidemiologic and laboratory evidence available at this time suggests that RAW Meal Organic Shake & Meal products made by Garden of Life, LLC are a likely source of this outbreak.
http://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/virchow-02-16/index.html

MedWatch is your Food and Drug Administration (FDA) gateway for clinically important safety information and reporting serious problems with human medical products.
http://www.fda.gov/Safety/MedWatch/default.htm

FoodSafety.gov: Reports of FDA and USDA Food Recalls, Alerts, Reporting, and Resources (HHS/USDA/FDA/CDC/NIH)
Foodsafety.gov lists notices of recalls and alerts from both FDA and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Visitors to the site can report a problem or make inquiries.
http://www.foodsafety.gov/recalls/recent/index.html

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