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Jul 24
New Item BioWatch demands on state labs called burdensome

New Item Minnesota tactics helped reveal Salmonella source

Jul 23
New Item New pandemic vaccine plan keeps focus on critical workers

Jul 22
New Item DHS aims for faster detection of airborne pathogens

Jul 21
New Item Outbreak strain of Salmonella found in jalapeno

New Item More efforts look outside the box for outbreak signals

Jul 18
New Item Salmonella found in peppers, but no outbreak link so far

New Item Another H5N1 death reported in Indonesia

Jul 17
New Item FDA ends warning on tomatoes, focuses on peppers

New Item GAO looks abroad for food-safety oversight lessons

New Item Reports examine high H5N1 death rate in Indonesia

Jul 16
New Item E coli cases found in 4 more states

Jul 15
New Item Salmonella clues elusive as cases rise to 1,167

New Item Indonesia details reasons for withholding H5N1 viruses

Jul 14
New Item GAO reports progress, pitfalls in state medical surge planning

Jul 11
New Item USDA to name retailers in meat recalls

New Item Japanese study finds no behavioral effects from Tamiflu

New Item Dutch woman dies of Marburg fever

Jul 10
New Item Marburg fever case reported in Netherlands

New Item Expert warns Hong Kong's avian flu vaccine is waning

Jul 9
New Item Jalapenos become stronger suspect in hunt for Salmonella source

New Item Indiana study profiles local pandemic planning problems

Jul 8
New Item Company expands beef recall, counters USDA criticism

Jul 7
New Item Jalapenos eyed in Salmonella outbreak probe

Jul 3
New Item Leak from proposed ag lab could cost billions

New Item US West Nile rate stable for past 4 years

Jul 2
New Item FDA claims progress on food protection plan

Jul 1
New Item FDA requests backup in hunt for Salmonella source

New Item Nebraska firm's beef linked to E coli outbreak

Jun 30
New Item PROMISING PRACTICES FOR PANDEMIC PLANNING
Breaking language barriers with preparedness messages

New Item Hong Kong places curbs on market poultry

Jun 27
New Item Salmonella source still a mystery as cases top 800

Jun 26
New Item Roche unveils plan to boost employer antiviral stockpiling

New Item CDC says 83 children died of flu in 2007-08

Jun 25
New Item Ground beef suspected in two-state E coli outbreak

Jun 24
New Item Tomato-linked Salmonella cases push past 600

New Item Asthma patients have low flu-vaccination rate

Jun 23
New Item H5N1 virus resurfaces in Pakistan

New Item Health leaders: World far from ready for flu pandemic

Jun 20
New Item Salmonella cases jump as hunt for source narrows

New Item UN official: Bird biosecurity lapses could worsen food crisis

Jun 19
New Item Indonesia confirms 2 recent avian flu deaths

New Item New state reports push Salmonella outbreak count to 383

Jun 18
New Item UN: Pandemic preparedness pays off, but threat remains

New Item Coalition declares 'final push' to end polio

Jun 17
New Item China reports H5N1 outbreak in Guangdong

New Item Australia approves CSL's H5N1 vaccine

New Item CDC funds tests to sort seasonal, avian flu

Jun 16
New Item Case cluster found in Salmonella outbreak

New Item Sanofi to give WHO 60 million doses of H5N1 vaccine

      
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Promising Practices


Find more than 130 peer-reviewed practices from 22 states and 33 counties aimed at furthering pandemic preparedness in public health and allied fields here. From CIDRAP and the Pew Center on the States.
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New Item No ordinary flu
Comic book from King County, Wash., to promote pandemic flu preparedness, in 12 languages

 
New Item West Nile Virus update--United States, January 1-July 22, 2008
From Jul 25 MMWR

 
New Item Guidance on allocating and targeting pandemic influenza vaccine
HHS/DHS document released Jul 23

 
New Item Influenza pandemic: federal agencies should continue to assist states to address gaps in pandemic planning
GAO report released Jul 21 (but dated Jun 19)

 
New Item Deaths from bacterial pneumonia during 1918-19 influenza pandemic
From Emerg Infect Dis, published online Jul 18

 
New Item Bacterial pneumonia and pandemic influenza planning
Perspectives piece from Emerg Infect Dis, published online Jul 18

 
New Item Prevention and control of influenza: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), 2008
From MMWR, published online Jul 17

 
New Item Biosurveillance: preliminary observations on Department of Homeland Security's biosurveillance initiatives
GAO report released Jul 16

 
New Item Food safety: selected countries' systems can offer insights into ensuring import safety and responding to foodborne illness
GAO report released Jul 14 (but dated Jun 2008)

 
New Item Emergency preparedness: states are planning for medical surge, but could benefit from shared guidance for allocating scarce medical resources
GAO report released Jul 14 (but dated Jun 2008)

 
New Item Recurring infectious disease themes: pandemic influenza and antimicrobial drug resistance (part 1)
Special issue Jun Ann Acad Med Singapore

 
New Item Community pan-flu preparedness: a checklist of key legal issues for healthcare providers
Recent document from American Health Lawyers Association

 
New Item Project BioShield annual report to Congress: August 2006 through July 2007
HHS report released Jul 9

 
New Item Ready for avian flu?
Commentary from Jul 10 Nature

 
New Item The contents of the syringe
Commentary on influenza data sharing, from Jul 10 Nature

 
New Item The long war against flu
Editorial on above two articles, from Jul 10 Nature

 
New Item Home health care during an influenza pandemic: issues and resources
HHS document released Jul 8

 
New Item West Nile virus activity--United States, 2007
From Jul 4 MMWR

 
New Item FDA Food Protection Plan six-month progress summary
Report released Jul 2

 
New Item Planning for pandemic influenza: lessons from the experiences of thirteen Indiana counties
From J Homeland Secur Emerg Manage, published online Jul 2

 
New Item At-risk populations and pandemic influenza: planning guidance for state, territorial, tribal, and local health departments
ASTHO report released Jun 30

 
New Item Toward a unified nomenclature system for highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (H5N1)
Online report from WHO/OIE/FAO, posted Jun 30 in Emerg Infect Dis

 
New Item Comparison of the clinical effectiveness of oseltamivir and zanamivir against influenza virus infection in children
From Clin Infect Dis, published online Jun 26

 
New Item Homeland security: first responders' ability to detect and model hazardous releases in urban areas is significantly limited
GAO report released Jun 27

 
New Item Influenza activity--United States and worldwide, 2007-08 season
From Jun 27 MMWR

 
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At-Risk Populations & Pandemic Influenza
Released Jun 30 from ASTHO, this CDC-funded report was developed with assistance from CIDRAP and input from numerous key constituents. View a press release on the document here.

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Investigation of Outbreak of Infections Caused by Salmonella Saintpaul
CDC's most recent update; also see Salmonella Saintpaul Outbreak, which is the FDA's coverage

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The Pandemic Vaccine Puzzle
Award-winning seven-part series on the chances for immunizing the world against pandemic flu

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Promising Practices: Pandemic Preparedness Tools
A collection of more than 130 practices from 22 states and 33 counties to enhance public health preparedness

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US State Government Pandemic Flu Resources
CIDRAP-compiled list, updated Jun 6; also see International Government Pandemic Flu Resources list, updated Jun 6

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Four articles by CIDRAP Director Michael Osterholm

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