February 6, 2009

Salmonellosis, serotype Typhimurium

Filed under: Listeria, Mumps Outbreak, Peanut butter, Salmonella, Salmonellosis — kkaneshi @ 11:30 am

For Physicians

As of 9PM EDT, Wednesday, February 4, 2009, 575 persons infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Typhimurium have been reported from 43 states. The number of ill persons identified in Indiana (9).

Multistate Outbreak of Salmonella Infections Associated with Peanut Butter and Peanut Butter–Containing Products — United States, 2008–2009
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm58e0129a1.htm

Salmonella Strains Tables for Outbreak Related to Peanut Butter and Peanut Containing Products
http://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/typhimurium/strains_table.html

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in collaboration with the American Medical Association et. al. Diagnosis and Management of Foodborne Ilnesses, 2004
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5304a1.htm

Indiana State Department of Health Case Investigation Form
http://www.in.gov/isdh/files/49693_Salmonellosis.pdf

“Practice Guidelines for the Management of Infectious Diarrhea”
Clinical Infectious Diseases 2001; 32:331-50
http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/pdf/10.1086/318514?cookieSet=1

PDA Version of the Practice Guidelines
http://www.idsociety.org/Content.aspx?id=5910

CDC Outbreak Page (includes information for the public):

Investigation Information for Outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium Infections, 2008-2009
http://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/typhimurium/

To determine whether a product has been recalled, consumers can search the
list of recalled products at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) website or
telephone the company that distributed the product at the phone number on the
package.

Consumers without internet access can telephone 1-800-CDC-INFO
(1-800-232-4636), 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, for product recall information
from the FDA website and for other information on salmonellosis.

FDA’s Salmonella Widget (below)
http://www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/hottopics/salmonellatyph/widget.html

April 17, 2006

Mumps Outbreak

Filed under: Mumps Outbreak — mrichwin @ 8:02 am

Mumps Outbreak
As of April 12, 2006, 605 suspect, probable and confirmed cases have been reported to the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) (IDPH, unpublished data). The majority of cases are occurring among persons 18-25 years of age, many of whom are vaccinated. Additional cases of mumps, possibly linked to the Iowa outbreak, are also under investigation in eight neighboring states, including Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, and Wisconsin (CDC unpublished data, April 14, 2006).

Mumps - Overview
Indiana State Department of Health
http://www.in.gov/isdh/publications/2002communicable_disease_ref_guide/mumps.htm

CDC
http://www.cdc.gov/nip/diseases/mumps/default.htm

New York Department of Health
http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/communicable_diseases/en/mumps.htm

Mumps - Diagnosis and Treatment
EMedicine
http://www.emedicine.com/EMERG/topic324.htm

Immunization Schedules
Childhood Immunizations
http://www.cdc.gov/nip/recs/child-schedule-color-print.pdf

Healthcare Workers
http://www.in.gov/isdh/programs/immunization/MedialProviders/Support%20Materials/HCWs05.pdf

Adult Immunization
http://www.in.gov/isdh/programs/immunization/ImmunizationSchedules/adult_schedule10-05.pdf

Public Health Information
http://www.cdc.gov/nip/publications/surv-manual/chpt07_mumps.pdf

Information for Patients
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/mumps.html