Dr. Gursky , Analytic Services Inc. has begun distributing a daily update internally on Swine Flu items of interest.
Please let Mrs. Jessica Semon (Jessica.Semon@anser.org) know if you would like to be included in the daily distribution
Friday, May 1, 2009
Thursday, April 30, 2009
SUPERCOURSE
Ron Laporte( this glorious name requires no titles):
"Dear Friends,
There is national and Global concern about Swine Flu. As part of our World Health Organization Supercourse (www.pitt.edu/~super1/) we have built a Just in Time lecture about Swine Flu, with global experts in the area. The Lecture is located at: http://www.pitt.edu/~super1/lecture/lec34601/index.htm. At the site you can download the PowerPoint file. The lecture will be continuously updated so that the latest materials are constantly available. The lecture is or will be by Friday translated in Spanish, Russian, Chinese, Portuguese, Arabic, Farsi, Vietnamese, and others. We would appreciate if you could distribute this information to those in your public health society, as well as teachers in your schools. We are encouraging the sharing of this lecture with others."
"Dear Friends,
There is national and Global concern about Swine Flu. As part of our World Health Organization Supercourse (www.pitt.edu/~super1/) we have built a Just in Time lecture about Swine Flu, with global experts in the area. The Lecture is located at: http://www.pitt.edu/~super1/lecture/lec34601/index.htm. At the site you can download the PowerPoint file. The lecture will be continuously updated so that the latest materials are constantly available. The lecture is or will be by Friday translated in Spanish, Russian, Chinese, Portuguese, Arabic, Farsi, Vietnamese, and others. We would appreciate if you could distribute this information to those in your public health society, as well as teachers in your schools. We are encouraging the sharing of this lecture with others."
Macedonia
Elisaveta Stikova ,MD, PhD,
University "St. Cyril and Methodius", National Public Health Institute, Macedonia:
"I have just come back from US and regarding our national policy for swine pandemic prevention I am under the strengthen sanitary control and inspection and the stay at home is recommended for me!"
University "St. Cyril and Methodius", National Public Health Institute, Macedonia:
"I have just come back from US and regarding our national policy for swine pandemic prevention I am under the strengthen sanitary control and inspection and the stay at home is recommended for me!"
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
American Society of Microbiology
Prof. Zdenek K. Filip, Member Emeritus, American Society of Microbiology kindly conveyed us the message of the ASM President
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Dear ASM Members:
The ASM is closely following the swine flu outbreak and wants to make you aware of current information and educational resources that you may find helpful. For general information please go to www.cdc.gov/swineflu. The CDC site contains information in print, podcast and Spanish translation for your use. In all infectious disease outbreaks, handwashing is one of the first and most important lines of defense against disease spread. The ASM has long been a leader in increasing awareness of the importance of handwashing and also has public education resources on handwashing for download and distribution at www.washup.org.
We will also notify you of more specific information and other resources as they become available.
Alison O’Brien, PhD
ASM President
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Dear ASM Members:
The ASM is closely following the swine flu outbreak and wants to make you aware of current information and educational resources that you may find helpful. For general information please go to www.cdc.gov/swineflu. The CDC site contains information in print, podcast and Spanish translation for your use. In all infectious disease outbreaks, handwashing is one of the first and most important lines of defense against disease spread. The ASM has long been a leader in increasing awareness of the importance of handwashing and also has public education resources on handwashing for download and distribution at www.washup.org.
We will also notify you of more specific information and other resources as they become available.
Alison O’Brien, PhD
ASM President
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L'Aquila
Efstratios PHOTIOU, Ospedale Sant’Antonio, Università di Padova, Padua, Italy is going, in some days' time, to L'Aquila (remember the earthquake in the beginning of April?), with the Italian Civil Protection.
Eugene Shubnikov recommends
Eugene Shubnikov,Head,CIS domain,Supercourse, recommends the next reference:
http://www.le.ac.uk/li/clinical/influenza/swineinfluenza.htm
as a new resource related to Swine Flu.
http://www.le.ac.uk/li/clinical/influenza/swineinfluenza.htm
as a new resource related to Swine Flu.
In Irkutsk, RF
As http://www.irk.ru/news/20090428/influenza/ informs,
an enhanced safety control has been set in Irkutsk, RF region because of the swine flu .
Measures to curb the incidences of highly pathogenic virus influenza of pigs in all territories of Russia are implemented by Rospotrebnadzor Agency. In the airports of Bratsk and Irkutsk permanent sanitary and quarantine sites are working, in the places of passing the state border passengers are interviewed, if there is a need the temperature of the passangers is measured . All equipped with proximity thermometers. Now the region has a sufficient amount of disinfectants and personal protectants.
Every day, the Irkutsk region accepts 5-6 flights from abroad , substantially - from Asia. Particular attention is focused to citizens who come from America. People suspected with disease are to be isolated, coarse material will be sent to study at the Center of Virology and Epidemiology in Novosibirsk. In case of mass spread of the disease, some regional hospitals are planned to be re-profiled as infectious .
an enhanced safety control has been set in Irkutsk, RF region because of the swine flu .
Measures to curb the incidences of highly pathogenic virus influenza of pigs in all territories of Russia are implemented by Rospotrebnadzor Agency. In the airports of Bratsk and Irkutsk permanent sanitary and quarantine sites are working, in the places of passing the state border passengers are interviewed, if there is a need the temperature of the passangers is measured . All equipped with proximity thermometers. Now the region has a sufficient amount of disinfectants and personal protectants.
Every day, the Irkutsk region accepts 5-6 flights from abroad , substantially - from Asia. Particular attention is focused to citizens who come from America. People suspected with disease are to be isolated, coarse material will be sent to study at the Center of Virology and Epidemiology in Novosibirsk. In case of mass spread of the disease, some regional hospitals are planned to be re-profiled as infectious .
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