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will be glad to provide the latest information on any changes made to the text, plans for new editions, and reprints and translations already available.# Chikungunya Virus There is no specific treatment for CHIKV infection, nor any commercially available vaccine to prevent it. Pending the development of a new vaccine, ...
# PURPOSE This position statement is based on scientific reviews prepared for a Flour Fortification Initiative (FFI) technical workshop held in Stone Mountain, GA, USA in 2008 where various organizations actively engaged in the prevention and control of vitamin and mineral deficiencies and various other relevant stakeh...
Drafts of this document have been reviewed by leaders of numerous medical, scientific, public health, and labor organizations and others expert in tuberculosis, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, infection control, hospital epidemiology, microbiology, ventilation, industrial hygiene, nursing, dental practice, or emerg...
# CRITERIA DOCUMENT: RECOMMENDATIONS FOR AN OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE STANDARD FOR PHOSGENE recommends that worker exposure to phosgene in the workplace be controlled by requiring compliance with the following sections. The standard is designed to protect the health and safety of workers for up to a 10-hour workday, 40-hou...
In 1976, the American Thoracic Society (ATS) published brief guidelines for the investigation, diagnostic evaluation, and medical treatment of TB contacts. Although investigation of contacts and treatment of infected contacts is an important component of the U.S. strategy for TB elimination, second in priority to treat...
SINCE 1994, THE AVAILABILITY OF INcreasingly effective antiretroviral drugs for both the prevention of perinatal human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmission and maternal treatment has resulted in a greater emphasis on prenatal HIV testing and substantial increases in prenatal testing rates. In 2000, preliminary dat...
These revised recommendations o f the Immunization Practices Advisory Commit tee (ACIP) on Measles Prevention replace previous recommendations published in 1987 f l ) and 1989 (2). The recommendations include a basic change in the routine childhood vaccination schedule from a one-dose to a two-dose schedule using combi...
# Preface We see it on the nightly news, read about it in the newspaper, hear about it from our children, and witness it firsthand-young people getting in fistfights and shoot-outs in our neighborhoods, in shopping malls, on the playground, and in school. It's disturbing and frightening, both for our nation's youth and...
These recommendations update information on the vaccine and antiviral agents available for controlling influenza during the 1995-96 influenza season (superseding MMWR 1994;43(No. RR-9)1-13 and MMWR 1994;43(No. RR-15):1-10). The principal changes include information about a) the influenza virus strains included in the t...
of this Division served as criteria managers. SRI International developed the basic information for consideration by NIOSH staff and consultants under contract CDC-99-74-31.# PREFACE The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 emphasizes the need for standards to protect the health and provide for the safety of work...
# (b) Protective Clothing In any operation where the worker may come into direct contact with liquid ethylene dichloride, protective clothing shall be worn. The clothing shall be both impervious and resistant to ethylene dichloride. Gloves, boots, overshoes, and bib-type aprons that cover boot tops shall be provided wh...
Lead poisoning remains one of the most common and preventable pediatric environmental conditions even though the United States (US) has made great strides in reducing the number of children with elevated blood lead levels. One objective of Healthy People 2010 is to eliminate blood lead levels (BLLs) >10 µg/ dL among th...
A goal of CDC's National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP) is to strengthen collaborative work across disease areas and integrate services that are provided by state and local programs- for prevention of HIV/AIDS, viral hepatitis, other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), and tube...
depar depar depar depar department of health and human ser tment of health and human ser tment of health and human ser tment of health and human ser tment of health and human services vices vices vices vices# Introduction Approximately one third of the world's population is infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (1),...
Medical information systems may include Practice Management Software (PMS), Electronic Medical Records (EMR), and Personal Health Records (PHR). The phrase Electronic Health Records (EHR) sometimes is used to describe the combination of the latter two. These three types of software may be available as a suite or as sep...
F o r s a le b y th e S u p e rin te n d e n t of D o c u m e n ts , U .S . G o v e rn m e n t P rin tin g O ffic e , W a sh in g to n , D .C . 2 0 402# DISCLAIMER Mention of company name or product does not constitute endorsement by the National In s titu te for Occupational Safety and Health. # DHEW (NIOSH) Publicat...
These guidelines for the treatment of persons who have or are at risk for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) were updated by CDC after consultation with a group of professionals knowledgeable in the field of STDs who met in Atlanta on April 30-May 2, 2013. The information in this report updates the Sexually Transmitt...
# DHEW (N IO SH ) Publication No. 78-173 # PREFACE The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 emphasizes the need for standards to protect the health and provide for the safety of workers occupationally exposed to an ever-increasing number of potential hazards. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and He...
Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer in the United States. Since 1973, new cases of the most serious form of skin cancer, melanoma, have increased approximately 150%. During the same period, deaths from melanoma have increased approximately 44%. Approximately 65%-90% of melanomas are caused by ultraviolet (UV)...
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) annually reviews the recommended Adult Immunization Schedule to ensure that the schedule reflects current recommendations for the licensed vaccines. In October 2008, ACIP approved the Adult Immunization Schedule for 2009. No new vaccines were added to the schedule...
# Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP): Use of Vaccines and Immune Globulins for Persons with Altered Immunocompetence INTRODUCTION This statement summarizes current recommendations by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) on the use of active and passive immuniza...
Evidence from cohort studies and a randomized clinical trial indicates that annual vaccination against seasonal influenza prevents cardiovascular morbidity and all-cause mortality in patients with cardiovascular conditions. The American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology recommend influenza immunizati...
# INTRODUCTION # PHIN DIRECTORY EXCHANGE Information held in local instances of a public health directory must be sharable to ensure that partners have the most current contact information and can support crossjurisdictional communications. Directory exchange is aimed at increasing directory accuracy, reducing redunda...
# Preface Increasingly, public sector and non-profit programs are expected to demonstrate that the services they provide work. In the area of healthy homes, that means that funders and program participants are interested in knowing whether program interventions will result in measurable improvements in health and well-...
Update: Investigation of Bioterrorism-Related Anthrax -Continued had no evidence of B. anthracis exposure by nasal swab testing. No cases of disease have been identified among postal workers. On the basis of the positive environmental swabs, focused clean-up procedures continue at regional and local postal centers. The...
Human immunodeficiency virus counseling and testing services (HIV-CTS) have been recommended by CDC since 1985, when serologic tests became available to detect antibodies to HIV ( 1,2). In August 1987, CDC published the Public Health Service Guidelines for Counseling and Antibody Testing to Prevent HIV Infection and AI...
# I. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR If "exposure" to other chemicals also occurs, for example to toluene, provisions of any applicable standards for the other chemicals shall also be followed. # Section 2 -Medical Medical monitoring (biologic monitoring and medical examinations) shall be made available to workers as outlined bel...
# Public Health Service Report on Fluoride Benefits and Risks BACKGROUND In the early part of this century, researchers observed that persons with "mottled teeth," or dental fluorosis, experienced fewer dental caries than persons without that pattern of tooth discoloration. Naturally occurring fluoride in the drinking ...
Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), 2001 Summary These revised recommendations regarding vaccinia (smallpox) vaccine update the previous Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommendations (MMWR 1991;40; No. RR-14:1-10) and include current information regarding t...
for managing patients with suspected viral hemorrhagic fever (VHF) who are admitted to U.S. hospitals. This document provides additional epidemiologic data on the transmission of VHF and updated recommendations on infection control precautions during patient care, environmental infection control procedures, case report...
# Use of Diphtheria Toxoid-Tetanus Toxoid-Acellular Pertussis Vaccine as a Five-Dose Series Supplemental Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) Summary Four vaccines containing diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis vaccine (DTaP) are currently licensed in the United ...
This document will not include any discussion of the unlabeled use of a product or a product under investigational use, with the exception that some of the recommendations in this document might be inconsistent with package labeling.# Introduction Approximately 45% of all pregnancies that occur in the United States are...
These guidelines for the treatment of patients who have sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) were developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) after consultation with a group of professionals knowledgeable in the field of STDs who met in Atlanta on September 2000. The information in this report up...
1. Laboratories should conduct initial testing for HIV with an FDA-approved antigen/antibody immunoassay a that detects HIV-1 and HIV-2 antibodies and HIV-1 p24 antigen to test for established HIV-1 and HIV-2 infection and for acute HIV-1 infection, respectively. No further testing is required for specimens that are no...
This report does not include any discussion of the unlabeled use of a product or a product under investigational use with the exception of the discussion of off-label use of zoster vaccine by persons who report a previous episode of herpes zoster. In addition, guidance is provided for instances in which zoster vaccine ...
On March 13-14, 2006, a meeting on anthrax, sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in collaboration with the Southeastern Center for Emerging Biologic Threats, was held at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. The meeting's agenda included discussion of postexposure prophylaxis (PEP), sc...
Centers for Disease Control. Recommendations for preventing transmission of human immunodeficiency virus and hepatitis B virus to patients during exposureprone invasive procedures.# INTRODUCTION Recommendations have been made by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) for the prevention of transmission of the human immun...
In tro d u c tio n ..# INTRODUCTION The capacity to reach every person in a community is one of the major goals for emergency preparedness and response . The goal of emergency health communication is to rapidly get the right information to the entire population so that they are able to make the right choices for their ...
ber 3-February 26, the percentage of deaths attributed to P&I peaked at 11.2% during the week ending January 22 (week 3) (Figure 1). During the previous five influenza seasons, peak percentages of deaths attributed to P&I in the 122 Cities MRS ranged from 7.6% to 9.1%. The weeks with peak percentages of deaths attribut...
Front cover photo: Emergency medical services vehicle in transit.CDC, our planners, and our presenters wish to disclose that they have no financial interests or other relationships with the manufacturers of commercial products, suppliers of commercial services, or commercial supporters with the following exceptions: Je...
On the cover: An electron micrograph of the novel influenza A (H1N1) virus.# Introduction In April 2009, a new influenza A (H1N1) virus, novel influenza A (H1N1) virus, was determined to be the cause of influenza illness in two children in the United States during March and April 2009 (1,2) and the cause of outbreaks o...
Recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (www.cdc.gov/vaccines/acip) and approved by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (www.cdc.gov), American Academy of Pediatrics (www.aap.org), American Academy of Family Physicians (www.aafp.org), American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologist...
The following item numbers are being clarified in response to industry questions. Text from the VSP 2011 Construction Guidelines is printed first, then the clarification.# Potable Water System # Location of Seawater Inlets Locate the SANITARY SEAWATER intakes (sea chests) forward of all overboard waste discharge outle...
10. Panel on treatment of HIV-infected pregnant women and prevention of perinatal transmission. Recommendations for use of antiretroviral drugs in pregnant HIV-1-infected women for maternal health and interventions to reduce perinatal HIV transmission in the United States.# Interim Guidance for Clinicians Considering t...
# TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive # Executive Summary The Guideline for Isolation Precautions: Preventing Transmission of Infectious Agents in Healthcare Settings 2007 updates and expands the 1996 Guideline for Isolation Precautions in Hospitals. The following developments led to revision of the 1996 guideline: 1. The tra...
These recommendations were developed by the Advisory Committee for Elimination of Tuberculosis, CDC staff, and public health consultants. They describe tuberculosis control activities appropriate for nursing homes and other facilities providing long-term care for elderly persons. Such facilities include long-term-care ...
# Foreword Since its inception in 1970 the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has extensively investigated and assessed coal miner morbidity and m or tality. This history of research encompasses epidemiology; medical surveillance; laboratory-based toxicology, biochemistry, physiology, and pat...
# CDC Guideline Development Decision Tool A CDC guideline document contains recommendations for practice that carries the authority of the Agency. To strengthen the process for developing CDC guidelines, the Office of Science (OS), Office of Science Quality (OSQ), Guidelines and Recommendations Team has updated the CDC...
Since 1979, when the last Immunization Practices Advisory Committee (ACIP) statement on vaccination with Bacillus of Calmette and Guerin (BCG*) was published, additional data have been published on the epidemiology of tuberculosis (TB) in the United States and on the efficacy of childhood BCG vaccines. As a result, ACI...
depar depar depar depar department of health and human ser tment of health and human ser tment of health and human ser tment of health and human ser tment of health and human services vices vices vices vices# Introduction Each year, influenza virus infections cause substantial morbidity and mortality in the United Stat...
INSIDE: Continuing Education Examination depar depar depar depar department of health and human ser tment of health and human ser tment of health and human ser tment of health and human ser tment of health and human services vices vices vices vices# Hepatitis B vaccination is the most effective measure to prevent HBV i...
# Introduction Planning for and responding to the range of possible consequences following the emergence of a novel influenza A virus is complex. These viruses can spread quickly and explosively worldwide, as did the influenza pandemics in 1918, 1957, 1968, and 2009 (1,2); cause limited outbreaks, such as the influenza...
The increasing availability of personal genomic tests has led to discussions about the validity and utility of such tests and the balance of benefits and harms. A multidisciplinary workshop was convened by the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to review the scientific foun...
The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (Public Law 91-596) states that the purpose of Congress expressed in the Act is "to assure so far as possible every working man and woman in the Nation safe and healthful working conditions and to preserve our human resources...by," among other things, "providing for rese...
Certain venues encourage or permit the public to be in contact with animals, resulting in millions of human-animal interactions each year. These settings include county or state fairs, petting zoos, animal swap meets, pet stores, feed stores, zoologic institutions, circuses, carnivals, educational farms, livestock-birt...
Cover: From top, Escherichia co//O157:H7 on sorbitol MacConkey agar, Vibrio cholerae O1 on TCBS agar, and Shige/la flexneri on xylose lysine desoxycholate agar. Funding for the development of this manual was provided by the U.S. Agency for International Development, Bureau for Africa, Office of Sustainable Development....
recommends that employee exposure to sulfuric acid (H2S04) at the workplace be controlled by requiring compliance with the following sections. The standard is designed to protect the health and safety of workers for up to a 40-hour work week over a working lifetime; compliance with the standard should therefore prevent...
Explosive devices and high-velocity firearms are the terrorists' weapons of choice. The devastation wrought in two European capitals, Madrid and London, demonstrate the impact that can be achieved by detonating explosives among densely packed civilians. In an instant, an explosion can wreak havoc-producing numerous cas...
depar depar depar depar department of health and human ser tment of health and human ser tment of health and human ser tment of health and human ser tment of health and human services vices vices vices vices# Summary Early childhood home visitation programs are those in which parents and children are visited in their h...
Individual states have different names for drinking water advisories depending on the situation. Advisories are frequently called "notices," "alerts," and "orders."Advisories can include information about preparing food, beverages, or ice; dishwashing; and hygiene, such as brushing teeth, bathing, and flushing toilets....
This report is a revision o f the General Recomm endations on Im m unization a?id updates the 2 0 0 6 statement by the Advisory Committee on Im m unization Practices (ACIP) (CDC. General recommendations on im m unization: recommendations o f the Advisory Committee on Im m unization Practices , M M W R 2006;55, M M W R ...
For more than 20 years, the occupational safety and health community has relied on skin notations from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) to warn workers about the health hazards of skin exposures to chemicals. These notations have proved to be useful risk management tools for occupationa...
This report updates and consolidates all previous PHS recommendations for the management of health-care workers (HCWs) who have occupational exposure to blood and other body fluids that may contain human immunodeficiency virus (HIV); it includes recommendations for HIV postexposure prophylaxis (PEP) and discusses the s...
Despite substantial progress in prevention of perinatal group B streptococcal (GBS) disease since the 1990s, GBS remains the leading cause of early-onset neonatal sepsis in the United States. In 1996, CDC, in collaboration with relevant professional societies, published guidelines for the prevention of perinatal group ...
Each year, CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) reviews the recommended childhood and adolescent immunization schedule to ensure that it is current with changes in manufacturers' vaccine formulations and reflects revised recommendations for the use of licensed vaccines, including those newly licens...
At its February 2008 meeting, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) decided not to recommend routine vaccination of children aged 2--10 years against meningococcal disease unless the child is at increased risk for the disease. This report summarizes the deliberations of ACIP and the rationale for its ...
Criteria documents provide the scientific basis for new occupational safety and health standards. These documents generally contain a critical review of the scientific and technical information available on the prevalence of hazards, the existence of safety and health risks, and the adequacy of control methods. In addi...
In August 2013, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) permitted marketing of the Xpert MTB/RIF assay (Cepheid, Sunnyvale, California) to detect DNA of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) and genetic mutations associated with resistance to rifampin (RMP) in unprocessed sputum and concentrated sputum sediments...
These guidelines replace CDC's 1994 guidelines, HIV Counseling, Testing, and Referral Standards and Guidelines, and contain recommendations for public-and private-sector policy makers and service providers of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) counseling, testing, and referral (CTR). To develop these guidelines, CDC us...
Recommendations of CDC, the Infectious Disease Society of America, and the American Society of Blood and Marrow Transplantation Summary CDC, the Infectious Disease Society of America, and the American Society of Blood and Marrow Transplantation have cosponsored these guidelines for preventing opportunistic infections (...
# I. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR AN INORGANIC ARSENIC STANDARD The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) recommends that worker exposure to arsenic and its inorganic compounds be controlled by requiring compliance with the following sections. The standard is designed to protect the health and safety of ...
This statement on adult immunization is a supplement to the "General Recommendations on Immunization" o f the Immunization Practices Advisory Committee (ACIP) (1) and updates the previous supplement published in September 1984. This statement presents an overview on immunization for adults and makes specific immunizati...
The document describes use of certain drugs, tests, and procedures for some indications that do not reflect labeling approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.# Contents Navigation tip: To advance to a specific topic, click its link below. In addition, this document contains hyperlinks to related topics in othe...
The U.S. transportation system has been shaped by multiple policy inputs and concrete actions which have arisen from transportation and community planners, funding agencies and others at Federal, state and local levels. Today, the system is designed to move people and goods efficiently; however, there is a growing awar...
Suicide is a serious public health problem. In 1996, the year for which the most recent statistics are available, suicide was the ninth leading cause of mortality in the United States, responsible for nearly 31,000 deaths. This number is more than 50% higher than the number of homicides in the United States in the same...
CDC, our planners, and our presenters wish to disclose they have no financial interests or other relationships with the manufacturers of commercial products, suppliers of commercial services, or commercial supporters with the exception of Jeffrey P. Salomone, who wishes to disclose he received an honorarium as a consul...
This schedule includes recommendations in effect as of January 1, 2016. Any dose not administered at the recommended age should be administered at a subsequent visit, when indicated and feasible. The use of a combination vaccine generally is preferred over separate injections of its equivalent component vaccines. Vacci...
On the Cover: Aedes aegypti mosquito, the urban vector of yellow fever virus; vervet monkey (Chlorocebus pygerythrus), present in east and south Africa; and man receiving vaccine.# Introduction Yellow fever virus (YFV), a mosquito-borne flavivirus, is present in tropical areas of Africa and South America. In humans, th...
Routine annual influenza vaccination is recommended for all persons aged ≥6 months who do not have contraindications. For the 2016-17 influenza season, inactivated influenza vaccines (IIVs) will be available in both trivalent (IIV3) and quadrivalent (IIV4) formulations. Recombinant influenza vaccine (RIV) will be avail...
This report updates Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommendations for routine poliovirus vaccination. These updates aim to 1) emphasize the importance of the booster dose at age ≥4 years, 2) extend the minimum interval from dose 3 to dose 4 from 4 weeks to 6 months, 3) add a precaution for the use...
# CONTENTS # c i a t e D i r e c t o r f o r S c i e n c e J a m e s W . S t e p h e n s , P h D , O f f i c e o f t h e A s s o c i a t e D i r e c t o r f o r S c i e n c e S t e p h e n B . T h a c k e r , M D , M S c , D e p u t y D i r e c t o r f o r S u r v e i l l a n c e , E p i d e m i o l o g y , a n d L a ...
# I. Introduction Multidrug-resistant organisms(MDROs), including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) and certain gram-negative bacilli (GNB) have important infection control implications that either have not been addressed or received only limited consideration in...
# Introduction and Purpose The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) developed this document to highlight emerging public health issues associated with bed bugs (Cimex lectularius) in communities throughout the United States. Bed bugs (Photo 1) have been com...
We are pleased and honored to join in congratulating the Council to Improve Foodborne Outbreak Response (CIFOR) on the landmark publication of its Guidelines for Foodborne Disease Outbreak Response, which address some of the most critical elements of a more effective, preventionoriented food safety system. The Guidelin...
This report compiles and summarizes all recommendations from CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) regarding prevention and control of tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis in the United States. As a comprehensive summary of previously published recommendations, this report does not contain any new rec...
This Roadmap is intended to outline the scientific and technical research issues that need to be addressed to ensure that workers are optimally protected from health risks posed by exposures to asbestos fibers and other EMPs. Achievement of the research goals framed in this Roadmap will require a significant investment...
In Africa, transmission of VHF has been associated with reuse of unsterile needles and syringes and with provision of patient care without appropriate barrier precautions to prevent exposure to virus-containing blood and other body fluids (including vomitus, urine, and stool). The risks associated with various body flu...
# Introduction Since the first cases of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) were reported in the United States in 1981, surveillance case definitions for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection (the cause of AIDS) and AIDS have undergone several revisions to respond to diagnostic advances (1)(2)(3)(4)(5). Th...
# I. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A STANDARD FOR THE OXIDES OF NITROGEN (NITROGEN DIOXIDE AND NITRIC OXIDE) The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) recommends that employee exposure to the oxides of nitrogen (nitrogen dioxide and nitric oxide) in the workplace be controlled by adherence to the followin...
# CRITERIA DOCUMENT: RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A STANDARD FOR EMERGENCY EGRESS FROM ELEVATED WORKSTATIONS # I. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A STANDARD FOR EMERGENCY EGRESS FROM ELEVATED WORKSTATIONS The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) recommends procedures and equipment for worker emergency egress from ...
The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 emphasizes the need for standards to protect the health and safety of workers exposed to an ever-increasing number of potential hazards in their workplace. Pursuant to the fulfillment of this need, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has devel...
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) annually publishes a recommended immunization schedule for persons aged 0-18 years to reflect changes in vaccine formulations and current recommendations for the use of licensed vaccines. Changes to the previous schedule (1) are as follows: - The pneumococcal conj...
CDC, our planners, presenters (or content experts), and their spouses/partners wish to disclose they have no financial interests or other relationships with the manufacturers of commercial products, suppliers of commercial services, or commercial supporters. Planners have reviewed content to ensure there is no bias. Co...
immediate postpartum period (i.e., within 3 mo of delivery), persons with a history of chronic liver disease (e.g., hepatitis B or C, alcoholic hepatitis, or cirrhosis), persons who use alcohol regularly, and persons at risk for chronic liver disease. Baseline testing is not routinely indicated in older persons. Howeve...
In February 2006, a live, oral, human-bovine reassortant rotavirus vaccine (RotaTeq ® ) was licensed for use among U.S. infants. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommends routine vaccination of U.S. infants with 3 doses of this rotavirus vaccine administered orally at ages 2, 4, and 6 months. The firs...
Regular physical activity is linked to enhanced health and to reduced risk for all-cause mortality and the development of many chronic diseases in adults. However, many U.S. adults are either sedentary or less physically active than recommended. Children and adolescents are more physically active than adults, but parti...
recommends that worker exposure to arsenic and its inorganic compounds, with the exception of arsine and lead arsenate, be controlled by requiring compliance with the following sections. The standard is designed to protect the health and safety of workers for a 40-hour week over a working lifetime. Compliance with all ...
# Guidance for Non-HIV-Specialized Providers Caring for HIV-Infected Residents Displaced from Disaster Areas The following information provides guidance to health care providers attending to the medical needs of HIV-infected adults (including pregnant women) or children displaced from disaster areas who have not yet se...
This report consolidates previous recommendations and adds new ones for preventing and controlling infections with hepatitis viruses in correctional settings. These recommendations provide guidelines for juvenile and adult correctional systems regarding 1) identification and investigation of acute viral hepatitis; 2) p...
Laboratory activities are a critical component of enteric disease surveillance and cluster and outbreak detection. Identification of the etiologic agent causing illness requires testing of specimens at local hospitals, clinics, and private laboratories. Laboratory-based surveillance identifies confirmed cases of enteri...