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25th ANNUAL IDAC FALL SYMPOSIUM UPDATE
IDAC hosts its 2010 IDAC Fall Symposium -- Saturday, October 1, 2010 -- at the Airport Marriott Hotel in Long Beach, CA. Program is accredited for 6.0 hours.
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SPRING SYMPOSIUM SETS RECORD
188 physicians, pharmacists, infection control practitioners, and industry personnel attended IDAC's Emerging Clinical Issues in Infectious Diseases 2010 symposium in May. This was a 50% increase over previous symposia.
LYME DISEASE REVIEW REPORT
The Infectious Disease Society of the America has issued the Final Report by the Lyme Disease Review Panel. The report can be accessed at www.idsociety.org/Content.aspx?id=16499
IDSA INFLUENZA GUIDELINES
In 1997, the Infectious Disease Society of the America developed guidelines for Pandemic and Seasonal Influenza. Click Here to access recommendations. The latest information on H1N1 and Seasonal Influenza can be accessed at the IDSA Influenza Resource Page.
SWINE FLU IN CALIFORNIA
The CDC reports that human cases of swine influenza A (H1N1) virus infection have been identified in California, initially in
San Diego and Imperial Counties. Tests have shown that this is the same strain that has killed and sickened hundreds in Mexico.
Clinicians should consider the possibility of swine influenza virus infections in patients presenting with febrile respiratory illness who:
- Have recently traveled to Mexico or who has been in contact with someone who has recently traveled to Mexico;
- Live in San Diego County or Imperial County, California;
- Have traveled to San Diego and/or Imperial County, California; or
- Have been in contact with ill persons from these areas in the 7 days prior to their illness onset.
If swine flu is suspected, clinicians should obtain a respiratory swab for swine influenza testing and place it in a refrigerator (not a freezer). Once collected, the clinician should contact their state or local health department to facilitate transport and timely diagnosis at a state public health laboratory.
WEST NILE VIRUS
A mosquito captured in Carson, CA has tested positive for West Nile Virus on April 27, 2009. This is the first mosquito found infected with West Nile virus this season in Los Angeles County. Vector Control District officials are gearing up for a busy West Nile season, as last year brought twice the number of cases than the year before and mosquito populations are booming.
In 2008, 445 human cases of West Nile were identified, and 15 people died as a result of complications from the virus in California. Six of those deaths were Los Angeles County residents, and they ranged in age from 66 to 83.
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