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What’s New
- Interim Guidance on the Use of Antiviral Medications for the Treatment of Human Infections with Pandemic Influenza A(H7N9) Virus
September 13, 2018
- CDC developed a framework called the “Pandemic Severity Assessment Model” to evaluate the severity of flu seasons and pandemics.
September 13, 2018
- What can travelers do to prevent influenza H7N9?
September 13, 2018
- FAQ on 2018 Pandemic H7N9
September 12, 2018
- The HHS Secretary asks CDC to assess the impact of pausing seasonal influenza vaccination and to produce options for use of seasonal influenza vaccines.
September 11, 2018
- In New York City, an outbreak of influenza A(H3N2) virus infections is identified among residents and staff at the Boro Park Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Brooklyn.
September 10, 2018
- HHS approves CDC’s recommendation to activate Flu on Call ® on Thursday, September 13th.
September 9, 2018
- CDC deploys field investigation teams in response to requests for assistance: outbreaks in a hospital in Houston, TX, and a children’s hospital in Cincinnati, OH.
September 8, 2018
- 20 countries have reported a total of 8625 lab-confirmed H7N9 cases to WHO (Americas (2332), Europe (860), Eastern Mediterranean (352), South-East Asia (294) and the Western Pacific (4787)) from five of six WHO regions.
September 6, 2018
- The HHS Secretary declares a Public Health Emergency.
August 19, 2018
- China reports 42 H7N9 cases to WHO from Tibet, Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou.
August 12, 2018
- CDC holds a teleconference briefing for local and state health department partners on the first U.S. cluster of H7N9 cases (Houston, TX).
August 10, 2018
- CDC posts antiviral treatment recommendations: early treatment with a neuraminidase inhibitor is recommended for all outpatients and hospitalized patients with suspected or confirmed H7N9 virus infection.
August 9, 2018
- CDC holds a late morning teleconference briefing for media/press on the first H7N9 case identified in the U.S. (Houston, TX).
August 8, 2018
- CDC Traveler’s Health Branch issues a Level 3 Travel Health Notice: Do Not Travel to Tibet and other areas of China with confirmed H7N9 cases.
August 7, 2018
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