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Enterovirus D68 Update from CO

By | October 3rd, 2014|Prevention|

This week there’s been some news about kids in Colorado hospitalized with neurologic illness.  At this time, 10 of the kids have been hospitalized with weakness in their limbs, but no cause has been identified.  The neurologic illness could be caused by enteroviorus D68 (4 of the kids have tested positive), but we don’t yet know for [...]

Enterovirus D68

By | September 15th, 2014|General|

Arizona joined the states asking CDC for laboratory testing for Enterovirus D68 on Friday.  We’ve had an increase in the number of children hospitalized and treated for upper respiratory illness.  Enterovirus is in the family with the common cold and illness is usually limited to cold symptoms (stuffy or runny nose and cough).  There seem [...]

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Infectious Disease Preparedness & Response

By | December 31st, 2014|General|

The Ebola virus, influenza, enterovirus, tuberculosis, and other emerging infectious diseases posed key public health challenges in Arizona during 2014, sparking important interventions.  In October the Governor issued an Executive Order establishing the Council on Infectious Disease Preparedness and Response to develop and implement a coordinated plan to ensure Arizona’s public health infrastructure is prepared [...]

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Flu Season May Be a Hard One

By | December 15th, 2014|Prevention|

We expect to see flu cases, hospitalizations, and even some deaths every year, but recent data from the CDC shows that this season may be a little different than the past few flu seasons.  First, the  flu strain causing the most cases so far this year is Influenza A (H3N2).  Flu seasons in which H3 [...]

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Council on Infectious Disease Preparedness and Response Preliminary Report Released

By | December 1st, 2014|Preparedness|

On October 21 Governor Brewer issued Executive Order 2014-08 establishing the Council on Infectious Disease Preparedness and Response.  The Council was charged with developing and implementing a coordinated comprehensive plan to ensure Arizona's public health infrastructure is prepared for the potential outbreak of infectious diseases, such as the Ebola virus, influenza, enterovirus, tuberculosis, and other [...]

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Vaccines- Calling the Shots

By | October 23rd, 2014|General|

Every time a different disease surfaces in the news like MERS, Ebola or Enterovirus D 68, one of the first questions people ask is, “Is there a vaccine for it?”  A new documentary created for NOVA on PBS – Vaccines – Calling the Shots recently outlined the history of vaccines and the possibility of vaccine-preventable diseases [...]

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Strange “Polio Like Syndrome” Cases in CA

By | March 3rd, 2014|Prevention|

Maybe you heard news reports this week about kids in California with a “polio-like syndrome.”  Here's a synopsis:  Over the last 18 months, 5 kids have been identified by California’s Department of Public Health with a paralysis in one or more limbs. Multiple tests have been run on them.  Poliovirus wasn't found, but enterovirus-68 was isolated in 2 of the cases. There are hundreds [...]

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