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Synopsis for October 26, 2001
The MMWR is not embargoed this week.
- Update: Investigation of Anthrax Associated With
Intentional Exposure and Interim Public Health Guidelines — October
2001
- Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Skin or
Soft Tissue Infections in a State Prison — Mississippi, 2000
- Shigella sonnei Outbreak Among Men Who Have Sex
With Men — San Francisco, California, 2000–2001
- Weekly Update: West Nile Virus Activity — United
States, October 17–23, 2001
MMWR Reports & Recommendations
October 26, 2001/Vol.50/No. 18
Increasing Physical Activity: A Report on Recommendations from the
Task Force on Community Preventive Services
The Task Force recommendations include: two informational approaches
(i.e., community-wide campaigns and point-of-decision prompts to encourage
use of stairs); three behavioral and social approaches (i.e., school-based
physical education, social support interventions in community settings and
individually adapted health behavior change programs); and one
intervention to increase physical activity by using environmental and
policy approaches.
Contact: Brad Meyers
CDC, Epidemiology Program Office
(770) 448– 8189
Synopsis for October 26, 2001
Update: Investigation of Anthrax Associated With
Intentional Exposure and Interim Public Health Guidelines — October 2001
PRESS CONTACT:
Division of Media Relations
CDC, Office of Communication
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Summary not available.
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Skin or
Soft Tissue Infections in a State Prison — Mississippi, 2000
Disease caused by drug-resistant Staphylococcus
aureus may be an emerging problem in prison settings.
PRESS CONTACT:
Matthew Kuehnert, M.D.
CDC, National Center for Infectious Diseases
(404) 639–6426 |
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Staph has become increasingly resistant to antibiotics most often used for
treatment (i.e., drug-resistant staph or methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus [MRSA]). Previously, most infections caused by
drug-resistant staph have been limited to healthcare facilities. This
outbreak shows that, in addition to healthcare settings such as hospitals
and long-term care facilities, drug-resistant staph infections also may
become a problem in correctional facilities. Contact with lesions of
infected inmates or contaminated items may have increased spread of
disease in this outbreak. Preventive strategies in correctional facilities
are urged, including good hygiene practices for all inmates, rapid
diagnosis of skin disease, and effective treatment of skin infections
caused by drug-resistant staph, including antibiotics and wound care.
Shigella sonnei Outbreak Among Men Who Have Sex With
Men — San Francisco, California, 2000–2001
Sexual transmission of shigellosis is preventable.
PRESS CONTACT:
Eileen Shields, M.A.
San Francisco Department of Public Health
(415) 554–2507 |
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Shigella infections increased dramatically among
men who have sex with men (MSM) in the Summer of 2000 in San Francisco. It
is a bacteria that causes bloody diarrhea, is very infectious, and easily
spread by small amounts of fecal contamination. Usually these infections
occur in young children and women and are associated with poor hygienic
conditions in childcare settings. This outbreak was caused by sex
involving the anus. Some sexual routes for transmission are oral-anal
contact (rimming), and inadvertent exposure of the mouth through stool on
fingers, penises, condoms, and sex toys. The infection is treatable by
antibiotics, which minimizes the risk of transmission to others.
Weekly Update: West Nile Virus Activity — United
States, October 17–23, 2001
PRESS CONTACT:
Division of Media Relations
CDC, Office of Communication
(404) 639–3286 |
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The report summarizes surveillance data for West
Nile Virus (WNV) activities in the United States. The report includes
information on human cases and deaths, infected birds and other animals,
and WNV-positive mosquito pools.
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