<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[CBN Public Health Preparedness]]></title><link>http://www.upmc-biosecurity.org/</link><description><![CDATA[Clinicians' Biosecurity Network Report archive for public health preparedness.]]></description><copyright><![CDATA[Copyright © 2010. University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. All rights reserved.]]></copyright><managingEditor><![CDATA[cbn_editor@upmc-biosecurity.org]]></managingEditor><webmaster><![CDATA[cbn_editor@upmc-biosecurity.org]]></webmaster><lastBuildDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:06:05 GMT</lastBuildDate><generator>SiteExecutive v4.1</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Unusual Case of GI Anthrax in New Hampshire Raises Questions (01-08-2010)]]></title><link>http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2010/01Jan_2010/cbnreport_01082010.html</link><description><![CDATA[On December 26, 2009, the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services announced that a female member of a drumming group was diagnosed with gastrointestinal anthrax, presumably contracted at an event held on December 4.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2010/01Jan_2010/cbnreport_01082010.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 12:14:40 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Single-Dose Vaccination for the 2009 H1N1 Influenza A Virus (09-15-2009)]]></title><link>http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2009/09_September_2009/cbnreport_09152009.html</link><description><![CDATA[Two studies published ahead of print in the New England Journal of Medicine provide evidence that a single dose of vaccine may be sufficient for the 2009 H1N1 influenza A.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2009/09_September_2009/cbnreport_09152009.html</guid><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:24:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Role of Bacterial Pneumonia in Pandemic Influenza (09-12-2008)]]></title><link>http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2008/09_September_2008/cbnreport_09122008.html</link><description><![CDATA[A paper by researchers from NIAID concludes that most deaths during the 1918 flu pandemic appear to have involved bacterial pneumonia rather than purely viral pneumonia. This has important implications for pandemic flu planning now.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2008/09_September_2008/cbnreport_09122008.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2008 21:58:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[California Releases Healthcare Surge Guidelines (02-29-2008)]]></title><link>http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2008/02_February_2008/cbnreport_022908.html</link><description><![CDATA[On February 19, 2008, the California Department of Public Health released its Standards and Guidelines for Healthcare Surge during Emergencies.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2008/02_February_2008/cbnreport_022908.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 21:37:23 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ten Notable Publications of 2007 (01-10-2008)]]></title><link>http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2008/01_January_2008/cbnreport_01102008.html</link><description><![CDATA[Ten notable publications of 2007 from Center for Biosecurity of UPMC.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2008/01_January_2008/cbnreport_01102008.html</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2008 22:08:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[IOM Releases Pandemic PPE Report (10-04-2007)]]></title><link>http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2007/10_October_2007/cbnreport_10042007.html</link><description><![CDATA[CBN Report: IOM released a report entitled, "Preparing for an Influenza Pandemic: PPE for Healthcare Workers" stating that the regulatory, certification, and evaluation requirements for PPE need to be revisited to ensure PPE are safe and effective.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2007/10_October_2007/cbnreport_10042007.html</guid><pubDate>Thu, 04 Oct 2007 21:00:05 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[New System Promises Access to Prescription Information in a Disaster (04-26-2007)]]></title><link>http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2007/04_April_2007/cbnreport_04262007.html</link><description><![CDATA[CBN Report: Descriptions of new internet-based service, Emergency RxHistory, that will provide prescribers and pharmacists access to the medication histories of patients displaced by a disaster from any internet connection.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2007/04_April_2007/cbnreport_04262007.html</guid><pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2007 17:51:15 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[CDC Releases Interim Planning Guidance for Mitigation of Pandemic Influenza (02-07-2007):]]></title><link>http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2007/02_February_2007/cbnreport_02072007.html</link><description><![CDATA[CBN Report: The CDC released its disease containment strategy for pandemic flu: Interim Pre-pandemic Planning Guidance: Community Strategy for pandemic Influenza Mitigation in the United States.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2007/02_February_2007/cbnreport_02072007.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 07 Feb 2007 20:34:49 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Passage of S. 3678-The Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (12-20-2006)]]></title><link>http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2006/12_December_2006/cbnreport_122006.html</link><description><![CDATA[Summary of the details of the passage of S. 3678: The Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2006/12_December_2006/cbnreport_122006.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 20 Dec 2006 16:05:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[500,000 Doses of Attenuated Smallpox Vaccine Delivered to U.S. Government (12-07-2005)]]></title><link>http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2005/12_December_2005/cbnreport_120705.html</link><description><![CDATA[In September 2004, Acambis was awarded a contract by the NIAID to develop and manufacture a modified Vaccinia Ankara (MVA) smallpox vaccine.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2005/12_December_2005/cbnreport_120705.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2005 21:14:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
