DO NOT CLAIM THAT I DID NOT TELL YOU (FYI)
From: Health Alert Network (CDC) [mailto:
healthalert@cdc.gov]
Sent: Friday, April 05, 2013 1:24 PM
To: Health Alert Network (CDC)
Subject: Errata for CDC HAN 344: Human Infections with Novel Influenza A (H7N9) Viruses
Dear HAN Coordinators,
Please
see the two errata below that need to be incorporated into cascaded
notification of CDC HAN 344. In the Treatment section the comma between
oseltamivir and inhaled zanamivir was removed and replaced with the word
or. This change is important for clinical reasons. In the For More
Information section the typo in the final link to source should be
corrected from Veterans to Veterinarians.
Treatment
For persons hospitalized with suspected influenza, including suspected
novel H7N9 virus infection, clinicians should start empiric treatment
with influenza antiviral medications (oral oseltamivir or inhaled
zanamivir) as soon as possible, without waiting for laboratory
confirmation.
For high-risk persons (persons <5 years of age,
≥65 years of age, and those with certain underlying medical conditions)
with suspected influenza of any severity , including suspected novel
H7N9 virus infection, clinicians should start empiric treatment with
influenza antiviral medications (oral oseltamivir or inhaled zanamivir)
as soon as possible, without waiting for laboratory confirmation.
For More Information
National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians "Compendium
of Measures to Prevent Disease Associated with Animals in Public
Settings, 2011" is available as the first bulleted item at
http://nasphv.org/documentsCompendiumAnimals.html.
Regards.
CDC HAN Team
Indiana Health Alert Network
This is an Official
Indiana Health Alert Network Advisory Message