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This page is
intended for health care providers and facilities in Santa
Cruz County. The purpose of this web page is to provide
accurate and timely information about the detection and
control of illnesses resulting from exposures to agents of
biological and chemical terrorism. This site is
designed for health care providers and facilities in Santa
Cruz County. Bioterrorism
Information If
you suspect or detect an unusual disease or disease cluster, IMMEDIATELY notify the
Santa Cruz County Disease Control Program at (831) 454-4114 Weekdays M-F 8-5 or call (831) 471-1183, if after
hours, and ask to speak with the Health Officer or Disease
Control Officer. Public
Health Laboratory (specimen submission, routing info) (831) 454-5445
We
would like to hear from you even if you only have a suspicion that
something isn't right.
The CDC has
developed a list of high priority or Category A agents, and
second highest priority, or Category B agents. Category A
agents would pose a risk to national security because they
(a) can be easily disseminated or transmitted
person-to-person, (b) cause high mortality with potential
for major public health impact, (c) might cause panic and
social disruption, and (d) require special action for public
health preparedness. Category
B agents are second highest priority. They are moderately easy to
disseminate, cause moderate morbidity and low mortality, and
require enhancements of diagnostic and surveillance capability: The
Zebra Pack To assist health
care providers in “detecting a zebra among horses” –
detecting illness from category A and B agents, we have
developed a ZEBRA PACK. Many of these materials were adapted
with permission from the New York City Department of Health.
We are grateful for their leadership. The ZEBRA PACK files
are PDF document and therefore you will need the Acrobat
reader to view them. Click
here
to download Adobe Acrobat.
Disease
Reporting - conditions and time intervals that diseases
must be reported to the Health Department. Reporting
Suspected Bioterrorism Related Illnesses - flowsheet for
reporting Summary
Table: Bioterrorist Agents – differential diagnosis,
initial laboratory tests, public health actions. Biological
and Chemical Terrorism - MMWR
(4/21/01) Investigation
of Bioterrorism-Related Anthrax and Interim Guidelines for
Exposure Management and Antimicrobial Therapy - MMWR
(10/26/01) California
Hospital Bioterrorism Response Planning Guide
- From the California Department of
Health Services Center
for Public Health and Disaster Relief: Bioterrorism, Are you
Prepared? United States Army
Medical Research Institute of Infectious Disease
Biological and Chemical
Preparedness: Strategic Plan for Preparedness and Response
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