CDC - Information for Health Professionals and Laboratorians - September 30, 2013

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Information for Health Professionals and Laboratorians



Antivirals

• Interim Guidance on the Use of Antiviral Agents for Treatment of Human Infections with Avian Influenza A (H7N9)
• September 30, 2013Interim Guidance on the Use of Antiviral Medications for Chemoprophylaxis of Close Contacts of Persons with Avian Influenza A (H7N9) Virus Infection

Case Definitions

• June 7, 2013 Interim Guidance on Case Definitions to be Used for Novel Influenza A (H7N9) Case Investigations in the United States

Diagnosis and Laboratory Testing

• June 7, 2013 Interim Guidance for Specimen Collection, Processing, and Testing for Patients Who May Be Infected with Avian Influenza A (H7N9) Virus
• Diagnostics for Detecting H7N9 Using rRT-PCR
• June 7, 2013 CDC Health Alert Network (HAN) Update, Human Infections with Avian Influenza A (H7N9) Viruses
• April 5, 2013 CDC Health Alert Network (HAN) Human Infections with Novel Influenza A (H7N9) Viruses

Infection Control

• Interim Guidance for Infection Control Within Healthcare Settings When Caring for Patients with Confirmed, Probable, or Cases Under Investigation of Avian Influenza A(H7N9) Virus Infection

Laboratorians

• June 6, 2013
  CDC and USDA Interim Risk Assessment and Biosafety Level Recommendations for Working With Influenza A(H7N9) Viruses
• World Health Organization (WHO) Laboratory biorisk management for laboratories handling human specimens suspected or confirmed to contain avian influenza A(H7N9) virus causing human disease Interim recommendations [PDF, 74 KB]

H7N9 Vaccine Development

• Summary of status of development and availability of avian influenza A(H7N9) candidate vaccine viruses, WHO
• Update of WHO biosafety risk assessment and guidelines for the production and quality control of human influenza vaccines against avian influenza A(H7N9) virus [PDF, 604 KB]

Resources







CDC Expert Commentary on Medscape

Title: The New Avian Influenza A (H7N9) Virus: What Clinicians Should Know
Posting Date: Thursday, May 09, 2013
Faculty: Alicia M. Fry, MD, MPH

• Page last reviewed: September 30, 2013
• Page last updated: September 30, 2013

• Content source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD)

http://www.cdc.gov/flu/avianflu/h7n9-healthprofessionals.htm