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EIP FoodNET data featured in Clinical Infectious Diseases supplement.
Studies From the Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance NetworkVol 54, suppl 5, 1 June 2012
EIP data presented at the International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases in Atlanta, March 11-14, 2012.
Seven posters summarizing Connecticut EIP specific findings were presented at the recent International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases in Atlanta, GA.
· Community Associated Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) in select New Haven, Connecticut (CT) area towns: 2010.
· Examination of risk factors for recurrence of Clostridium difficile infection in selected New Haven County, Connecticut towns
· Vaccination among High Risk Adults Hospitalized with Influenza in New Haven County, Connecticut, 2005-2010
· Impact of New Influenza Vaccine Requirement for Children Enrolled in Day Care, Connecticut 2011
· Neighborhood Level Socioeconomic Status and Campylobacter Incidence: Connecticut, 1999 – 2009
· Encouraging Trends in Invasive Infection with Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in Connecticut, 2001-2010
· Surveillance Trends in Legionellosis, Connecticut, 2001-2010
Check out the final program of the 2012 ICEID meeting here http://www.iceid.org/images/iceid_2012_finalprogram_final.pdf
EIP data featured in CDC's Vital Signs
The EIP was one of three data sources used to estimate the national burden of C. difficile infection. Learn More
Connecticut EIP Awarded 5-Year Grant from CDC
The Connecticut Emerging Infections Program was recently awarded an additional 5 years of funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for the period January 1, 2012 – December 31, 2016.
Updated HPV Vaccine Recommendations
On October 25, 2011, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommended routine use of quadrivalent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine (HPV4; Gardasil, Merck & Co. Inc.) in males aged 11 or 12 years. ACIP also recommended vaccination with HPV4 for males aged 13 through 21 years who have not been vaccinated previously or who have not completed the 3-dose series; males aged 22 through 26 years may be vaccinated. Click here for more information.
Connecticut Epidemiologist article summarizing 2010 C. difficile surveillance, December 2011
CT HPV-IMPACT project featured in the Fall 2011 issue of Yale Public Health: Tracking HPV.
Connecticut Epidemiologist Issue on Lyme Disease in Connecticut, July 2011
RECENT PUBLICATIONS
Guillain-Barre Syndrome During the 2009-2010 H1N1 Influenza Vaccination Campaign: Population-based Surveillance Among 45 Million Americans American Journal of Epidemiology 2012
Making Healthcare Safer, Stopping C. difficile Infections - CDC Vital Signs, March 2012
Racial/Ethnic and poverty disparities in human papillomavirus vaccination completion . American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 2011;41(4):428-33.
Description of antiviral treatment among adults hospitalized with influenza before and during the 2009 pandemic: United States, 2005-2009. J Infect Dis. 2011 Dec;204(12):1848-56. Epub 2011 Oct 19.
The HPV vaccine impact monitoring project (HPV-IMPACT): assessing early evidence of vaccination impact on HPV-associated cervical cancer precursor lesions. Cancer Causes Control. 2011 Nov 23. [Epub ahead of print]
Leveraging State Immunization Information Systems to Measure the Effectiveness of Rotavirus Vaccine. Pediatrics. 2011 Nov 14. [Epub ahead of print]
Description of Antiviral Treatment among Adults Hospitalized with Influenza Before and During the 2009 Pandemic: Unied States, 2005-2001 . Journal of Infectious Diseases 2011; Epub ahead of print.
Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status and Influenza Hospitalizations Among Children: New Haven County, Connecticut, 2003-2010 . American Journal of Public Health 2011;101(9):1785-1789
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Hospitalizations and Deaths Associated with 2009 Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1) Virus Infections in the United States . Annals of Epidemiology 2011;21(8):623-30.
Seasonal and 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus infection during pregnancy: a population-based study of hospitalized cases . American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2011;204(6 Suppl 1):S38-45.
Children With Asthma Hospitalized With Seasonal or Pandemic Influenza, 2003-2009 . Pediatrics 2011
Changing disparities in invasive pneumococcal disease by socioeconomic status and race/ ethnicity in Connecticut, 1998-2008 . Public Health Reports 2011;126(Suppl 3):81-8.
Riding in shopping carts and exposure to raw meat and poultry products: prevalence of, and factors associated with, this risk factor for salmonella and campylobacter infection in children younger than 3 years . Journal of Food Protection 2011;73(6):1097-100
Laboratory practices for the identification of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli in the United States, FoodNet Sites, 2007 . Foodborne Pathogens & Disease 2011;8(4):555-60
Ten-Year Trends and Risk Factors for Non-O157 Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli Found Through Shiga Toxin Testing, Connecticut, 2000-2009 . Clinical Infectious Diseases 2011;53(3):269-276
Deaths Associated With Bacterial Pathogens Transmitted Commonly Through Food: Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet), 1996-2005 . Journal of Infectious Diseases 2011;204(2):263-267
Evaluation of deer-targeted interventions on Lyme disease incidence in Connecticut . Public Health Reports 2011;126(3):446-54
