Key issues, guidelines and tools

Pandemic influenza

Information for the Public on Facemask and Respirator Use In Non-Occupational Community Settings during an Influenza Pandemic
This advisory summarizes new guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Interim Public Health Guidance for the Use of Facemasks and Respirators in Non-Occupational Community Settings during an Influenza Pandemic.
Pandemic flu preparedness in King County

Animal and bat bites

Assessment, Management, and Reporting of Animal and Bat Bites in King County: Information Health Advisories & Resources
- See Section 6 - Interactive Decision Trees to Assess When a Person Needs Rabies PEP (PDF)
Animal Bites Fact Sheet

Avian influenza

Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA)

Guidelines For Evaluation & Management Of Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Skin And Soft Tissue Infections In Outpatient Settings (Updated 1/08, PDF)

Guidelines for Management of S. aureus Skin & Soft Tissue Infection, Flow Chart, December, 2007 (PDF)

Public Health Grand Rounds: Antimicrobial Resistance: Old Bugs, New Threats, and the Public Health Response

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) facts

An increase in community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphlococcus aureus (MRSA) infections in California
(2/03 Epi-Log Newsletter)

Community-acquired Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) Infection (9/03 Epi-Log Newsletter)

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