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TB Screening for Healthcare Personnel – Updated CDC Guidelines

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CDC updated its guidelines for TB screening among healthcare personnel in 2019. Here’s what you need to know: *A companion document to these recommendations was put out in July 2020 by a task force comprised of the National Tuberculosis Controllers Association and the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. In it you will find … TB Screening for Healthcare Personnel – Updated CDC Guidelines

WCHD Epi Watch July 2019

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EPI WATCH: July 2019 Click here for the full July 2019 Epi Watch report. In This Issue: Lyme Disease Bat Exposures Infection Control Hepatitis Notifiable Conditions

WCHD Epi Watch April 2019

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EPI WATCH: April 2019 Click here for the full April 2019 Epi Watch report. Inside This Issue: Measles Vaccines Influenza Notifiable Conditions

WCHD Epi Watch January 2019

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EPI WATCH: January 2019 Click here for the full January 2019 Epi Watch report. Inside This Issue: Vaccines Mumps Outbreaks Harm Reduction TB Referrals Notifiable Conditions