In the Literature: Latent tuberculosis infection screening in foreign-born populations: a successful mobile clinic outreach model. Morano JP, Zelenev A, Walton MR, Bruce, RD, Altice FL. Am J of Public Health. 2014 Aug.
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North American Refugee Health Conference
Event: North American Refugee Health Conference 2014
June 19 – 21, 2014, Rochester NY. A three day event focusing on best practices in refugee health. Registration is now open.
ACIP Recommended Immunization Schedule for Adults Aged 19 Years or Older — United States, 2014
Resource: ACIP recommended immunization schedules for adults aged 19 years or olders – United States, 2014.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
A brief summary of ACIP recommendations for the use of vaccines routinely recommended for adults in the form of two figures, footnotes for each vaccine, and a table that includes primary contraindications and precautions.
ACIP Recommended Immunization Schedules for Persons Aged 0 Through 18 Years — United States, 2014
Resource: ACIP recommended immunization schedules for persons aged 0 through 18 years – United States, 2014.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Approved recommended immunizations schedules for persons 0 – 18 years for 2014, which include several changes from the 2013 immunization schedule.
Persistent latent tuberculosis reactivation risk in United States immigrants
In the Literature: Persistent latent tuberculosis reactivation risk in United States immigrants. Walter ND, Painter J, Parker M, Lowenthal P, Flood J, Asis R, Reves R, Tuberculosis Epidemiologic Consortium. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2014 Jan 1;89(1):88-95.
Epidemiology and genetic diversity of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in East Africa
In the Literature: Epidemiology and genetic diversity of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in East Africa. Kidenya BR, Webster LE, Behan S, Kabangila R, Peck RN, Mshana SE, Ocheretina O, Fitzgerald DW. Tuberculosis. 2014 Jan;94(1):1-7.
Disease surveillance among newly arriving refugees and immigrants – Electronic Disease Notification System, United States, 2009
In the Literature: Disease surveillance among newly arriving refugees and immigrants – Electronic Disease Notification System, United States, 2009. MMWR Surveill Summ. 2013 Nov 15;62(7):1-20.
Prevalence and treatment of latent tuberculosis infection among newly arrived refugees in San Diego county, January 2010-October 2012
In the Literature: Prevalence and treatment of latent tuberculosis infection among newly arrived refugees in San Diego County. Bennett RJ, Brodine S, Waalen J, Moser K, Rodwell TC. January 2010 – October 2012. Am J Public Health. 2014 Apr;104(4):e95-e102.
Updated Overseas Intestinal Parasite Guildelines
Resource: Updated Guidelines for Overseas Presumptive Treatment of Strongyloidiasis, Schistosomiasis, and Soil-Transmitted Helminth Infections
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Updated recommendations for the International Organization for Migration (IOM) physicians and other panel physicians who administer overseas predeparture presumptive treatment for intestinal parasites.
Reported Tuberculosis in the United States, 2012
Resource: Reported Tuberculosis in the United States, 2012
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
This report presents summary data for U.S. TB cases reported to the Division of TB Elimination, CDC, during 2012. For the first time, this publication contains a number of new tables based on the 2009 revision of the RVCT as well as tables containing genotyping data.