In the Literature: Provisional CDC Guidelines for the Use and Safety Monitoring of Bedaquiline Fumarate (Sirturo) for the Treatment of Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis. (2013) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 62(rr09);1-12.
Tag Archives: Infectious Disease
North American Refugee Health Conference 2014
Event: North American Refugee Health Conference 2014
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June 19-21, 2014, Rochester, NY
N. America Conference, International Union Against TB
Event: North America Region Conference, International Union Against TB and Lung Diseases
February 27 – March 1, 2014, Boston, MA
Deadline for abstract submission: October 7, 2013
American society tropical medicine meeting
Event: American Society for Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Annual Meeting
November 13-17, 2013, Washington, DC
Assessing adherence to guidelines for refugee screening and vaccines
In the Literature: Assessing adherence to accepted national guidelines for immigrant and refugee screening and vaccines in an urban primary care practice: A retrospective chart review. (2013) Waldorf B, Gill C, Crosby SS. J Immigr Minor Health.
Presumptive treatment parasites
In the Literature: Presumptive treatment and medical screening for parasites in refugees resettling to the United States. (2013) Stauffer WM, Cantey PT, Montgomery S, Fox L, Parise ME, Gorbacheva O, Weinberg M, Doney A, Rotz L, Cetron MS. Curr Infect Dis Rep.
Investigation of hep E outbreak South Sudan
In the Literature: Investigation of hepatitis E outbreak among refugees- Upper Nile, South Sudan, 2012-2013. (2013) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep.
CDC Guidelines for Malaria
Resource: Domestic Guidelines for Malaria
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Presumptive treatment of P. falciparum malaria in refugees relocating from sub-Saharan Africa to the U.S.
CDC Guidelines for Intestinal Parasites
Resource: Domestic Guidelines for Intestinal Parasites
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Presumptive treatment and screening of refugees for Strongyloidiasis, Schistosomiasis and infections caused by soil-transmitted helmiths. Updated June 2013.
Refugee Patient Education Project is supported by the Central New York Community Foundation
Resource: Refugee Patient Education Project videos
Refugee Patient Education Project is supported by the Central New York Community Foundation
Videos about latent TB infection, parasites, and Hepatitis B in multiple refugee languages: Arabic, Burmese, Nepali, Somali, and Swahili. New clinician education video on female genital cutting is now available.