In the Literature: Hepatitis E Outbreak, Dadaab Refugee Camp, Kenya, 2012.
2013. J Ahmed, E Moturi, P Spiegel, M Schilperoord, W Burton, N Kassim, A Mohamed, M Ochieng, L Nderitu, C Navarro-Colorado, H Burke, S Cookson, T Handzel, L Waiboci, J Montgomery, E Teshale, and N Marano. Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal, 19(6).
Tag Archives: Infectious Disease
Iatrogenic Blood-borne Viral Infections in Refugee Children
Training: CME Activity on Iatrogenic Blood-borne Viral Infections in Refugee Children from War and Transition Zones
Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal and Medscape
Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to describe factors contributing to iatrogenically transmitted blood-borne virus infection in refugee children from central Asia, Southeast Asia, and Sub-Saharan Africa, based on a literature review and case reports.
CME expiration date: May 22, 2014
NIH Stigma research grant
Funding Opportunity: Research to Characterize and Reduce Stigma to Improve Health
National Institutes of Health
Promotes research addressing the health-related aspects of stigma, including the etiology and perpetuation of stigma; its impact on physical and mental health, well-being, life course development, and aging; its influence on health behaviors and on use, access to, and quality of received healthcare services; its contribution to health disparities affecting vulnerable demographic groups; and intervention strategies to reduce health-related stigma.
Open date (earliest submission date): September 16, 2013
Know Hepatitis B Campaign
Resource: Know Hepatitis B
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
A national, multilingual communication campaign to increase testing for hepatitis B among Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs). The campaign delivers culturally relevant messages in English, Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese through a variety of multimedia channels.
Adult Vaccine Finder
Resource: Adult Vaccine Finder
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Locates the providers of recommended adult vaccines based on zip code.
US Preventive Services Task Force HIV Screening
Resource: New Statement on HIV Screening
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
Recommendations on screening for HIV infection in adolescents and adults aged 15 to 65 years old. Younger adolescents and older adults who are at increased risk should also be screened. In addition, all pregnant women should be screened for HIV, including those who present in labor who are untested and whose HIV status is unknown.
HIV-Infected Refugees in Minnesota
In the Literature: HIV/AIDS and Associated Conditions among HIV-Infected Refugees in Minnesota, 2000-2007. 2012. Lowther SA, Johnson G, Hendel-Paterson B, Nelson K, Mamo B, Krohn K, Pessoa-Brandão L, O’Fallon A, Stauffer W. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 9(11):4197-209.
Physician and Patient Guide to Hep B
Resource: Physician and Patient’s Guide to Hepatitis B (2012 Edition)
Asian Liver Center, Stanford University School of Medicine.
User-friendly handbook with latest information on the incidence, transmission, detection, prevention, and management of hepatitis B infection and liver cancer.
Hep B information for Health Professionals
Resource: Hepatitis B Information for Health Professionals
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Contains hepatitis B surveillance data, vaccination, and prevention information. There are also perinatal hepatitis B prevention patient education materials in several languages, including Burmese.
Recommended Immunization Schedules for Children and Adults in U.S.
Resource: Recommended Immunization Schedules for Children and Adults in U.S.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ 2013 recommendations of immunization schedules for persons aged 0 to 18 years and adults aged 19 years and older in the U.S.