Dr Conejo EM 🐰 nag-retweet

In addition to working with its international partners, the CDC since the start of the #Hantavirus cruise ship outbreak has:
• Activated its Emergency Operations Center to support response activities.
• Deployed a medical team to the Canary Islands to assess the American cruise ship passengers.
• Tracked and notified state health departments of returning U.S. travelers.
• Initiated state-level monitoring of potentially exposed individuals who have already returned.
• Disseminated traveler risk assessment guidance.
• Published a Health Alert Network advisory to inform clinicians and health departments about the hantavirus cluster linked to the cruise ship.
• Hosted national stakeholder coordination calls.
• Refined exposure assessment tools and released a hantavirus outbreak toolkit for the public.
• Deployed a team to meet the returning American cruise ship passengers for further assessment, monitoring and coordination in Omaha, Nebraska.

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