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Communicable Diseases

The threat of an Avian (Bird) Flu human pandemic has caused many camp professionals moments of concern. Both West Nile Virus and SARS conditioned us to taking note of threats posed by communicable diseases. Now, as we move toward Summer 2006, we again find ourselves considering preparedness, and trying to determine a level of camp preparedness appropriate to threats of diseases such as pertussis (whooping cough) and mumps, let alone a pandemic.

ACA Articles
Meningitis: Is Your Camp Educated?
Pandemic Preparedness: How Concerned Should Camps Be?
American Camp Association Immunization Recommendations for International Staff
 
Centers for Disease Control Links
www.cdc.gov
CDC - Bats and Rabies
www.pandemicflu.gov
www.pandemicflu.gov/plan/tab2.html - for state by state information
Health and Human Services Links
www.hhs.gov
www.cdc.gov/nip/diseases/mumps/
www.hhs.gov/pandemicflu/plan
World  Health Organization Links
www.who.int/en/
www.who.int/csr/don/en/
www.who.int/topics/avian_influenza/en/
www.who.int/immunization/topics/mumps/en/index.html
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