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Div. of Media Relations
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Synopsis for June 9, 2000
MMWR articles are embargoed until 4 PM EST.
- Use of Medical Care, Police Assistance, and
Restraining Orders by Women Reporting Intimate Partner Violence
Massachusetts, 19961997
- Unexplained Illness and Death Among Injecting-Drug
Users Glasgow, Scotland, and Dublin, Ireland, AprilMay 2000
- Illnesses Associated With the Use of Automatic
Insecticide Dispenser Units California, 1995; Florida, 1999; and
United States, 19861999
- Probable Locally Acquired Mosquito-Transmitted
Plasmodium vivax Infection Suffolk County, New York, 1999
Synopsis for June 9, 2000
Use of Medical Care, Police Assistance, and
Restraining Orders by Women Reporting Intimate Partner Violence
Massachusetts, 19961997
Approximately 1.5 Million U.S. women are
physically or sexually assaulted by an intimate partner each year.
PRESS CONTACT:
Sujata Desai, Ph.D.
CDC, National Center for Injury Control and
Prevention
(770) 4881388 |
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CDC and the Massachusetts
Department of Public Health recently analyzed data from the 1996 and 1997
Massachusetts Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System to examine the
use of medical care, police assistance, and restraining orders by women
18-59 years old who reported experiencing intimate partner violence during
the preceding 5 years. During this time period, 39% of these women had
received police assistance due to the violence, 34% had obtained a
restraining order against an intimate partner, and 29% had sought medical
care as a result of the violence. Seventy percent of the women who
received police assistance had also received a restraining order against
an intimate partner. Approximately one in four women experiencing intimate
partner violence during the preceding 5 years had not received any of the
three services.
Unexplained Illness and Death Among Injecting-Drug
Users Glasgow, Scotland, and Dublin, Ireland, AprilMay 2000
Since April 2000,
approximately 45 injecting-drug users (IDUs) in Glasgow, Scotland, and
Dublin, Ireland, have died or were hospitalized with an unexplained,
severe illness.
PRESS CONTACT:
Marc Fischer, M.D.
CDC, National Center for Infectious Diseases
(404) 6393158 |
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In Glasgow, Scotland, 30 IDUs have died or were
hospitalized with an illness characterized by extensive local inflammation
at the injection site, followed by hypotension and circulatory collapse.
In Dublin, Ireland, 15 IDUs were identified with a similar illness. Blood
cultures and local infection sites have yielded multiple organisms from
several patients. However, variable results and potential contamination
(postmortem) have complicated interpretation of the findings and failed to
reveal a definitive cause for these illnesses. The emergence of a new
syndrome among IDUs would not be surprising, especially among those who
"skin-pop". Unusual infections previously linked to skin-popping
include tetanus and wound botulism. Contamination can occur at one of many
steps from production, cutting, and through contaminated paraphernalia or
skin at the time of injection. The investigation is on-going.
Illnesses Associated With the Use of Automatic
Insecticide Dispenser Units California, 1995; Florida, 1999; and
United States, 19861999
The improper use and
maintenance of automatic insecticide aerosol dispenser units in
restaurants and other business establishments can cause illness.
PRESS CONTACT:
Helga Daftarian, D.O., M.P.H.
CDC, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
(513) 8414526 |
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Restaurants and other businesses (including schools,
hospitals, day care centers and nursing homes) commonly employ automatic
insecticide aerosol dispenser units for the indoor control of flying
insects. Surveillance data from 1986-1999 identified a total of 97
pesticide-related illnesses associated with use of these dispensers.
Fifty-five (57%) of these cases were work-related; 94 (97%) of the cases
involved exposure to pyrethrin/piperonyl butoxide, and 3 cases involved
exposure to resmethrin, a pyrethroid insecticide. Signs and symptoms
involved the eye, nose/throat, respiratory, gastrointestinal, neurological
and/or dermatological systems. Control of flying insects can be achieved
using non-chemical pest control measures. If automatic dispensers are
used, installation and maintenance practices should conform to
manufacturer labeling instructions.
Probable Locally Acquired Mosquito-Transmitted
Plasmodium vivax Infection Suffolk County, New York, 1999
This report summarizes local
transmission of two cases of malaria in New York State during the summer
of 1999.
PRESS CONTACT:
David Graham, M.D., M.P.H.
Suffolk County Department of Health
(631) 8533055
or
Timothy Holtz, M.D., M.P.H.
CDC, National Center for Infectious Diseases
(770) 4887782 |
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Local transmission of malaria in the United States
remains a distinct possibility due to the presence of persons from malaria
endemic areas who may carry malaria parasites, the presence of Anopheles
mosquitoes, and the correct environmental conditions for transmission.
During 1985-1999 there were 95 cases of probable locally-transmitted
malaria reported to CDC; compared to 9 cases in the preceding 15 years.
Prompt recognition and adequate treatment of malaria including 1) improved
access to diagnosis and treatment for migrant populations, 2) rapid
reporting of malaria cases to public health authorities, and 3)
implementation of appropriate control measures were important for the
recognition and management of these cases. All three of these components
are critical to the U.S. system for controlling malaria.
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