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Div. of Media Relations
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Synopsis for March 1, 2002
The MMWR is embargoed until NOON, ET.
- Rashes Among Schoolchildren 14 States, October 4, 2001February 27, 2002
- Congenital Malaria As a Result of Plasmodium malariae North Carolina, 2000
- Health-Related Quality of Life Puerto Rico, 1996-2000
Rashes Among Schoolchildren 14 States, October 4, 2001February 27, 2002
To date, reports from states do not document a common cause or demonstrate that all children are experiencing the
same rash.
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PRESS CONTACT:
Division of Media Relations
CDC, Office of Communication
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CDC is working with state and local health and education agencies in these investigations to determine if affected children within and between
schools have developed rash as a result of a common etiology. Fourteen states (Arizona, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Mississippi, New
York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, Washington, and West Virginia) have reported investigations of multiple schoolchildren who
have developed rashes. This report summarizes the investigation by state and local health departments of these rashes, which have occurred
during October 2001 through February 2002, and provides examples for four states. Preliminary findings indicate that further investigation is
needed to determine whether a common etiology for these rashes exists.
Congenital Malaria As a Result of Plasmodium malariae North Carolina, 2000
Congenital malaria is rare but does occur in the United States.
PRESS CONTACT:
Pia MacDonald, PhD, MPH
CDC, Epidemiology Program Office
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U.S. health-care providers should be alert to the diagnosis of malaria in ill neonates and young infants, particularly those with fever. The
absence of recent foreign travel or a long interval between immigration of the mother and the birth of the infant being examined should not
dissuade clinicians from obtaining blood films on the patient to rule out malaria. Obtaining a complete and accurate travel and residency
history on the patient and close relatives is essential to making the diagnosis.
Health-Related Quality of Life Puerto Rico, 1996-2000
Public health interventions for at-risk groups in Puerto Rico might also help increase the quality and years of
healthy life and eliminate health disparities.
PRESS CONTACT:
Rosemarie Kobau, M.P.H.
CDC, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
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This study examined health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in a representative sample of Spanish-speaking adults in Puerto Rico (PR) during
1996-2000. Older women, those with less education or lower income, those unable to work, or those who are overweight, have diabetes, or have
high blood pressure reported more unhealthy days. Public health interventions designed to reach these vulnerable groups might help adults in PR
to increase their quality and years of healthy life and eliminate health disparities -- the national goals of Healthy People 2010.
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