Tuesday, May 12, 2009

H1N1 Influenza - CDC guidance on public gatherings

I posted some previous guidance here on May 1.

Click here for the most up-to-date CDC guidance for public gatherings. Specifically they recommend the following:

However, given the current information on disease severity and spread, CDC recommends that:

  • Persons with influenza-like illness (ILI) (i.e., fever with either cough or sore throat) should be advised to stay home for 7 days after the onset of illness or at least 24 hours after symptoms have resolved, whichever is longer. See additional guidance for persons with ILI.
  • Persons who are at high risk of complications from novel influenza A (H1N1) infection (for example, persons with certain chronic medical conditions, children less than 5 years, persons 65 or older, and pregnant women) should consider their risk of exposure to novel influenza if they attend public gatherings in communities where novel influenza A virus is circulating. In communities with several reported cases of novel influenza A (H1N1) virus infection, persons who are at risk of complications from influenza should consider staying away from public gatherings.
  • All persons should be reminded to use appropriate respiratory and hand hygiene precautions.
  • Based on currently available information, for non-healthcare settings where frequent exposures to persons with novel influenza A (H1N1) are unlikely, masks and respirators are not recommended.

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