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Since 9-11 . . . The events of 9-11-01 and its aftermath other correspondence since 9-11,the One research article published in have affected us all.Orange County Centers for Disease Control(CDC) Emerging Infectious Diseases,Nov./ Health Department is no exception. remain an excellent resource for current Dec.2001,entitled"Modeling Potential information and guidance. The CDC Responses to Smallpox as a Bioterrorist Department has been n i ts involvment with The primary impact the Health bioterrorism website address is www. Weapon"outlines a mathematical suspected bioterrorist events and in bt.cdc.gov. Among the current articles model to describe the spread of anticipatory planning for what the future featured are: smallpox after the deliberate release of may hold. Health Department staff has • Interim Smallpox Response Plan& the virus. For those of you with a public been on-site for several"suspicious Guidelines health interest,this is an interesting substance"calls and has worked closely article on the use of available smallpox with Orange County Emergancy • Chemical Agents vaccine along with quarantine of cases Management Services and local law to control an outbreak after a deliberate g Radiological Emergencies enforcement agencies. Several release. There are also numerous links and suspicious substances from Orange information about other resources.You Effective communicaton is incredibly County have been tested,with the can link to the CDC website and other important to management of the new approval of the Federal Bureau of informative sites through the Orange health issues we are facing.To facilitate Investigation,and all were negative for County Health Department website at communication,WE NEED TO KNOW biological or chemical agents. Our www.co.orange.nc.us/health. HOW TO BEST CONTACT YOUR Health Director,Rosemary Summers,and PRACTICE. Please complete the some of our other staff have been and Recently released is the recommends- information below and transmit it to us continue to be involved with local and tion that persons exposed to anthrax via e-mail,fax,or U.S.mail. If we can't state planning for possible future needs. spores who are completing their 60 reach you quickly,we can't help to Regional planning that includes all area days of prophylactic medication may keep you informed of new information hospitals will also be a focus in the next wish to take additional precautions. that often comes straight to us from the several months. This could involve additional prophylac- CDC or the State. Thanks to those who As most of you know,there has been a lot tic medication and/or receipt of anthrax responded to the recent fax survey to of information disseminated,especially vaccine. Physicians with patients in confirm that our new `fax blast'is involving anthrax,appropriate this situation may obtain more reaching you. We had many who did preventative treatment and testing. You information by contacting the Health and not respond to that survey so this will should have received several a-mails or Human Services(HHS)Press Office at help us update our contact information. faxes from the Health Department as (202)690-6343 or accessing information information came out that we felt needed through the website of the HSS office at to be shared. As stated in most of our www•hhs•gov/news. 46— ........................................................................................... ........ Please Reply with the following contact information: Name of Your Practice/Group: Naffing Hddress: Best Contact Person(s) for your office: E-mail Iddress: Fax Number. Preferred method of contact (check one): E-mail Fax - Please replp to Judy Butler— phone;(919) 245-2425. fax (919) 644-3312 e-mail:butlerO co orange nc us or US. Mail.- c/o Orange County Health Department, 300 West Tryon Street Hillsborough NC, 27278 ....................................................................................... ..... ... . .. ..