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Volume 25, Number 5—May 2019
Dispatch

Estimating Risk to Responders Exposed to Avian Influenza A H5 and H7 Viruses in Poultry, United States, 2014–2017

Sonja J. OlsenComments to Author , Jane A. Rooney, Lenee Blanton, Melissa A. Rolfes, Deborah I. Nelson, Thomas M. Gomez, Steven A. Karli, Susan C. Trock, and Alicia M. Fry
Author affiliations: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (S.J. Olsen, L. Blanton, M.A. Rolfes, S.C. Trock, A.M. Fry); US Department of Agriculture, Riverdale, Maryland, USA (J.A. Rooney, D.I. Nelson, T.M. Gomez, S.A. Karli)

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Table 1

Information on monitoring guidelines for persons responding to an outbreak of avian influenza in poultry, United States, 2014–2017*

Area of information Guidance
Definition of active monitoring
 Active monitoring indicates that someone contacted each responder daily to assess responder health status. Monitoring for signs of illness was recommended for the duration of the exposure and for 10 d after the last exposure.
Responders asked to report if they had new onset or worsening of any of the following signs and symptoms
 Fever or feeling feverish/chills; cough; sore throat; runny or stuffy nose; eye tearing, redness, irritation (pink eye); sneezing; difficulty breathing; shortness of breath; fatigue (feeling tired); muscle or body aches; headaches; nausea; vomiting; diarrhea; seizures; rash
Specimen
 Respiratory or conjunctival
Who monitored
Mobilized responders USDA/APHIS safety officers or contractor safety officers performed daily monitoring on-site
Demobilized responders
 State or local health department officials made contact with demobilized responders at least twice, upon arrival and at the end of the 10-d period
Who performs testing
 State health department
Who is tested Decision based on recommendations of state health department after assessing clinical illness, exposure, and use/breach of personal protective equipment

*USDA/APHIS, US Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.

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