Initial Public Health Response and Interim Clinical Guidance for the 2019 Novel Coronavirus Outbreak — United States, December 31, 2019–February 4, 2020

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
• Personal Author:
  Patel, Anita ; Jernigan, Daniel B.
• Corporate Authors:
  2019-nCoV CDC Response Team
• Description:
  What is already known about this topic? In December 2019, an outbreak of acute respiratory illness caused by a novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) was detected in mainland China. Cases have been reported in 26 additional locations, including the United States. What is added by this report? Nine of the first 11 U.S. 2019-nCoV patients were exposed in Wuhan, China. CDC expects more U.S. cases. What are the implications for public health practice? CDC, multiple other federal agencies, state and local health departments, and other partners are implementing aggressive measures to substantially slow U.S. transmission of 2019-nCoV, including identification of U.S. cases and contacts and managing travelers arriving from mainland China to the United States. Interim guidance is available at https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/index.html and will be updated as more information becomes available. Erratum to Vol. 69, No. 5 in MMWR Feb. 14, 2020; 69(6):173 - on page 142, the fourth sentence of the first paragraph under "Laboratory and Diagnostic Support" should have read "On February 4, 2020 the Food and Drug Administration issued an Emergency Use Authorization to enable emergency use of CDC's 2019-nCoV Real-Time RT-PCR Diagnostic Panel." On page 142, the first sentence of the first paragraph in the second column should have read "CDC is working closely with FDA and public health partners, including the Association of Public Health Laboratories, to rapidly share these tests domestically and internationally through CDC's International Reagent Resource https://www.internationalreagentresource.org/. In addition, names of the members of the 2019-nCoV CDC Response Team were omitted. The names are included. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Content Notes:
  Epidemiology of First U.S. Cases -- Public Health Response -- Laboratory and Diagnostic Support -- Clinical and Infection Control Guidance -- Discussion -- Acknowledgments -- Table -- References -- Related Materials.
• Subjects:
  Communicable Diseases COVID-19 Disease Outbreaks Emergencies Health Care Facilities Workforce And Services Health Personnel Health Promotion Lung Lung Diseases Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Public Health Respiratory Protective Devices Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety Viral Diseases

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• Keywords:
  Viral infections; Viral diseases; Infection control; Infectious diseases; Disease control; Disease prevention; Disease transmission; Quarantine; Emergency management; Emerging infectious diseases; Medical management guidelines; Medical monitoring; Guidelines; Recommendations; Public health; Respiratory infections; Respiratory system disorders; Health protection; Surveillance; Health communications; Medical personnel; Pulmonary disorders; Pulmonary system disorders; Respiratory equipment; Personal protective equipment; PPE; Health care; Health care personnel; Medical screening; N95 filtering facepiece respirators; Respirators
• Source:
  MMWR 2020 Feb; 69(5):140-146
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Colorado ; Georgia ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 8 ; Pennsylvania ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  EPRO - Emergency Preparedness and Response Office ; OD - Office of the Director ; NPPTL - National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory ; WSD - Western States Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  7 pdf pages
• Volume:
  69
• Issue:
  5
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20058542
• Contact Point Address:
  Anita Patel, Incident Manager, 2019-nCoV CDC Response, CDC, Atlanta, GA
• Email:
  APatel7@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2020
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/84807/cdc_84807_DS1.pdf
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