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Vol IV Issue I January 2009

Contact Us | Bird Flu | Disasters | Law & Policy | Schools | Rural | Courses & Training | Leadership

	Flu is smarter than we are The “family” of influenza viruses – A and B, plus all the many subtypes and clades and subclades of A – is clearly gaining the upper hand. Full Story

	Latest: China's recent H5N1 cases raise transmission questions Full Story Visit UPCPHP’s essential avian influenza (bird flu) information site. It’s updated regularly with the latest in avian influenza news, avian and human statistics, and links to experts around the world.		First Federal Preparedness Report Now Available Full Story Experts consider 4-strain flu vaccine to fight B viruses Full Story MRSA rising in kids' ear, nose, throat infections Full Story New CDC report highlights challenges in preparing for public health emergencies in era of declining funding Full Story Lessons Learned: Revisiting the Anthrax Attacks Full Story Upcoming Courses and Training Visit Courses and Training for more information. Public Health Advocacy Training 2/19 - Pittsburgh, PA Regional Pennsylvania Preparedness Leadership Institute - 2009 3/3-3/5 and 3/24-3/26 - Clarion, PA 4/28-4/30 and 5/12-5/14 - State College, PA 6/2-6/4 and 6/30-7/2 - Conshohocken, PA School Emergency Triage Training 3/20 - State College, PA CDC's Emerging Infectious Diseases (EID) Journal - January 2009 Full Story


	The University of Pittsburgh Center for Public Health Preparedness (UPCPHP) trains public health professionals, including professionals in related organizations, to respond to bioterrorism, infectious disease outbreaks, and other public health threats and emergencies. Housed in the Center for Public Health Practice at the Graduate School of Public Health, UPCPHP is a project of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention through cooperative agreement number U90/CCU324238.

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