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A couple notes, from an infectious disease epidemiologist: - The CDC Director is, in rare form for this administration, not someone devoted to dismantling the
by Fomite 7y ago
A couple notes, from an infectious disease epidemiologist:
- The CDC Director is, in rare form for this administration, not someone devoted to dismantling the agency he's in charge of. I work with the CDC fairly frequently, and they're in pretty good shape.
- This is our third novel coronavirus, and the 2nd out of China. There's been a lot of prep work for this.
- yingw787 7y agoThat's wonderful to hear!
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- dx034 7y agoBut wouldn't prevention require to screen all returning passengers from China and/or other Asian countries after Chinese New Year? I'm not sure how feasible that would be with the number of connecting flights with passengers from China arriving in the US each day. Or is it enough to isolate patients once they are ill enough to seek treatment?
- Fomite 7y agoGenerally speaking in the U.S., quick isolation and contact tracing once cases do arise works well enough when combined with good infection control at the point of treatment.