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2018 News Archives
SWAZILAND IS NOW NAMED ESWATINI
December 2018
In April of 2018, King Mswati III of Swaziland announced that Swaziland would renamed Eswatini. In the last quarter of 2018, the online version of the CDC"s Yellow Book was revised to reflect the new name of Eswatini. The specific date of this change is unknown.
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The Donor Screening GEO Guide will be updated to reflect the new name Eswatini. References to the previous name of Swaziland will be retained to ensure that malaria-endemic risk is identified for users that refer to the country by either its current or previous name.
DONOR SCREENING GEO GUIDE UPDATE ISSUED: UPDATES TO COSTA RICA, INDONESIA, IRAN, SOUTH KOREA, & VIETNAM
July 6, 2018
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The update to reverse the Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica to non-malaria-endemic status according to the CDC's rescinded recommendations (see below) has been combined with updates to existing malaria maps that detail areas where malaria-endemic areas are based or urban/rural distinctions and/or resort areas.
This update includes:
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Deletion of the malaria map of Costa Rica
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Updated malaria maps of Indonesia, Bali Indonesia, Java Indonesia, Nusa Tenggara Indonesia, Iran, South Korea, Incheon, Kangwon-do & Kyonggi-do South Korea, Vietnam, Mekong Delta Vietnam, & Red River Delta Vietnam
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New detail malaria map of Jakarta & the Thousand Islands Indonesia
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Updated malaria reference lists (all four lists have been revised)
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Updated malaria section Table of Contents
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Updated malaria Technical Notes and malaria map overlays for Indonesia, Iran, South Korea, & Vietnam(Reference Edition only)
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Revised Donor Screening GEO Matrix
CDC RESCINDS MALARIA PROPHYLAXIS RECOMMENDATIONS
FOR TRAVEL TO THE OSA PENINSULA IN COSTA RICA
June 20, 2018
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The CDC has rescinded their malaria recommendations for the Osa Peninsula in Costa Rica. Here is a link to more information on the CDC’s website:
Rescind: Malaria in U.S. Traveler to Costa Rica.
This information has been updated in the online version of the CDC’s 2018 Yellow Book. An update to the Donor Screening GEO Guide will be issued in the next few weeks to reflect this change.
DONOR SCREENING GEO GUIDE UPDATE ISSUED:
MALARIA CHANGES TO OSA PENINSULA, COSTA RICA
May 22, 2018
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Our newest update was published on May 18th and has been distributed to all current subscription clients. Update quotes are now available for all remaining non-subscription clients.
This update includes:
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Revised and reinstituted malaria map of Costa Rica with inset detail of the Osa Peninsula
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Updated malaria reference lists (all four lists have been revised)
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Updated malaria section Table of Contents
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Updated malaria Technical Notes (Reference Edition only)
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Revised Donor Screening GEO Matrix
CDC ISSUES NEW MALARIA PROPHYLAXIS RECOMMENDATIONS
FOR TRAVEL TO THE OSA PENINSULA IN COSTA RICA
May 14, 2018
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The CDC has issued information on a recent case of malaria in a traveler to the Osa Peninsula in Puntarenas Province of Costa Rica. The CDC is now recommending anti-malaria chemoprophylaxis for travelers to the Osa Peninsula. The CDC has not yet updated the online Yellow Book to reflect this change.
CDC: Malaria in U.S. Traveler to Costa Rica
Costa Rica has had rare cases and intermittent outbreaks of malaria since 2010 and has been designated as non-malaria-endemic (according to the definition in the FDA Malaria Guidance) in 2013 based on the CDC’s recommendations for mosquito avoidance instead of anti-malaria chemoprophylaxis.
Once the online version of the 2018 Yellow Book is updated to reflect this revised information, an update to the Donor Screening GEO Guide will be issued for Costa Rica.
DONOR SCREENING GEO GUIDE UPDATE ISSUED
April 19, 2018
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Our newest update was published on April 9th and has been distributed to all current subscription clients. Update quotes are now available for all remaining non-subscription clients.
This update includes:
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Revised malaria map of South Africa
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Updated malaria Technical Notes and overlay for the malaria map of South Africa (Reference Edition only)
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Revised Donor Screening GEO Matrix with updated information on current Zika transmission areas
CDC UPDATES MALARIA PREVENTION RECOMMENDATIONS FOR
TRAVEL TO SOUTH AFRICA
March 29, 2018
On March 29, 2018, the CDC issued updated malaria prevention recommendations for South Africa. The CDC's updated information involves recent occurrences of malaria cases in travelers to the Waterberg region of Limpopo Province in South Africa.
This area is located outside current malaria-endemic areas in South Africa. The CDC is recommending anti-malaria chemoprophylaxis for travelers to the Waterberg region of Limpopo Province at this time. The CDC has not yet updated the online Yellow Book to reflect this change.
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Once the online version of the 2018 Yellow Book is updated to reflect this revised information, an update to the Donor Screening GEO Guide will be issued for South Africa.
2018 UPDATE SUBSCRIPTION PRICING RELEASED
February 9, 2018
Update pricing for the 2018 subscription year has been determined.
Hard Copy Update Subscriptions (per book):
Screening Editions (all versions): $170.00
Reference Editions (all versions): $210.00
This pricing applies to the 12 month period from April 1, 2018 through March 31, 2019.
Update projections for 2018 included consideration of the following factors:
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Analysis of 2017 WHO report identified a possible changes in malaria-endemic areas in 24 countries (with an estimated 10 overlays impacted).
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Expectation of significant malaria information updates to the CDC’s online version of the CDC Yellow Book, comparable to those that occurred in the fall of 2016.
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Anticipation of final revised FDA blood guidance on vCJD, based on the draft amendment published in December 2017: Amendment to “Revised Preventive Measures to Reduce the Possible Risk of Transmission of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease and Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease by Blood and Blood Products: Guidance for Industry", that includes revised geographic screening recommendations for vCJD.
Update subscription pricing for electronic version clients will be provided individually based on each client’s reported 2017 annual collections.
DONOR SCREENING GEO GUIDE UPDATE ISSUED
February 5, 2018
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Our newest update has been completed and is currently shipping to our subscription clients. Order forms will be distributed this week to all current non-subscription clients.
Final hard copy pricing for this update is:
Screening Editions: $75
Reference Editions: $80
Digital version pricing (dependent on program size) has been provided individually.
This update includes:
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Revised malaria map of Brazil
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Re-instituted, revised malaria map of Burma (Myanmar)
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Updated malaria reference lists
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Updated malaria Technical Notes and overlay for the malaria map of Brazil (Reference Edition only)
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Addition of Palestine as a recognized entity for travel and residence screening
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Revised donor Screening GEO Matrix with updated information on current Zika transmission areas
CDC ISSUES REVISED MALARIA INFORMATION FOR BRAZIL
AND BURMA (MYANMAR)
January 31, 2018
On January 31, 2018 the CDC issued a notification regarding updated malaria information for Brazil.
The CDC's revised malaria information for Brazil involves an outbreak of locally transmitted malaria in the town of Wenceslau Guimarães in Bahia State. The CDC is recommending malaria chemoprophylaxis for travelers to the town of Wenceslau Guimarães at this time. The the town of Wenceslau Guimarães now meets the definition of a malaria-endemic area as defined in the FDA's blood guidance on malaria (revised 8/2014). This updated information has been referenced in the online version of the CDC's 2018 Yellow Book.
The CDC's updated malaria information for Burma (Myanmar) involves a revision to the recommended malaria chemoprophylaxis for Burma in the online version of the 2018 Yellow Book. The CDC's is now recommending mosquito avoidance instead of malaria chemoprophylaxis for locations above 1,000 m.