Agree with Mark as we often see with incoming house staff who they have spent the summer in Africa doing all sorts of interesting medical work, for example. This in addition to our researchers who go to these countries for >1 month as I mentioned before.
T. Warner Hudson, MD FACOEM, FAAFP
Medical Director, Occupational and Employee Health
UCLA Health System and Campus
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From: MCOH-EH [mailto:mcoh-eh-bounces@mylist.net]
On Behalf Of Upfal, Mark
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Subject: Re: [MCOH-EH] Polio
Consider an incoming resident who was living in Syria, and is just now coming to the US for training. Or anyone who recently spent more than 4 weeks in one of the affected countries (Afghanistan, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Iraq, Israel, Somalia, Nigeria, Cameroon, Pakistan, and Syria). Per CDC, they should be boosted with IPV 4-52 weeks before leaving the departure country. However, that may or may not happen, so perhaps we should be screening?
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Mark, if they are working in the US is there any increased risk from being a HCW? Or are you thinking they might be traveling back and forth to their home country?
Melanie Swift, MD
Director, Vanderbilt Occupational Health Clinic
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On Behalf Of Upfal, Mark
Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2014 10:38 AM
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Subject: [MCOH-EH] Polio
Any thoughts about screening HCWs who are arriving from endemic countries (e.g. starting residents, new faculty, other immigrants) for proof of polio immunization?
Mark Upfal, MD, MPH
Corp Medical Director, DMC Occupational Health Services
4201 Saint Antoine, UHC 4G-3
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