Learning from Past Infectious Outbreaks
Author: Margaret Moreland, JD, MSLS.
Source: Volume 21, Number 04, May/June 2020 , pp.61-62(2)
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Abstract:
In 2011, cases of acute respiratory illness were reported at two correctional facilities on the same day. A report published the following year in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, “Influenza Outbreaks at Two Correctional Facilities—Maine, March 2011” examined the outbreak and response. Although this report was written some years ago, the description of how these influenza outbreaks were handled might shed some light on what is occurring presently. Correctional Health Care Report’s coverage of Covid-19 is being made available at no charge. This article can be accessed free at https://www.civicresearchinstitute.com/pdfs/CHC-2104-08-Outbreaks.pdfKeywords: Maine’s Department of Corrections (DOC); Maine CDC; Correctional Facilities Pandemic Influenza Planning Checklist
Affiliations:
1: Pace University Law School.