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MMWR News Synopsis for May 16, 2013

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) sent this bulletin at 05/16/2013 04:02 PM EDT

MMWR – Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

MMWR News Synopsis for May 16, 2013

1. Spinal and Paraspinal Infections Associated with Contaminated Methylprednisolone Acetate Injections — Michigan, 2012–2013
Paraspinal and spinal infections represent a second distinct cohort of infections in Michigan after meningitis in patients who received contaminated methylprednisolone acetate injections for pain syndromes. As of March 25, 2013, Michigan had reported 165 (54%) of the total 306 spinal or paraspinal infections nationally.

2. Assessment of Risk for Exposure to Bats in Sleeping Quarters Before and During Remediation — Kentucky, 2012
Bats are a natural reservoir for rabies transmission, and rabid bats have been found in all 48 contiguous states. Each year, CDC and state health departments receive reports about mass human exposure to bats in summer camps, volunteer trips, or other settings of human congregation in areas with large bat populations.

3. Microbiologic Contamination of Filter Concentrates from Public Pools as Evidence of the Need for Improved Swimmer Hygiene — Atlanta, Georgia, 2012
A study of public pools found that feces are frequently introduced into pool water by swimmers. Water samples from pool filters were tested for Escherichia coli, a fecal indicator, which was detected in 93 (58 percent) of 161 samples.