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Dupont Response to H1N1 Influenza Virus.
May 1, 2009
To: Infection Control and Safety Officers for Emergency Response, Facilities, Institutions and Businesses
From: DuPont Human Health Solutions and DuPont Personal Protection
The recent influenza outbreak is an important reminder of the need for proper disease prevention and control measures. Comprehensive hygiene, disinfection and contamination control programs can help prevent the spread of disease-causing viruses.
This is the time to take action, both to help prevent viral spread now and to review your biosecurity program to help reduce this type of pandemic in the future. We encourage you to:
Check your procedures to make sure that you have adequate measures in place to keep your workers from coming in contact with viruses, reduce the likelihood they will enter your facilities, and control human to human transmission in the workplace.
Help protect your workers by making sure they have the right personal protective gear and policies in place to protect them from contact with viruses. It is important to make sure that these procedures keep them from taking the virus home as well.
Keep good records of the people and products coming in contact with your facilities or workers, and update surveillance and tracking systems as needed.
Diligently track the information from resources such as government agencies and trade organizations to understand how the viruses is spreading and developing. These agencies can also provide excellent tips for you to reduce the spread of these viruses.
At DuPont, we share your concerns regarding influenza and other communicable diseases. We are increasing availability of DuPont products used for biosecurity, such as Tyvek® and Tychem® protective clothing and RelyOn® hand wipes, antiseptic spray and multi-purpose disinfectant.* We are also putting pandemic plans in action and working closely with government agencies around the world.
For additional information about biosecurity, disease preparedness or DuPont products, please visit diseasepreparedness.dupont.com
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* RelyOn® has not been tested against all strains of flu, including the influenza A (H1N1) virus. Check with your representative about registrations in your country. Tyvek® and Tychem® have not been tested as a barrier specifically against flu viruses.
HandClens Response To H1N1
DATE: April 27, 2009
TO: OUR VALUED CUSTOMERS
FROM:WOODWARD LABS/ ALCOHOL FREE HANDCLENS
RE: Recent Swine Flu News
With the WHO (World Health Organization) announcement that they are raising the pandemic alert to level 4 (confirmed person to person transmission of illness), Woodward Labs wants you to know we are prepared for the possible Swine flu epidemic with an ample supply of our HandClens® Instant Hand Sanitizers to meet the needs of the public and your customers. The Swine Flu has now been confirmed on 2 continents and has infected over 2,000 people.
According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), the best way to prevent the spread of flu and colds is to wash hands frequently. If soap and water are not available, Hand Sanitizers are the next best prevention. HandClens Instant Hand Sanitizers kill all 3 types of germs: viruses, bacteria and fungi, including Influenza Type A. We will continue to keep you updated and informed.
Anabec Products Meet The CDC's H1N1 Infection Control Standards
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) states "clean and disinfect surfaces and equipment". Anabec's Advanced Cleaning Solution followed with our EPA registered Anasphere is the superior solution. A 3 oz pack of Anasphere creates a ready to use 5 gallon pail. At 1000 square feet per gallon coverage your cost to apply is less than a half a penny per square foot (.001)
Anabec Anasphere and Anabec Advanced Cleaning Solution meets the recommendations made by the United States Centers for Disease Control (CDC) for infection control and care of patients with confirmed or suspected Swine Influenza "A" (H1N1) virus in both home and health care settings. Guidelines published by the CDC on April 24, 2009 for infection control of Swine Influenza A (H1N1) state "disinfection strategies used during influenza seasons can be applied to the environmental management of swine influenza."
In addition to meeting the CDC guidelines for Swine Influenza, Anasphere is EPA registered to kill the following viruses:
Avian influenza/Turkey/Wisconsin
Canine Distemper
Herpes Simplex Type1
Herpes Simplex Type 2
Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis virus (IBR)
Influenza A2/Hong Kong
Influenza A2/J305
Newcastle disease virus
Porcine Respiratory & Reproductive Virus
Porcine Rotavirus
Pseudorabies virus
Transmissible Gastroenteritis (TGE)
Vaccinia Virus
Burkholderia cepacia
Campylobacter jejuni
Corynebacterium ammoniagenes
Escherichia coli 0157:H7
Enterococcus faecium (Vancomycin Resistant) VRE
Enterococcus faecium (Ciprofloxacin Resistant)
Salmonella choleraesuis
Enterococcus faecium (Penicillin-G Resistant)
Salmonella typhi
Klebsiella pneumoniae
Listeria monocytogenes Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Shigella sonnei
Staphylococcus aureus
Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
Hand Hygiene as Flu Protective Measure
05/01/2009
As H1N1 influenza A (swine flu) spreads, keeping hands clean is one of the most important ways to prevent infection and illness. "Frequent handwashing is probably the single most effective and simplest intervention you can do to protect yourself and your family," according to Dr. Judy Daly, spokesperson for the American Society for Microbiology.
"Influenza A viruses, of which swine flu is one, are fragile viruses that can be easily destroyed through proper hygiene, including use of soap and water and alcohol-based hand sanitizers," says Daly, director of the Clinical Microbiology Laboratories, Primary Children's Medical Center, Salt Lake City.
Washing hands with soap and clean water for 20 seconds is a sensible strategy for hand hygiene in non-healthcare settings and is recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other experts. If soap and clean water are not available, an alcohol-based hand sanitizer is recommended.
Research* has shown that flu viruses can survive up to 48 hours on hard, nonporous surfaces and up to 12 hours on cloth, paper, and tissues. Measurable quantities of influenza A viruses can be transferred from stainless steel surfaces to hands for up to 24 hours and from tissues to hands for up to 15 minutes. Virus can survive on hands for up to 5 minutes after transfer from environmental surfaces.
"Flu viruses most frequently enter the body when contaminated hands touch mucous membranes of the nose, eyes, and mouth. Frequent hand hygiene certainly makes this transfer less likely," says Daly.
The American Society for Microbiology has downloadable educational hand hygiene materials, including posters and brochures for children and adults, available at www.washup.org. The site also contains information on ordering printed materials.
*Bean, B. et al. Survival of influenza viruses on environmental surfaces. J Infect Disese. 1982 Jul;146(1):47-51..
Numbers Rise Regarding Swine Flu Outbreak: Good Hand Hygiene One of the Best Preventatives Against Spread of Germs
In response to the rise in the number of confirmed cases of swine influenza A(H1N1) reported in the United States, Mexico and around the world, the Department of Health and Human Services declared a public health emergency in the United States.
Earlier, the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Dr. Margaret Chan had determined that current events constituted a public health emergency of international concern.
Major health organizations, such as the WHO, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Public Health Agency of Canada agree that handwashing and hand sanitizing with an alcohol-based hand rub are especially critical to minimize the spread of germs during times of illness outbreak. The CDC recommends:
Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze.
Throw the tissue in the trash after you use it.
Wash your hands often with soap and water, especially after you cough or sneeze.
Alcohol-based hand cleaners are also effective.
Try to avoid close contact with sick people.
If you get sick, CDC recommends that you stay home from work or school and limit contact with others to keep from infecting them.
Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth. Germs spread that way.
Bio Shield Technologies offers comprehensive programs to help you meet the CDC recommendations, including effective hand sanitizers and cleaners to help facilities reduce the spread of germs. For more information on Swine Influenza, log on to the CDC website at www.cdc.gov
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