Bioemergency
In an emergency remember to stay calm. The Knox County Health Department is working closely with medical and emergency personnel across the state and nationwide to address the current public health emergency. The Knox County Health Department has partnered with the CDC’s Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) – a reserve supply of life-saving medicines and supplies – to ensure treatment is available for everyone who needs it. SNS assets are kept ready to use at a moments notice, and will be delivered to Knox County to treat the sick in the event of an incident.
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Pandemic Flu
Although the risk of contracting the avian flu in the U.S. is low, a rapid spreading of avian flu infections in poultry or wild birds in several countries poses a great public health threat globally and the risk of pandemic becomes increasingly real. Avian influenza is an infection caused by avian (bird) flu viruses. Although avian influenza viruses usually do not infect humans, more than 185 confirmed cases of human infection and 105 deaths have been reported worldwide since 2003.
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