(4 Feb 2016) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: AP CLIENTS ONLY
AP TELEVISION - AP CLIENTS ONLY
Atlanta - 3 February 2016
1. Centre for disease Control (CDC) sign at front gate
2. Exterior of CDC campus
3. Emergency Operations Centre signage at the entrance
4. Director of the Office of Public Preparedness and Response at the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Steve Redd
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr. Steve Redd, Director of the Office of Public Preparedness and Response at the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention:
"When we activate the operation centre for an emergency response we bring people, the scientific experts from throughout CDC together in one place. So for Zika we have people that are experts in vector-borne viral disease, in birth defects, and reproductive health all in one place so they can work on these different aspects of the problem."
6. The "Big Board" in the Emergency Operations Centre which visually tracks global public health responses
7. Tight on an explanation of a map's key to U.S. states with reported cases Zika virus
8. U.S. map with identified Zika virus cases
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr. Steve Redd, Director of the Office of Public Preparedness and Response at the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention:
"There's a huge amount of travel to countries that have mosquito-borne transmission from Zika virus which is the predominate way it's transmitted. So, the returning travelers, I think we should expect that as travelers return they'll be tested and there are going to be many states that have returning travelers that have the infection."
10. Pan left of an enlarged photo of the Zika virus and a mosquito
11. Map of much of South and Central America identified with the Zika Virus
12. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr. Steve Redd, Director of the Office of Public Preparedness and Response at the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention:
"There is a preliminary report, or there's information about this virus causing birth defects that have been seen in other parts of the world. There's more to be learned about that. For people traveling to that part of the world it's important to protect yourselves from mosquito bites. For pregnant women considering traveling to those parts of the world, probably consider not traveling to those parts of the world. Right now those are the main messages."
13. Global Disease Detection Operations Center sign
14. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr. Steve Redd, Director of the Office of Public Preparedness and Response at the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention:
"What is happening is new information is being brought in. There's a process of analysing that and developing recommendations based on that information which frequently can change because the information changes. So that, I think next door, that's the kind of thing that's taking place. Basically trying to come up with recommendations to deal with the situation."
15. Monitor sign in a closed meeting room of Zika response personnel
16. Emergency Operation Center personnel at their desks
17. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr. Steve Redd, Director of the Office of Public Preparedness and Response at the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention:
"There's been a lot of things about this virus and this transmission that have been new information. I think the angle of birth defects being caused by a mosquito-borne disease that's something that has been the predominate issue that's been dealt with."
18. A Emergency Operations Centre worker at computer
STORYLINE:
Dr Reed added the the centre was focused on tracking and monitoring of the Zika virus around the world.
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