IPAC News for the week of November 7 – November 11, 2022
Off-season RSV epidemics in Australia after easing of COVID-19 restrictions. Journal
Current approaches for preventing environment-associated contamination in healthcare facilities: a systematic literature review by open access database. Journal
‘Get vaccinated’: As flu cases cross seasonal threshold in Canada, experts urge caution. News
Monkeypox ‘almost eradicated’ in Montreal, once epicentre of virus outbreak in Canada #Monkeypox. News
Ebola lockdowns are extended for another three weeks in Uganda as killer virus keeps spreading. News
Fewer than 7% of Canadian kids 5 and younger have gotten a COVID-19 vaccine. News
With outbreaks on the rise in Alberta schools, some parents want health measures back. News
Majority of Canadians support return of face masks in indoor public spaces if deemed necessary: survey. News
University of Waterloo brings back masking requirement. News
Misinformation hampers Uganda’s battle against new outbreak of Ebola. News
Haiti’s cholera death toll rises to 136 as outbreak gets ‘worse and worse every day’. News
Raccoon distemper outbreak declared in Toronto as calls for service spike. News
Canada is seeing an early rise in flu cases. Is a ‘tidal wave’ of infection coming? News
Repeat COVID is riskier than first infection, study finds. News
Respiratory illness surge revives debate over masking indoors. News