IPAC News for the week of September 25 – 29, 2023

Singapore’s Dengue Outbreak Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic: Challenges, Responses, and Lessons. Journal
Candida Auris: A Team-Based Approach to Taming the Wild Yeast. Journal
Decline in annual food safety inspections scrutinized after Calgary E. coli outbreak. News
267 in hospital with COVID-19 as BCCDC returns to biweekly data updates. News
Dengue outbreak declared in Jamaica. News

Get your flu and COVID shots at the same time, health experts urge. News
Vaccination during pregnancy safe, effective and recommended, CMAJ says. News
‘COVID was never gone’: As cases rise in B.C., so do worries about normalizing the coronavirus. News
More sick students confirmed in E. coli outbreak at Illinois high school. News

Measles and rubella vaccine arrives in Kyrgyzstan to help stop measles outbreak. News
Meatloaf likely source of Calgary daycare E. coli outbreak as shared kitchen charged. News
Health Canada approves updated Pfizer vaccine for COVID-19. News
Bangladesh: Nearly 1,000 people die of dengue in severe outbreak. News