IPAC News for the week of December 12 – 16, 2022
Out-of-Season Influenza during a COVID-19 Void in the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Temperature Matters. Journal Outbreak of seafood-related food poisoning from undetectable Vibrio parahaemolyticus-like pathogen, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand, December 2020. Journal Flu surge has B.C. kids' hospital double-bunking patients. News Macau to allow home isolation for COVID-19 infections. News McMaster Children's Hospital opens flu, COVID-19 and cold clinic. News CHEO flu admissions still soaring after near-record month. News Quebec to offer free antiviral...
IPAC News for the week of December 5 – 9, 2022
Patients exposed to vancomycin-resistant enterococci during in-hospital outbreaks in a low endemic setting: a proposal for risk-based screening. Journal Development of a Model for the Spread of Nosocomial Infection Outbreaks Using COVID-19 Data. Journal CHEO calls in Red Cross as it deals with surge in respiratory patients. News Pfizer/BioNTech seek FDA authorization of updated Covid-19 vaccine for children under 5. News B.C. continues to grapple with rising cases of respiratory illness among children. News Strep A outbreak: Everything we know...
IPAC News for the week of November 28 – December 2, 2022
Outbreak of sexually transmitted, extensively drug-resistant Shigella sonnei in the UK, 2021–22: a descriptive epidemiological study. Journal Effect of COVID-19 Pandemic on Influenza Vaccination Intention: A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review. Journal Low flu shot rates among Alberta kids and seniors a worry as influenza rages on. News China’s Covid crisis demands terrible choices. The world will suffer if this goes wrong. News The Future of Monkeypox - As case numbers fall, the outbreak could become entrenched. News Canadians should ensure...
IPAC News for the week of November 14 – November 18, 2022
Examining the relationships between trust in providers and information, mistrust, and COVID-19 vaccine concerns, necessity, and intentions. Journal Examining the role of person-to-person transmission during a verocytotoxigenic Escherichia coli outbreak in Ontario, Canada. Journal Moderna says new booster increases protection against omicron subvariants. News Chronically ill man's obituary calls on people to mask up, get COVID shots. News Uganda confirms Ebola case in country's east as outbreak expands. News More than 100 'inner-city' Edmontonians hospitalized with shigella infection as outbreak...