IPAC News for the week of March 27 – 31, 2023
Candida auris as an Emergent Public Health Problem: A Current Update on European Outbreaks and Cases. Journal High activity levels of avian influenza upwards 2018–2022: A global epidemiological overview of fowl and human infections. Journal Self-referral appointments for PCR testing ending April 1 in New Brunswick. News New downtown exhibit compares Winnipeg’s COVID-19 response to the Spanish Flu. News Brit dies in listeria outbreak linked to contaminated cheese as health...
IPAC News for the week of March 20 – 24, 2023
Molecular Epidemiology of Global Carbapenemase-Producing Citrobacter spp. (2015–2017). Journal A national implementation project to prevent healthcare-associated infections in intensive care units: a collaborative initiative using the Breakthrough Series model. Journal WHO advisers urge China to release all COVID-related data after new research. News Burundi officials detect polio outbreak linked to vaccine. News Bird flu vaccine could soon be on standby in case of future outbreak: experts. News B.C. pharmacist suspended...
IPAC News for the week of March 13 – 17, 2023
Alarming situation of emerging H5 and H7 avian influenza and effective control strategies. Journal Candida auris Discovery through Community Wastewater Surveillance during Healthcare Outbreak, Nevada, USA, 2022. Journal 3 years into COVID-19, life is 'back to normal' for some, forever changed for others. News Twice-weekly local testing for COVID variants to end, scientist says. News Israel reports more polio cases. News Canadian cardiologists debunk Florida COVID-19 vaccine claims. News China...
IPAC News for the week of March 6 – 10, 2023
Epidemiology of Healthcare-Associated Infections and Adherence to the HAI Prevention Strategies. Journal Estimated Testing, Tracing, and Vaccination Targets for Containment of the US Mpox Outbreak. Journal Ontario study finds 'circular hockey hub' vaccine clinic most efficient model. News Novak Djokovic withdraws from Indian Wells ahead of draw after losing COVID-19 vaccine waiver. News Health officials issue alert after dengue fever outbreak in Ibiza. News Previous COVID infection linked to lower...
IPAC News for the week of February 27 – March 3, 2023
Characteristics associated with influenza vaccination uptake in pregnancy: a retrospective cohort study. Journal Education and training for infection prevention and control provided by long-term care homes to family caregivers: a scoping review protocol. Journal Measles outbreak that sickened 85 children declared over in Ohio. News New assessment on the origins of Covid-19 adds to the confusion. News Want to know how COVID-19 subvariants are behaving in Alberta? Now it's a...
IPAC News for the week of February 21 – 24, 2023
Increase of invasive pneumococcal disease in children temporally associated with RSV outbreak in Quebec: a time-series analysis. Journal Merck's COVID pill fails to prevent infection among household members. News COVID-19 linked to rise in heart attacks and other cardiovascular problems. News Blackhawks' Jonathan Toews Taking Break from Hockey to Deal with Continued Long COVID Symptoms. News Vaccines help battle cholera outbreak in Malawi. News FDA expands warning over contaminated eye...
IPAC News for the week of February 6 – 10, 2023
Rapid emergence of extensively drug-resistant Shigella sonnei in France. Journal Understanding the Barriers and Attitudes toward Influenza Vaccine Uptake in the Adult General Population: A Rapid Review. Journal Masking alone wouldn't have eased respiratory virus surge in the fall: PHO document. News Measles outbreak in central Ohio ends after 85 cases, all among children who weren’t fully vaccinated. News White-tailed deer harbouring COVID-19 variants thought to be nearly extinct in humans: study. News COVID-19 denier...