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2018/07/23

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Infection Control News: July 16-20, 2018

FDA updates warnings for fluoroquinolone antibiotics on risks of mental health and low blood sugar adverse reactions. FDA News Release FDA approves first treatment for smallpox virus. News with video Bacterial ‘armour’ could provide a target for new antibiotic drugs. News “Crowdsourcing” friendly bacteria helps S.aureus cause infection. News Why men might recover from flu faster than women. News Study finds that patient with...

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FDA updates warnings for fluoroquinolone antibiotics on risks of mental health and low blood sugar adverse reactions. FDA News Release FDA approves first treatment for smallpox virus. News with video Bacterial ‘armour’ could provide a target for new antibiotic drugs. News “Crowdsourcing” friendly bacteria helps S.aureus cause infection. News Why men might recover from flu faster than women. News Study finds that patient with...

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2018/10/01

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Infection Control News: Sept 24-28, 2018

Toronto Public Health confirmed 27 human cases of West Nile virus this summer. News. In Winnipeg, clean needle distribution continue to raise, but efforts are still needs in order to dispose of them safely. In one location, they found more than 1300 dirty needles. News. A long-awaited inquiry has opened in the UK into how contaminated blood was used to...

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Toronto Public Health confirmed 27 human cases of West Nile virus this summer. News. In Winnipeg, clean needle distribution continue to raise, but efforts are still needs in order to dispose of them safely. In one location, they found more than 1300 dirty needles. News. A long-awaited inquiry has opened in the UK into how contaminated blood was used to...

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2018/07/30

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Infection Control News: July 23-27, 2018

[…] the “savior of mothers,” but the truth about Ignaz Semmelweis is more complicated than that. Article Global Survey of Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Air. Journal Fidaxomicin “better” option than vancomycin in many C. difficile cases. News. Acrylic nails harbor more bacteria than natural nails, but little is known about the new and popular gel nail. Acrylic & natural nails may be more...

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[…] the “savior of mothers,” but the truth about Ignaz Semmelweis is more complicated than that. Article Global Survey of Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Air. Journal Fidaxomicin “better” option than vancomycin in many C. difficile cases. News. Acrylic nails harbor more bacteria than natural nails, but little is known about the new and popular gel nail. Acrylic & natural nails may be more...

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2020/01/21

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One-Health-Perspective-on-Food-Security-Teleclass-Slides-Jan.23.20

[…] disease pathogens could devastate the world ’ s food supply. FAO. Dimensions of Need. An Atlas of Food and Agriculture. http://www.fao.org/docrep/U8480E/U8480E01.htm#Contents 14 Disease Threats to Crops Rice blast caused by fungus Magnaporthe oryzae https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/rice/rice-blast-disease http:// news.cornell.edu/stories/2008/04/gates-foundation-awards-268m-cu-fight-deadly-wheat-plague Wheat rust caused by fungus genus Puccinia , three different species. African cassava mosaic virus transmitted by whiteflies. Cassava brown streak virus transmitted likely by a whitefly species. Best strategy...

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2024/05/06

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2024-05-03 Slides_Sharing Knowledge About Hand Hygiene

[…] campaign poster•Print and post to highlight to colleagues why sharing knowledge about hand hygiene is still so important•For sharing on social media, please use #handhygieneso others active in the campaign can see your postershttps://www.who.int/campaigns/world-hand-hygiene-day/world-hand-hygiene-day-2024 Web, newsletter and email banners -available for all to useWHHD, 5 May 2024https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-hand-hygiene-day/world-hand-hygiene-day-2024 An online video backgroundWHHD, 5 May 2024 Short, teaser video -launched January 2024Hand...

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2021/12/06

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IPAC News for the week of November 29 – December 3, 2021

[…] in Coronavirus Vaccinations. Journal     SARS-CoV-2 testing and infection control strategies in European paediatric emergency departments during the first wave of the pandemic. Journal    Can Omicron outpace Delta COVID-19 variant? Scientists seek answers. News    Ontario’s top doctor says province can manage any potential outbreak of new COVID-19 variant. News   Vaccine: Merriam-Webster’s word of the year...

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[…] in Coronavirus Vaccinations. Journal     SARS-CoV-2 testing and infection control strategies in European paediatric emergency departments during the first wave of the pandemic. Journal    Can Omicron outpace Delta COVID-19 variant? Scientists seek answers. News    Ontario’s top doctor says province can manage any potential outbreak of new COVID-19 variant. News   Vaccine: Merriam-Webster’s word of the year...

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2021/06/28

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IPAC News for the week of June 21 to June 25, 2021

[…] dynamics of COVID-19 in English hospitals. Journal     Rapid Testing and Interventions to Control Legionella Proliferation following a Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak Associated with Cooling Towers. Journal    Canada lifting restrictions for fully vaccinated travellers starting July 5.  News   Scotiabank Arena becoming COVID-19 vaccine pop-up next weekend; 10,000 doses available. News   Canada hits COVID-19 vaccination target as push for 2nd doses ramps up. News      Iqaluit...

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[…] dynamics of COVID-19 in English hospitals. Journal     Rapid Testing and Interventions to Control Legionella Proliferation following a Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak Associated with Cooling Towers. Journal    Canada lifting restrictions for fully vaccinated travellers starting July 5.  News   Scotiabank Arena becoming COVID-19 vaccine pop-up next weekend; 10,000 doses available. News   Canada hits COVID-19 vaccination target as push for 2nd doses ramps up. News      Iqaluit...

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2019/03/25

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Infection Control News: March 18-22, 2019

Canadian experts say prolonged antibiotic treatment for Lyme disease ‘harmful’.  News Children’s noses ‘hold clues’ to serious lung infections. News Drug-resistant superbugs may have found a new foe in the Irish soil. News Nearly four in 10 US HIV infections from people unaware of infection. News Being in outer space can have some odd effects on the body, including triggering dormant...

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Canadian experts say prolonged antibiotic treatment for Lyme disease ‘harmful’.  News Children’s noses ‘hold clues’ to serious lung infections. News Drug-resistant superbugs may have found a new foe in the Irish soil. News Nearly four in 10 US HIV infections from people unaware of infection. News Being in outer space can have some odd effects on the body, including triggering dormant...

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2021/07/12

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IPAC News for the week of July 5 to July 9, 2021

Epidemiology of Mucormycosis in India. Journal    Epidemiology of and risk factors for mortality due to carbapenemase-producing organisms (CPO) in healthcare facilities. Journal    Healthcare workers ‘trickle in’ to Yukon to help tackle COVID-19 outbreak. News   Doug Ford says next steps in Ontario’s COVID-19 reopening plan to be announced within 3 weeks. News   Border restrictions for fully vaccinated Canadians begin to loosen....

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Epidemiology of Mucormycosis in India. Journal    Epidemiology of and risk factors for mortality due to carbapenemase-producing organisms (CPO) in healthcare facilities. Journal    Healthcare workers ‘trickle in’ to Yukon to help tackle COVID-19 outbreak. News   Doug Ford says next steps in Ontario’s COVID-19 reopening plan to be announced within 3 weeks. News   Border restrictions for fully vaccinated Canadians begin to loosen....

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2021/07/26

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IPAC News for the week of July 19 to July 23, 2021

[…] Type 4 at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, 2019. Journal    Predictors of hospital-acquired bacterial and fungal superinfections in COVID-19: a prospective observational study. Journal    US gymnast tests positive for Covid-19 days before Olympics. News   ‘Freedom Day’ kicks off in U.K. as country drops remaining COVID-19 restrictions. News   Indigenous community navigated COVID-19 while crossing borders. News   RSV outbreak:...

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[…] Type 4 at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, 2019. Journal    Predictors of hospital-acquired bacterial and fungal superinfections in COVID-19: a prospective observational study. Journal    US gymnast tests positive for Covid-19 days before Olympics. News   ‘Freedom Day’ kicks off in U.K. as country drops remaining COVID-19 restrictions. News   Indigenous community navigated COVID-19 while crossing borders. News   RSV outbreak:...

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2021/08/09

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IPAC News for the week of Aug 3 to Aug 6, 2021

[…] Transmission in Pakistan and Afghanistan and the Impacts of Different Outbreak Response Vaccine Options. Journal    Yellow Fever Outbreak in Eastern Senegal, 2020–2021. Journal    Muskoka overnight camp temporarily shut down due to COVID-19 outbreak. News   China orders mass testing in Wuhan as COVID-19 outbreak spreads. News   Health Canada investigating Hepatitis A outbreak in N.S. and Quebec, prompting...

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[…] Transmission in Pakistan and Afghanistan and the Impacts of Different Outbreak Response Vaccine Options. Journal    Yellow Fever Outbreak in Eastern Senegal, 2020–2021. Journal    Muskoka overnight camp temporarily shut down due to COVID-19 outbreak. News   China orders mass testing in Wuhan as COVID-19 outbreak spreads. News   Health Canada investigating Hepatitis A outbreak in N.S. and Quebec, prompting...

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2022/12/06

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IPAC News for the week of November 28 – December 2, 2022

[…] 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, <mark...

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[…] 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, <mark...

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2018/08/06

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Infection Control News: July 30-Aug 3, 2018

No timeline to reopen 6 Metro Vancouver beaches closed due to E. coli levels. News   Rare two-day protest over China vaccine scandal reveals public anger. News   B.C. health officials issue warning to parents after China recalls vaccines. News Child becomes first Manitoban infected with West Nile Virus in 2018. News. After Ottawa, it is now London’s turn to have a mosquito found...

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No timeline to reopen 6 Metro Vancouver beaches closed due to E. coli levels. News   Rare two-day protest over China vaccine scandal reveals public anger. News   B.C. health officials issue warning to parents after China recalls vaccines. News Child becomes first Manitoban infected with West Nile Virus in 2018. News. After Ottawa, it is now London’s turn to have a mosquito found...

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2018/09/14

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Infection Control News: Sept 10-14, 2018

Study finds influenza vaccine may be more effective in females than males.   News ONA wins second decision on “unreasonable and illogical” Vaccinate or Mask influenza policies. News Antidepressants may cause antibiotic resistance. News Wal-mart in Surrey, BC that closed over concerns of Legionnaires’ disease reopens. Fraser Health has confirmed seven cases of Legionnaires’ disease in Surrey, all clustered in the...

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Study finds influenza vaccine may be more effective in females than males.   News ONA wins second decision on “unreasonable and illogical” Vaccinate or Mask influenza policies. News Antidepressants may cause antibiotic resistance. News Wal-mart in Surrey, BC that closed over concerns of Legionnaires’ disease reopens. Fraser Health has confirmed seven cases of Legionnaires’ disease in Surrey, all clustered in the...

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2021/12/20

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IPAC News for the week of December 13 – 17, 2021

[…] Intervention (Germ Defence). Journal    Carbapenemase-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae Colonization and Infection in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients: A Single-Center, Retrospective Study. Journal    Ontario residents report problems booking COVID booster shots as eligibility for 50+ opens. News   Hawks-Flames postponed due to COVID outbreak with Calgary. News   Omicron poses ‘very high’ risk but data on severity limited. News   Poll suggests 40 per...

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[…] Intervention (Germ Defence). Journal    Carbapenemase-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae Colonization and Infection in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients: A Single-Center, Retrospective Study. Journal    Ontario residents report problems booking COVID booster shots as eligibility for 50+ opens. News   Hawks-Flames postponed due to COVID outbreak with Calgary. News   Omicron poses ‘very high’ risk but data on severity limited. News   Poll suggests 40 per...

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2018/10/15

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Infection Control News: Oct 9-12, 2018

[…] University analyzed the bacteria in the mouths of 226 2-year-olds and found that a child’s oral microbiota can be used as a tool to predict weight gain during the first two years of their life. News. From CBC.com: 5 new Ebola cases confirmed in eastern Congo. The current epidemic in Congo’s North Kivu and Ituri provinces has seen 140 confirmed...

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[…] University analyzed the bacteria in the mouths of 226 2-year-olds and found that a child’s oral microbiota can be used as a tool to predict weight gain during the first two years of their life. News. From CBC.com: 5 new Ebola cases confirmed in eastern Congo. The current epidemic in Congo’s North Kivu and Ituri provinces has seen 140 confirmed...

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2018/08/27

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Infection Control News: Aug 20-24, 2018

From Global news: Can you die from a dog lick? Veterinarian Dr. Ted Morris talks about a rare and potentially deadly bacterial infection that can come from a dog or cat lick. Video. Europe sees sharp rise in measles: 41,000 cases, 37 deaths. News Pregnancy planning for HIV-positive patients. For pregnant women, the chance of transmitting the HIV to the baby is nearly...

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From Global news: Can you die from a dog lick? Veterinarian Dr. Ted Morris talks about a rare and potentially deadly bacterial infection that can come from a dog or cat lick. Video. Europe sees sharp rise in measles: 41,000 cases, 37 deaths. News Pregnancy planning for HIV-positive patients. For pregnant women, the chance of transmitting the HIV to the baby is nearly...

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2018/11/05

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Infection Control News: Oct 29 – Nov 02, 2018

National shortage for hepatitis A, B, and for rabies vaccines. The shortage affects vaccines that people would purchase, so not the publicly-funded ones that we can get through health units or healthcare providers. News. Health Canada said there have been a total of 33 acute flaccid myelitis or AFM cases reported so far in 2018, including 18 confirmed cases and 15 that are still...

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National shortage for hepatitis A, B, and for rabies vaccines. The shortage affects vaccines that people would purchase, so not the publicly-funded ones that we can get through health units or healthcare providers. News. Health Canada said there have been a total of 33 acute flaccid myelitis or AFM cases reported so far in 2018, including 18 confirmed cases and 15 that are still...

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2019/03/04

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Infection Control News: February 25-March 1, 2019

Another two measles cases have been reported by Vancouver Coastal Health. News. How does herd immunity work? A Video from CBC. YouTube will no longer serve ads on channels that espouse anti-vaccination rhetoric. News. Bacterial pneumonia was implicated in 43% of all community-based, unexpected infectious disease deaths during a recent 2-yr study in Ont. The most common pathogen identified was S. aureus in...

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Another two measles cases have been reported by Vancouver Coastal Health. News. How does herd immunity work? A Video from CBC. YouTube will no longer serve ads on channels that espouse anti-vaccination rhetoric. News. Bacterial pneumonia was implicated in 43% of all community-based, unexpected infectious disease deaths during a recent 2-yr study in Ont. The most common pathogen identified was S. aureus in...

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2019/04/08

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Infection Control News: April 1-5, 2019

Unvaccinated: Pockets of Canada vulnerable to serious outbreaks of disease.  News. Some Kelowna properties have been put under a boil water advisory due to increased water turbidity in Mill Creek, B.C. News. A recall has been added to the CFIA’s Food Recall Report. Reason for Recall: Listeria. Product: Oreinos Mylopotamos brand Cretan Dry Mizythra. Recalling Firm: MFG Distribution Inc. Distribution: Ontario, Quebec. CFIA Listing. A recall...

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Unvaccinated: Pockets of Canada vulnerable to serious outbreaks of disease.  News. Some Kelowna properties have been put under a boil water advisory due to increased water turbidity in Mill Creek, B.C. News. A recall has been added to the CFIA’s Food Recall Report. Reason for Recall: Listeria. Product: Oreinos Mylopotamos brand Cretan Dry Mizythra. Recalling Firm: MFG Distribution Inc. Distribution: Ontario, Quebec. CFIA Listing. A recall...

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