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2023/11/27

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IPAC News for the week of November 20 – 24, 2023

[…] and recommendations for the implementation of genomics for antimicrobial resistance surveillance: reports from an international expert group. Journal   Flu, COVID-19 numbers in kids rising, likely to ‘get worse before they get better’: Winnipeg doctor. News   B.C. avian flu cases rise rapidly in unprecedented, deadly outbreak. News   Almost 70 freshcut fruit products, including cantaloupe, recalled in connection...

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[…] and recommendations for the implementation of genomics for antimicrobial resistance surveillance: reports from an international expert group. Journal   Flu, COVID-19 numbers in kids rising, likely to ‘get worse before they get better’: Winnipeg doctor. News   B.C. avian flu cases rise rapidly in unprecedented, deadly outbreak. News   Almost 70 freshcut fruit products, including cantaloupe, recalled in connection...

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2021/05/21

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2021-05-27 Slides_Emerging Pathogens

[…] the resistance is newly emerging*, Nipah and Hendra viruses, Tick-borne hemorrhagic fever viruses , Tickborne encephalitis flaviviruses (e.g. Powassan /Deer Tick virus), Tb, influenza, rabies 58 Do we know what’s coming next ? https:// www.bbc.com/ news/health-53218704 ALWAYS a concern! 59 Do we know what’s coming next ? https ://www.independent.co.uk/topic/african-swine-fever 60 Globalization of infectious diseases Source: https://publichealthwatch.wordpress.com/2014/11/24/study-global-outbreaks-emerging-infectious-diseases-on-the-rise / 61 Globalization &...

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2017/12/01

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PICNET Discussion Paper Foot Care Equipment Reprocessing 2016

[…] , or a combination of both. The Canadian Standards Association 2013 document Medical Device Reprocessing – General Requirements , Z314.0 -13 states that all foot care equipment shall be sterilized. In this document , the word "shall" is used to express a requirement, i.e., a provi sion that the user is obliged to satisfy in order to comply with the standard. <mark...

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2021/04/12

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IPAC News for the week of April 6 to April 9, 2021

MRSA improvement within a highly endemic hospital in Malta: infection control measures or clonal change? Journal    Canucks’ ‘scary’ COVID-19 outbreak sends chill through North Division. News   Bring COVID-19 vaccines to essential businesses, owner says after outbreak. News   Are youth sports an engine of B.1.1.7 outbreaks? News      SickKids opens ICU beds to adults with COVID-19 to help strained health-care system. News...

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MRSA improvement within a highly endemic hospital in Malta: infection control measures or clonal change? Journal    Canucks’ ‘scary’ COVID-19 outbreak sends chill through North Division. News   Bring COVID-19 vaccines to essential businesses, owner says after outbreak. News   Are youth sports an engine of B.1.1.7 outbreaks? News      SickKids opens ICU beds to adults with COVID-19 to help strained health-care system. News...

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2023/10/03

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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...

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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...

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2018/06/29

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Infection Control News: June 25-29, 2018

A new tool called FluVision allows researchers to witness influenza infection in a living animal in action, helping them better understand what happens when a virus infects the lungs and the body responds. News First mosquitoes carrying West Nile arrive in Winnipeg. News. Large C. auris outbreak in UK ICU linked to thermometers. News. NIH-Sponsored Trial of Universal <mark...

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A new tool called FluVision allows researchers to witness influenza infection in a living animal in action, helping them better understand what happens when a virus infects the lungs and the body responds. News First mosquitoes carrying West Nile arrive in Winnipeg. News. Large C. auris outbreak in UK ICU linked to thermometers. News. NIH-Sponsored Trial of Universal <mark...

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2019/01/14

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Infection Control News: January 7-11, 2019

Accelerating the elimination of viral hepatitis. The Lancet This First Nation produces clean water. So why are so many residents afraid to drink it? News    Scientists develop universal Ebola treatment effective in single dose. News   New virus similar to Ebola found in China. News   Marburg virus, a cousin to Ebola, has been found in bats in West Africa. News  ...

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Accelerating the elimination of viral hepatitis. The Lancet This First Nation produces clean water. So why are so many residents afraid to drink it? News    Scientists develop universal Ebola treatment effective in single dose. News   New virus similar to Ebola found in China. News   Marburg virus, a cousin to Ebola, has been found in bats in West Africa. News  ...

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2022/07/04

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IPAC News for the week of June 27 – 30, 2022

[…] fungal pathogen Candida auris. Journal    Development of a Model for the Spread of Nosocomial Infection Outbreaks Using COVID-19 Data. Journal    Canada outperformed most G10 countries during first two years of pandemic response: study. News   Flu vaccination ‘can reduce risk of Alzheimer’s disease’. News   Vietnam dengue outbreak tally rises to 77,000. News     Wimbledon reviews Covid-19 protocols after Berrettini is...

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[…] fungal pathogen Candida auris. Journal    Development of a Model for the Spread of Nosocomial Infection Outbreaks Using COVID-19 Data. Journal    Canada outperformed most G10 countries during first two years of pandemic response: study. News   Flu vaccination ‘can reduce risk of Alzheimer’s disease’. News   Vietnam dengue outbreak tally rises to 77,000. News     Wimbledon reviews Covid-19 protocols after Berrettini is...

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2022/08/02

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IPAC News for the week of July 18 – 22, 2022

[…] Disease Burden Related to Social Vulnerability and Comorbidities: Challenges to Tuberculosis Control. Journal    WHO Director-General’s statement at the press conference following IHR Emergency Committee regarding the multi-country outbreak of monkeypox – 23 July 2022. News    Likely cause of mystery child hepatitis outbreak found. News   Health-care workers with COVID-19 brought in to support ‘miserable’ summer, says Health P.E.I. CEO. News...

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[…] Disease Burden Related to Social Vulnerability and Comorbidities: Challenges to Tuberculosis Control. Journal    WHO Director-General’s statement at the press conference following IHR Emergency Committee regarding the multi-country outbreak of monkeypox – 23 July 2022. News    Likely cause of mystery child hepatitis outbreak found. News   Health-care workers with COVID-19 brought in to support ‘miserable’ summer, says Health P.E.I. CEO. News...

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2023/10/30

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IPAC News for the week of October 23 – 27, 2023

[…] of interventions to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) in adult inpatients. Journal   Knowledge, Practices, and Nasal Carriage Rate of MRSA Amongst Dental Professionals. Journal   Avian flu detected on poultry farm in Chilliwack. News   E. coli in milk behind large outbreak in Japan. News   Zimbabwe struggles to contain spread of cholera outbreak. News  ...

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[…] of interventions to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) in adult inpatients. Journal   Knowledge, Practices, and Nasal Carriage Rate of MRSA Amongst Dental Professionals. Journal   Avian flu detected on poultry farm in Chilliwack. News   E. coli in milk behind large outbreak in Japan. News   Zimbabwe struggles to contain spread of cholera outbreak. News  ...

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2024/01/29

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IPAC News for the week of January 22 – 26, 2024

[…] birth cohort study. Journal   Efficacy of octenidine- and chlorhexidine-based wash-mitts against Candida albicans and Candida auris – a comparative study. Journal   Sask. Health Authority warns of measles risk after case confirmed in Saskatoon. News   Montreal university study describes COVID-19 sanitary measures as ‘generally effective’. News   Rise in measles cases prompts vaccination campaign in England. News   No cervical...

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[…] birth cohort study. Journal   Efficacy of octenidine- and chlorhexidine-based wash-mitts against Candida albicans and Candida auris – a comparative study. Journal   Sask. Health Authority warns of measles risk after case confirmed in Saskatoon. News   Montreal university study describes COVID-19 sanitary measures as ‘generally effective’. News   Rise in measles cases prompts vaccination campaign in England. News   No cervical...

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2022/02/28

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IPAC News for the week of February 22 – 25, 2022

[…] The urgent need to refocus on hardwiring prevention efforts. Journal    Carbapenemase-producing Eenterobacterales from hospital environment and their relation to those from patient specimens. Journal    Queen cancels online meetings as mild COVID-19 symptoms persist. News   Nine Cases of Lethal Bird Flu in Eastern U.S. News   Moderna begins late-stage study of RSV vaccine using mRNA technology. News      Masks no...

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[…] The urgent need to refocus on hardwiring prevention efforts. Journal    Carbapenemase-producing Eenterobacterales from hospital environment and their relation to those from patient specimens. Journal    Queen cancels online meetings as mild COVID-19 symptoms persist. News   Nine Cases of Lethal Bird Flu in Eastern U.S. News   Moderna begins late-stage study of RSV vaccine using mRNA technology. News      Masks no...

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2023/07/24

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IPAC News for the week of July 17 – 21, 2023

[…] Robot. Journal   Coping with COVID in corrections: a qualitative study among the recently incarcerated on infection control and the acceptability of wastewater-based surveillance. Journal   London measles warning: Outbreak could hit tens of thousands. News   Wait until fall for COVID-19 booster, Sudbury health unit says. News   Robert F. Kennedy Jr. condemned over false claims that COVID-19 was “ethnically...

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[…] Robot. Journal   Coping with COVID in corrections: a qualitative study among the recently incarcerated on infection control and the acceptability of wastewater-based surveillance. Journal   London measles warning: Outbreak could hit tens of thousands. News   Wait until fall for COVID-19 booster, Sudbury health unit says. News   Robert F. Kennedy Jr. condemned over false claims that COVID-19 was “ethnically...

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2023/08/08

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IPAC News for the week of July 31 – August 4, 2023

[…] Dutch policy of quintuple screening cultures. Journal   Estimated Testing, Tracing, and Vaccination Targets for Containment of the US Mpox Outbreak. Journal   Scientists discover antibodies capable of stopping several coronaviruses, potentially preventing future outbreaks. News   The CDC sees signs of a late summer COVID wave. News   Federal government struggling to get rid of millions of extra COVID-19 rapid tests. News  ...

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[…] Dutch policy of quintuple screening cultures. Journal   Estimated Testing, Tracing, and Vaccination Targets for Containment of the US Mpox Outbreak. Journal   Scientists discover antibodies capable of stopping several coronaviruses, potentially preventing future outbreaks. News   The CDC sees signs of a late summer COVID wave. News   Federal government struggling to get rid of millions of extra COVID-19 rapid tests. News  ...

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2023/11/20

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IPAC News for the week of November 13 – 17, 2023

[…] hospital infection spread and outbreaks of Clostridioides difficile. Journal   Use of a digital contact tracing system in Singapore to mitigate COVID-19 spread. Journal   Nova Scotia reports outbreak of RSV at long-term care home. News   Ontario requires masking for long-term care home staff amid rise in COVID-19 outbreaks. News   Drug-resistant salmonella outbreak spreads across Canada, affecting many kids. News...

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[…] hospital infection spread and outbreaks of Clostridioides difficile. Journal   Use of a digital contact tracing system in Singapore to mitigate COVID-19 spread. Journal   Nova Scotia reports outbreak of RSV at long-term care home. News   Ontario requires masking for long-term care home staff amid rise in COVID-19 outbreaks. News   Drug-resistant salmonella outbreak spreads across Canada, affecting many kids. News...

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2021/03/30

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IPAC News for the week of March 22 to 26, 2021

[…] an Italian Infectious Disease Referral Hospital. Journal   First Candida auris Outbreak during a COVID-19 Pandemic in a Tertiary-Care Center in Lebanon. Journal     AstraZeneca says U.S. trial data shows 79% efficacy against symptomatic COVID-19. News   March Madness blog: COVID outbreak ends NCAA tournament for VCU before it starts. News   Large study suggests prior infection with COVID-19 minimises the...

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[…] an Italian Infectious Disease Referral Hospital. Journal   First Candida auris Outbreak during a COVID-19 Pandemic in a Tertiary-Care Center in Lebanon. Journal     AstraZeneca says U.S. trial data shows 79% efficacy against symptomatic COVID-19. News   March Madness blog: COVID outbreak ends NCAA tournament for VCU before it starts. News   Large study suggests prior infection with COVID-19 minimises the...

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2014/09/11

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2017/05/05

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PICNet-Foot-Care-Equipment-Reprocessing-Discussion-Paper_March-2015

[…] Provincial Infection Control Network of BC (PICNet) 1001 West Broadway, Suite 504 Vancouver, BC V6H 4B1 Tel: 604 -875 -4844 x 22985 Fax: 604 -875 -4373 Website: www.picnet.ca Email: picnet@phsa.ca 1 Table of Contents Fore word ...

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2018/11/19

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Infection Control News: Nov 12-16, 2018

Below are IPAC-Canada’s top tweets for the week of Nov 12-16. To receive these in real time, follow us on Twitter (@IPACCanada) or Facebook. Antibiotic resistance costing Canada $1 billion per year: IPAC Canada.  News Insect antibiotic provides new way to eliminate bacteria. News Scouting out bacterial defences to find new ways to counter-attack antibiotic resistance. News New study sheds light on norovirus outbreaks, may help efforts to develop a...

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Below are IPAC-Canada’s top tweets for the week of Nov 12-16. To receive these in real time, follow us on Twitter (@IPACCanada) or Facebook. Antibiotic resistance costing Canada $1 billion per year: IPAC Canada.  News Insect antibiotic provides new way to eliminate bacteria. News Scouting out bacterial defences to find new ways to counter-attack antibiotic resistance. News New study sheds light on norovirus outbreaks, may help efforts to develop a...

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2022/10/19

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IPAC News for the week of October 11 – 14, 2022

Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak linked to chocolate. Journal    Hardwiring antimicrobial resistance mitigation into global policy. Journal    There’s a spike in respiratory illness among children — and it’s not just COVID. News   Tourists flock to Japan after COVID-19 restrictions lifted. News   COVID-19 outbreak confirmed on Collingwood hospital’s surgical unit. News      Uganda Ebola outbreak: First death recorded in capital Kampala. <mark...

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Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak linked to chocolate. Journal    Hardwiring antimicrobial resistance mitigation into global policy. Journal    There’s a spike in respiratory illness among children — and it’s not just COVID. News   Tourists flock to Japan after COVID-19 restrictions lifted. News   COVID-19 outbreak confirmed on Collingwood hospital’s surgical unit. News      Uganda Ebola outbreak: First death recorded in capital Kampala. <mark...

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