2011-10-13 - Researchers Analyze Tweets for Bio Surveillance
... The researchers say their study adds to evidence supporting a high degree of
correlation between pre-diagnostic social media signals and diagnostic influenza ...
www.infectioncontroltoday.com/news/2011/10/researchers-analyze-tweets-for-bio-surveillance.aspx - 47k
2009-04-30 - Social Separation Stops Flu Spread, but Must be Started Soon
... Professor George Milne and his colleagues from the University of Western Australia
(UWA) simulated the effect of social distancing on the spread of a flu virus ...
www.infectioncontroltoday.com/news/2009/04/social-separation-stops-flu-spread-but-must-be-st.aspx - 46k
2008-03-10 - Pandemic Flu May be Well Mitigated Until Vaccine is Available
... cases and to use antiviral agents to treat flu patients and prevent the disease
among their close contacts) and non-pharmaceutical (social distancing, such as ...
www.infectioncontroltoday.com/news/2008/03/pandemic-flu-may-be-well-mitigated-until-vaccine.aspx - 51k
2009-11-17 - Public May Find It Hard to Follow Measures to Limit Spread of ...
... UM researchers found that people’s mistrust in government and concerns about job
security or financial burdens would make social distancing efforts hard to ...
www.infectioncontroltoday.com/news/2009/11/public-may-find-it-hard-to-follow-measures-to-lim.aspx - 47k
2009-06-17 - Vaccinating Children May be Effective at Helping Control Flu ...
... These measures include the use of antiviral treatment, social distancing (for example,
closing schools and stopping public transport) and quarantining infected ...
www.infectioncontroltoday.com/news/2009/06/vaccinating-children-may-be-effective-at-helping.aspx - 48k
2007-11-29 - Physical Barriers May be More Effective than Drugs to Prevent ...
... to prevent viral animal-to-human or human-to-human transmission of respiratory viruses
(isolation, quarantine, social distancing, barriers, personal protection ...
www.infectioncontroltoday.com/news/2007/11/physical-barriers-may-be-more-effective-than-drug.aspx - 50k
2007-06-18 - Predicting Danger of Flu Pandemic Rests on Differences in Affected ...
... The paper also explores “social distancing” as a disease progression
control method. Social distancing refers to steps aimed ...
www.infectioncontroltoday.com/news/2007/06/predicting-danger-of-flu-pandemic-rests-on-differ.aspx - 47k
2009-04-30 - WHO Offers Interim Guidance for Swine Flu Outbreaks
... 1. Administrative controls are key components, including: implementation of Standard
and Droplet Precautions; avoid crowding, promote distance between patients ...
www.infectioncontroltoday.com/news/2009/04/who-offers-interim-guidance-for-swine-flu-outbrea.aspx - 48k
2009-06-12 - SHEA Issues Interim Guidance on Infection Control Precautions for ...
... coupled with additional community-based public health measures, such as social
distancing. ... remain infective over time and may be dispersed over long distances. ...
www.infectioncontroltoday.com/news/2009/06/shea-issues-interim-guidance-on-infection-control.aspx - 63k
2009-09-25 - Simple Hygienic Measures Can Help Prevent Respiratory Illness
... and looked at studies of any intervention to prevent the transmission of respiratory
viruses (isolation, quarantine, social distancing, barriers, personal ...
www.infectioncontroltoday.com/news/2009/09/simple-hygienic-measures-can-help-prevent-respira.aspx - 50k
