Outbreak Detection

  • Sneezing in Times of a Flu Pandemic
    The H1N1 influenza pandemic has received extensive media coverage this year. The World Health Organization, in addition to providing frequent updates about cases of infection and death tolls, recommends hyper vigilance in daily hygiene such as frequent handwashing or ...More
    November 2, 2009
    Posted in News, Environmental Hygiene, Hand Hygiene
  • Avoiding Panic in Pandemic Flu Vaccine Campaigns
    The effectiveness of pandemic flu vaccination campaigns – like that now underway for H1N1 – could be undermined by the public incorrectly associating coincidental and unrelated health events with the vaccines. This is the conclusion of a paper published online ...More
    November 2, 2009
    Posted in News
  • Settlement Sets National Model for H1N1 Hospital Safety Measures
    In a dramatic settlement seen as a novel pattern for the nation, the nation's largest nurses union and professional association, and one of the country's biggest hospital systems today announced a landmark agreement that sets a national standard on containing the spread of ...More
    November 2, 2009
    Posted in News, PPE & Standard Precautions
  • Do Women Need Such Big Flu Shots?
    By Sabra L. Klein The emergence of the H1N1 swine flu has added urgency to what has become an annual ritual for millions of Americans: getting a flu shot. The good news is that scientists have developed a vaccine against the H1N1 virus. But it is taking much longer than ...More
    October 30, 2009
    Posted in News
  • Pregnant Women at Risk of Flu-Related Complications
    Pregnant women who catch the flu are at serious risk for flu-related complications, including death, and that risk far outweighs the risk of possible side effects from injectable vaccines containing killed virus, according to an extensive review of published research and ...More
    October 29, 2009
    Posted in News
  • Scientists Discover Influenza's Achilles Heel: Antioxidants
    As the nation copes with a shortage of vaccines for H1N1 influenza, a team of Alabama researchers have raised hopes that they have found an Achilles' heel for all strains of the flu—antioxidants. In an article appearing in the November 2009 print issue of the ...More
    October 29, 2009
    Posted in News
  • Pandemic Flu Declared National Emergency
    On Saturday, President Barack Obama declared the H1N1 influenza pandemic to be a national emergency.  The statement from Obama  issued by the White House reads as follows: “Pursuant to section 201 of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1621), I hereby ...More
    October 26, 2009
    Posted in News
  • As Education and Income Rise, Concern About Flu Declines
    Are Americans concerned about swine flu? About one-third say they are, one-third say they're not, and one-third say, well, maybe a little. Concern is greater among people with lower incomes and less education."It appears that people with more education believe that steps ...More
    October 23, 2009
    Posted in News
  • New York Health Officials Suspend Mandatory Flu Vaccination for Healthcare Workers
    New York Gov. David A. Paterson today announced that State Health Commissioner Richard F. Daines, MD, has suspended the mandatory influenza immunization requirement for New York healthcare workers so that the limited vaccine supplies can be used for populations most at risk ...More
    October 23, 2009
    Posted in News
  • Flu Shots Not to Be Sneezed At
    Two in five at-risk American adults who would benefit from vaccination against seasonal flu are missing out on the protective shots because they believe they do not need them and are not inclined to be vaccinated. And among those who say they do intend to take up the ...More
    October 22, 2009
    Posted in News
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