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Public Health Agencies Warn of Outbreaks Related to Drinking Raw Milk

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), along with several state agencies, is alerting consumers to an outbreak of campylobacteriosis associated with drinking raw milk. At least 12 confirmed illnesses have been recently reported in Michigan. Symptoms of campylobacteriosis ...More

March 29, 2010

Posted in News

Study Finds Surgical Masks Provided Effective Protection of Healthcare Workers Against H1N1

The effectiveness of ordinary surgical masks as opposed to respirators in protecting healthcare workers against the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus has been the subject of debate. An observational study published in the April 1, 2010 issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases suggests ...More

March 25, 2010

Posted in News, PPE & Standard Precautions

Researchers Find Infrared Thermal Detection Systems Useful for Patient Screening

Researchers at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) found an Infrared Thermal Detection System (ITDS) to be a fast and effective fever screening tool in clinical settings during the H1N1 influenza pandemic. The ITDS detected fever in patients through ...More

March 21, 2010

Posted in News

Preventive Behaviors Limited Household Transmission of H1N1 Influenza During Initial Outbreak

Simple, common sense behaviors, including having a discussion at home about how to prevent influenza, can help limit the spread of H1N1 in a household, according to a study of the initial outbreak in New York City in 2009. Published in the April 1 issue of the Journal of ...More

March 17, 2010

Posted in News

CDC Investigators Use Grocery Store Frequent-Shopper Cards to Track Salmonella Outbreak Source

Associated Press writer David Mercer reports on how epidemiologists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention used data from frequent-shopper cards issued by grocery stores to trace the source of a salmonella outbreak. That’s how investigators were able to ...More

March 11, 2010

Posted in News

Federal Funds Support Health Departments but Leadership is Key

By Amy Patterson NeubertThe surge of funds for bioterrorism preparedness over the past decade does not appear to be improving local public health resources in general, according to research from Purdue University. However, the funding increase to health departments does ...More

March 9, 2010

Posted in News

Dry Winters Linked to Seasonal Outbreaks of Influenza

The seasonal increase of influenza has long baffled scientists, but a new study published in PLoS Biology has found that seasonal changes of absolute humidity are the apparent underlying cause of these wintertime peaks. The study also found that the onset of outbreaks might ...More

March 2, 2010

Posted in News

What Happened to the Flu?

Normally, this is the peak period for the flu in the United States. But that just doesn’t seem to be the case this year. The number of states reporting widespread cases of the flu mysteriously plunged from 49 at the end of October to zero at the beginning of the ...More

March 1, 2010

Posted in News

Healthcare Volunteers and Disasters: First, Be Prepared

A surge in volunteers following a major disaster can overwhelm a response system, and without overall coordination, can actually make a situation worse instead of better. The outpouring of medical volunteers who responded to the devastating earthquake that rocked Haiti in ...More

February 24, 2010

Posted in News

Hepatitis B and C Infection Remains a Serious Public Health Issue

A recent report by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) confirmed that 3.5 to 5.3 million people (1 percent to 2 percent of the U.S. population) have chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) or hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections. Despite efforts by federal, state and local government ...More

February 24, 2010

Posted in News

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