Infection Control Today - Outbreak Investigation

Progress in Implementing Food Safety Recommendations

Progress has been made in boosting food safety in the U.S., health officials say. ...More

July 12, 2010

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Antibody May Help Treat, Prevent Flu Outbreaks

Researchers have discovered a monoclonal antibody that is effective against avian H5N1 influenza, seasonal H1N1 and the 2009 H1N1 influenza. ...More

July 9, 2010

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48 Cases of Salmonellosis Now Associated with Outbreak Linked to Subway Restaurants in Illinois

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has reported 48 cases of Salmonella ser. Hvittingfoss associated with the ongoing investigation of illnesses among customers who ate at certain Subway restaurants in Illinois. All cases are recovering, of which 17 had been ...More

June 9, 2010

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Fear of Pandemic Flu Clogs EDs Even When Disease is Not Present

A study of emergency department (ED) activity before and during the H1N1 influenza pandemic highlights the role public fear can play in unnecessarily straining medical facilities and will aid in ongoing preparations for public health emergencies, according to the authors. ...More

May 4, 2010

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H1N1 Crowds Out Other Flu Viruses, Higher Positive Trends in Children Tested

More than 99 percent of specimens tested for influenza were positive for H1N1 over approximately the past 11 months, according to a report released today from Quest Diagnostics Incorporated. The Quest Diagnostics Health Trends™ Report suggests that H1N1 "crowded out" ...More

April 29, 2010

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Experts Examine H1N1 Response and Lessons for the Future

Approximately one year since the first cases of pandemic H1N1 influenza were confirmed in April 2009, experts gathered at Europe’s largest conference on infectious diseases – the European Congress on Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) – ...More

April 14, 2010

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Harnessing the Web to Track Pathogens as They Evolve

Pathogens can now be easily tracked in time and space as they evolve, an advance that could revolutionize both public health and inform national security in the fight against infectious diseases. Developed by researchers that include scientists at the American Museum of ...More

April 12, 2010

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Vancouver Hospital Struggles with C. diff Outbreak

The Vancouver Sun and Canwest News Service are reporting that eight patients at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital have become ill from Clostridium difficile infections and one patient may have already died from the infection. Reporter Richard Watts says that as ...More

April 8, 2010

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Flu Expert: Southeast Should Be on Guard Because of Continued H1N1 Flu Spread This Spring

The continued spread of H1N1 influenza virus this spring is cause to pay heed to upper-respiratory maladies such as congestion, runny nose and cough, says David Kimberlin, MD, an influenza specialist who co-directs the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Division of ...More

April 5, 2010

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H1N1 Flu Spikes in the Southeast

ABC News staff writer Michael Smith is reporting today on a surge of H1N1 influenza-related cases being seen currently in Georgia, with 40 people admitted to the hospital so far, according to Anne Schuchat, MD, director of the CDC's National Center for Immunization and ...More

March 30, 2010

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