Infection Control Today - Public Health

Anti-Infective Drug Shortages Pose Threat to Public Health and Patient Care

Shortages of key drugs used to fight infections represent a public health emergency and can put patients at risk, according to a review published in Clinical Infectious Diseases and available online. Frequent anti-infective shortages can substantially alter clinical care ...More

3 weeks ago

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Research Team Develops New Model to Anticipate Disease Outbreaks at 2012 Olympics

A research team led by St. Michael's Hospital's Dr. Kamran Khan is teaming up with British authorities to anticipate and track the risk for an infectious disease outbreak at the Olympics in London this summer. For the first time, experts from around the world are working ...More

4 weeks ago

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New Model for Epidemic Contagion

Humans are considered the hosts for spreading epidemics. The speed at which an epidemic spreads is now better understood thanks to a new model accounting for the provincial nature of human mobility, according to a study published in EPJ B. The research was conducted by a ...More

4 weeks ago

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Study Establishes Importance of Tracking Diseases Associated with Illegal Wildlife Trade

A collaborative project led by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Wildlife Conservation Society, EcoHealth Alliance, and others is monitoring illegally imported wildlife products for viruses and other at several U.S. international airports. Recent ...More

5 weeks ago

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Louisiana Department of Health Warns About Improper Neti Pot Use

The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals is warning residents about the dangers of the improper use of neti pots. The warning follows the state's second death this year caused by Naegleria fowleri, the so-called brain-eating ameba. A 51-year-old DeSoto Parish woman ...More

December 19, 2011

Posted in News, Infections & Pathogens

Survey Assesses Americans' Fear of Global Disease Outbreaks

EcoHealth Alliance, a U.S. science-based nonprofit organization, announces the results of a just released survey that polled Americans' knowledge surrounding global disease outbreaks. Results showed that more than two in three Americans (68 percent) worry about global ...More

December 14, 2011

Posted in News, Infections & Pathogens

FDA Launches Website on Safe Disposal of Used Needles and Other Sharps

The Food and Drug Administration has launched a new website for patients and caregivers on the safe disposal of needles and other sharps that are used at home, at work and while traveling. The website will help people understand the public health risks created by improperly ...More

November 11, 2011

Posted in News, PPE & Standard Precautions

Gates Foundation Funds Novel Third World Sanitation Proposal

For less than $100 and a day's work, a single family in an undeveloped country can construct a solid waste disposal system that not only processes the waste, but requires no electricity or additional energy while destroying harmful pathogens. So argues a Duke University ...More

November 8, 2011

Posted in News, Infections & Pathogens

Biologists Find Surprising Number of Unknown Viruses in Sewage

Although viruses are the most abundant life form on Earth, our knowledge of the viral universe is limited to a tiny fraction of the viruses that likely exist. In a paper published this week in the online journal mBio, researchers from the University of Pittsburgh, ...More

October 5, 2011

Posted in News, Infections & Pathogens

CDC Report Highlights Progress in Nation's Public Health Preparedness

"Public Health Preparedness: 2011 State-by-State Update on Laboratory Capabilities and Response Readiness Planning," is the latest report by the CDC’s Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response that evaluates the nation’s ability to respond to public health ...More

September 22, 2011

Posted in News

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