Infection Control Today - Public Health

Computational Tools Can Facilitate Analysis of Infectious Disease Outbreaks

Computational models play an increasingly important role in the assessment and control of public health crises, as demonstrated during the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic. Much research has been done in recent years in the development of sophisticated data-driven models for ...More

February 7, 2011

Posted in News

Researchers Urge World Not to Become Complacent About Influenza

More than a year after an influenza pandemic was declared in June 2009, the World Health Organization declared the pandemic to be over, and valuations of the pandemic response are beginning to appear in the public domain. Heath A Kelly, of the Victorian Infectious Diseases ...More

February 4, 2011

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Handling Food Improperly Culprit of Many Gastrointestinal Outbreaks in Schools

In the confined space of a classroom, gastrointestinal illnesses can spread quickly, causing sufferers many painful and uncomfortable symptoms. But what is to blame for a school-based outbreak? In most cases, improper food handling is the culprit, says a Ryerson University ...More

January 27, 2011

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Speeding Up E. coli Detection

A simple, automated method of tracking E. coli uses a laser to detect and monitor the microbe in potentially contaminated bodies of water or waterways. The technique described this month in the International Journal of Computational Biology and Drug Design could reduce the ...More

January 14, 2011

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Students' Water-Testing Tool Wins $40,000, Launches Nonprofit

University of Washington engineering students have won an international contest for their design to monitor water disinfection using the sun's rays. The students will share a $40,000 prize from the Rockefeller Foundation and are now working with nonprofits to turn their ...More

December 21, 2010

Posted in News, Disinfection & Sterilization

Researchers Examine Factors Associated With Endemic Intestinal Infectious Diseases

Studies of water-related gastrointestinal infections are usually directed at outbreaks, and few have examined endemic illness or compared rates across different water supply and sewage disposal systems. Teschke, et al. (2010) conducted a cohort study of physician visits and ...More

December 20, 2010

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Nation's First Comprehensive Guide for Hospital Emergency Preparedness Exercises

With the publication of the nation's first comprehensive, federally funded guide to hospital emergency preparedness exercise development, Dr. Nathaniel Hupert at Weill Cornell Medical College and his collaborators have provided a new toolset for strengthening hospitals' ...More

December 16, 2010

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American Public Health Association Encourages Proper Handwashing, Offers Free Timers

As seasonal flu tightens its grip in communities across the country, public health officials are reminding everyone to routinely and properly wash their hands, which is one of the simplest, most important and effective defenses against the spread of germs and disease. To ...More

December 16, 2010

Posted in News, Hand Hygiene

States Achieve High Scores for Health Emergency Preparedness but Progress Threatened by Budget Cuts

In the eighth annual Ready or Not? Protecting the Public from Diseases, Disasters, and Bioterrorism report, 14 states scored nine or higher on 10 key indicators of public health preparedness. Three states (Arkansas, North Dakota, and Washington State) scored 10 out of 10. ...More

December 15, 2010

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Electrified Nano Filter Promises to Cut Costs for Clean Drinking Water

With almost 1 billion people lacking access to clean, safe drinking water, scientists are reporting development and successful initial tests of an inexpensive new filtering technology that kills up to 98 percent of disease-causing bacteria in water in seconds without ...More

December 2, 2010

Posted in News

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