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SHEA Releases Guidelines on Management of Healthcare Workers Infected with Hepatitis, HIV

The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) has released new guidelines regarding the management of healthcare providers who are infected with hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) calling for each to be ...More
February 16, 2010
Posted in News
Bird Flu Leaves the Nest, Adapting to a New Host

Current research suggests that viral polymerase may provide a new therapeutic target for host-adapted avian influenza. The related report by Gabriel et al., "Spread of Infection and Lymphocyte Depletion in Mice Depends on Polymerase of Influenza Virus" appears in the ...More
August 26, 2009
Posted in News
Hand Hygiene as Flu Protective Measure

As H1N1 influenza A (swine flu) spreads, keeping hands clean is one of the most important ways to prevent infection and illness. "Frequent handwashing is probably the single most effective and simplest intervention you can do to protect yourself and your family," ...More
May 1, 2009
Posted in News, Hand Hygiene