Rapid emergence of extensively drug-resistant Shigella sonnei in France. Journal 

Understanding the Barriers and Attitudes toward Influenza Vaccine Uptake in the Adult General Population: A Rapid Review. Journal 

Masking alone wouldn’t have eased respiratory virus surge in the fall: PHO document. News

Measles outbreak in central Ohio ends after 85 cases, all among children who weren’t fully vaccinated. News

White-tailed deer harbouring COVID-19 variants thought to be nearly extinct in humans: study. News   

COVID-19 denier Mak Parhar died from drugs, not the coronavirus, B.C. coroner confirms. News

Death toll from mysterious meningitis outbreak in Mexico at 35. News  

Western University drops mask mandates as COVID-19, respiratory infections stabilize. News

No new variants emerged from China’s Covid outbreak, study finds. News

Can humans and dogs catch bird flu? What to know about avian flu. News   

Whooping cough outbreak worsening in southern Alberta. News

In Ontario, worries of an even deadlier pandemic start with chickens. News 

Malawi’s cholera death toll crosses 1,300 in deadliest outbreak on record: health officials. News

B.C. is taking its long-COVID clinics online and removing access to their doctors. News

Valley fever, historically found only in the Southwest, is spreading. It can have devastating consequences. News   

A two-ward acute care hospital outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 delta variant including a point-source outbreak associated with the use of a mobile vital signs cart and sub-optimal doffing of personal protective equipment. Journal 

Antimicrobial resistance in patients with COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal 

Community-Scale Wastewater Surveillance of Candida auris during an Ongoing Outbreak in Southern Nevada. Journal 

WHO says coronavirus remains a global health emergency. News

No ‘elevated risk’ of stroke from Pfizer’s bivalent COVID shot, Health Canada says. News

Father pushing Manitoba to follow Ontario, Saskatchewan in screening for CMV. News   

COVID-19 is a leading cause of death among children, but is still rare. News

Biden administration to end COVID public health emergency in May. News  

New proposed long-term care standards call for better staffing, more direct care. News

The high cost of misinformation. News  

Alberta scales back COVID variant surveillance nearly 3 years into the pandemic. News

Bird flu jumps to mammals amid UK’s biggest outbreak of avian virus. News

Quebec-based COVID-19 vaccine maker Medicago to shut down. News

24 confirmed whooping cough cases in southern Alberta outbreak. News

COVID-19 tests will be mandatory for travellers from China for another two months. News   

Don’t wait for an Ebola outbreak to vaccinate people against it. Journal  

Healthcare-associated infections in Dutch hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal 

Reducing CAUTI in patients with acute urinary retention in the critical care setting: A pilot study with electronic medical record analytics. Journal 

How will the WHO’s decision on COVID emergency declaration affect Canada? News

U.S. FDA proposes shift to annual COVID shot for healthy adults. News

Eight in 10 people in China caught Covid since early December, say officials. News   

More than 50,000 Canadians have died from COVID-19 since pandemic began. News

Toronto marks 3-year anniversary of 1st COVID case. News

Bird flu outbreak in mink sparks concern about spread in people. News

B.C. massage therapist reprimanded for sending anti-COVID vaccine email to patients. News   

‘Remain vigilant’: Ontario’s top doctor says province could see rise of COVID-19 subvariant ‘Kraken’. News

More than 1,000 dead in Malawi’s worst cholera outbreak. News

Whooping cough outbreak declared in some Southern Alberta communities. News

WHO emergency declaration call based on virus spread and variants, Dr. Bogoch explains. News

Ontario’s indoor mask recommendation absent from Sylvia Jones’ legislature talking points, documents show. News   

A survey of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance across 23 countries in 2022. Journal 

Response to back-to-back outbreaks of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 in two nomadic pastoralist settlements in Oti Region, Ghana-2019. Journal 

Uganda is set to declare an end to its latest deadly Ebola outbreak. News

Omicron COVID booster cuts hospitalization in over 65s, Israeli study finds. News

Masks recommended on long flights amid new COVID variant spread: WHO. News

University of Waterloo researchers find ‘vaccination deserts’ in rural, northern parts of Ontario. News

This Is What Shanghai’s Covid Outbreak Looks Like. News   

Uganda declares end of Ebola outbreak. News

Sea sponge found in Howe Sound could help treat COVID-19, UBC researchers say. News

Biden administration extends Covid public health emergency as highly infectious omicron XBB.1.5 spreads. News   

XBB.1.5. in Canada: New COVID-19 subvariant cases have doubled in a week, PHAC says. News

Provinces left with hundreds of thousands of litres of expired hand sanitizer Ottawa sent during pandemic. News  

Third week of January 2022 was deadliest of pandemic: StatCan. News

Albertans urged to protect themselves as highly transmissible XBB.1.5 subvariant shows signs of growth. News

High level of respiratory viruses in Ottawa, and COVID keeps rising. News