IPAC News for the week of October 11 – 14, 2022
Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak linked to chocolate. Journal Hardwiring antimicrobial resistance mitigation into global policy. Journal There's a spike in respiratory illness among children — and it's not just COVID. News Tourists flock to Japan after COVID-19 restrictions lifted. News COVID-19 outbreak confirmed on Collingwood hospital's surgical unit. News Uganda Ebola outbreak: First death recorded in capital Kampala. News Legionnaires' outbreak in Orillia climbs with new confirmed cases. News Ontario residents aged 12 years and older can now...
IPAC News for the week of September 26 – 30, 2022
Emerging strategies for environmental decontamination of the nosocomial fungal pathogen Candida auris. Journal Canada dropping travel mask mandate and ending COVID-19 border and quarantine restrictions. News Cholera death toll rises to 29 in Syria as outbreak spreads. News Ontario opens bivalent Omicron-targeted vaccine bookings for all adults. News Social media slams feds for scrapping mask mandate on planes, trains. News Uganda's Ebola outbreak: Trainee doctors go on strike over safety fears. News ...
IPAC News for the week of September 19 – 23, 2022
Evaluation of the Persistence and Characterization of Listeria monocytogenes in Foodservice Operations. Journal Vaccine equity: A fundamental imperative in the fight against COVID-19. Journal Ghana declares end of Marburg virus disease outbreak. News For virus tracking, wastewater is liquid gold. Scientists hope that work isn't flushed away. News The flu is back: What can Albertans expect this fall? News Uganda declares Ebola outbreak after one person dies. News Ottawa Public Health led well in pandemic but...
IPAC News for the week of September 6 – 9, 2022
Framework and toolkit for infection prevention and control in outbreak preparedness, readiness and response at the health care facility level. Publication Using Intervention Bundles to Reduce the Rate of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in Acute Care Settings. Journal Doctors brace for busy flu season without pandemic restrictions. News B.C. vaccine campaign: Health officials to release plan for fall boosters. News An E. coli outbreak associated with Wendy's restaurants has now sickened 97 people in...
IPAC News for the week of August 29 – September 2, 2022
Infectiousness of SARS-CoV-2 breakthrough infections and reinfections during the Omicron wave. Journal Advancing Diagnostic Stewardship for Healthcare-Associated Infections, Antibiotic Resistance, and Sepsis. Journal Students, schools gearing up for first in-person orientation since COVID-19 halted events. News Iraq: Cholera outbreak tops 1,000 cases. News Monkeypox outbreak can be stopped in Europe, WHO says. News COVID-19 viral loads in major Sask. cities' wastewater at highest levels in months. News Populous Chinese cities including Shenzhen ramp up COVID-19 curbs....
IPAC News for the week of August 22 – 26, 2022
Incubation Period of COVID-19 Caused by Unique SARS-CoV-2 Strains. Journal Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on central-line–associated bloodstream infections during the early months of 2020, National Healthcare Safety Network. Journal Parents, experts laud COVID booster approval for kids 5-11: ‘Just in time’. News Moderna to supply 12 million doses of Omicron-targeted COVID shot to Canada. News New Ebola case confirmed in eastern Congo, linked to previous outbreak. News Vaccine fatigue is real. These experts say messaging...
IPAC News for the week of August 15 – 19, 2022
Interventions to increase COVID‐19 vaccine uptake: a scoping review. Journal Optimizing Pandemic Preparedness and Response Through Health Information Systems: Lessons Learned From Ebola to COVID-19. Journal UK becomes first nation to approve Covid-19 vaccine targeting both Omicron and original strain. News Windsor man had to pay $5,700 up front for quarantine after catching COVID-19 abroad. News Marshall Islands, haven from Covid for two years, gets 3,000 cases in space of weeks. News Jill Biden...