IPAC News for the week of June 20 – 24, 2022
Clinical, Laboratory, and Molecular Epidemiology of an Outbreak of Aseptic Meningitis Due to a Triple-Recombinant Echovirus in Ashburton, New Zealand. Journal Poliomyelitis amidst the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa: Efforts, challenges and recommendations. Journal Canada’s COVID-19 travel rules: What’s changing this summer? News Organigram didn't regularly clean cooling towers linked to 2019 legionnaires' outbreak. News Canada: Ontario man dies from Capnocytophaga after accidentally bitten by his dog. News Covid-19 vaccinations begin for US children...
IPAC News for the week of June 13 – 17, 2022
Influence of social media on parents’ attitudes towards vaccine administration. Journal Evaluation of the Persistence and Characterization of Listeria monocytogenes in Foodservice Operations. Journal Beijing races to test millions following COVID-19 outbreak linked to bar. News Trudeau isolating after testing positive for COVID-19 again. News Canada urged to support COVID-19 vaccine patent waiver. News Vaccine mandates for domestic travel, outgoing international flights to be suspended Wednesday. News Biologist suspects avian flu behind alarming amount of dead...
IPAC News for the week of June 6 – 10, 2022
COVID-19 onslaught is masking the 2021 dengue outbreak in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Journal Investigation of Antimicrobial Resistance Genes in Listeria monocytogenes from 2010 through to 2021. Journal Monkeypox, severe hepatitis raise concerns of virus outbreaks post-COVID. News It's 'high time' that authorities revise definition of 'fully vaccinated': experts. News ‘We are absolutely destroyed’: Health workers facing burnout, even as COVID levels ease. News U.K. reports 77 new monkeypox cases in largest outbreak outside Africa. News Polio outbreak...
Acute hepatitis of unknown etiology among children, pathogenic avian influenza
PICNet continues to work with key partners and stakeholders in providing infection prevention and control guidance in health care settings. Updated and consolidated information on emerging pathogens and communicable diseases are available on clicking on the links below: Acute hepatitis of unknown etiology and adenovirus among children Pathogenic avian influenza ...
IPAC News for the week of May 30 – June 3, 2022
Tuberculosis Elimination in the Era of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): A Moving Target. Journal Food allergy is associated with lower risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection. Journal Canadian Arctic tuberculosis outbreak lays bare overcrowded living conditions. News U.S., Canada investigate Hepatitis A outbreak linked to organic strawberries. News Archbishop of Canterbury tests positive for Covid and will miss jubilee service. News Number of flu cases rise as COVID-19 restrictions are lifted. News Shanghai to start lifting 2-month COVID-19...
IPAC News for the week of May 24 – 27, 2022
Modeling Vaccine Efficacy for COVID-19 Outbreak in New York City. Journal Childhood MMR Vaccination Effectiveness Against Rubella: A Longitudinal Cohort Study. Journal Monkeypox outbreak ‘containable,’ WHO says with 131 cases confirmed. News Higher air pollution linked to more severe cases of COVID-19, study suggests. News Nearly 10% of North Korea's population sick amid COVID outbreak. News Farms in B.C. and Alberta latest to have confirmed outbreaks of avian influenza. News Your questions answered: Should I wear...
IPAC News for the week of May 16 – 20, 2022
Recurring outbreaks by the same Escherichia coli ST10 clone in a broiler unit during 18 months. Journal Facilitators and barriers of infectious diseases surveillance activities: lessons from the Global Polio Eradication Initiative - a mixed-methods study. Journal National rates and disparities in childhood vaccination and vaccine-preventable disease during the COVID-19 pandemic: English sentinel network retrospective database study. Journal About 11 per cent of admitted COVID patients return to hospital or die within 30...