Infection Control News: Nov 05-09, 2018
Needle phobia keeps many adults from getting the annual flu shot. Here's why that fear needs to be addressed, with different ways to fight the fear of needles. News. Why are there so many shortages of common vaccines? Either there has been a spike in demand somewhere in the world, or there has been a manufacturing problem that is interfering with supply. Find more in this article. News. Scientists may have found...
Infection Control News: Oct 29 – Nov 02, 2018
National shortage for hepatitis A, B, and for rabies vaccines. The shortage affects vaccines that people would purchase, so not the publicly-funded ones that we can get through health units or healthcare providers. News. Health Canada said there have been a total of 33 acute flaccid myelitis or AFM cases reported so far in 2018, including 18 confirmed cases and 15 that are still under investigation. News The CFIA issued a food...
Infection Control News: Oct 9-12, 2018
Researchers from Penn State University analyzed the bacteria in the mouths of 226 2-year-olds and found that a child's oral microbiota can be used as a tool to predict weight gain during the first two years of their life. News. From CBC.com: 5 new Ebola cases confirmed in eastern Congo. The current epidemic in Congo's North Kivu and Ituri provinces has seen 140 confirmed cases since July, 108 of whom have...
Infection Control News: Oct 1-5, 2018
A study in a Winnipeg hospital has found that many privacy curtains become contaminated with a drug-resistant bacteria. Here is a reportage from GlobalNews.ca. News | Journal Scientists engineer bacteria-hunting virus to kill E. coli in drinking water. News Study finds cash is a breeding ground for bacteria. News Reed Biologists Isolate Virus That Preys On Deadly Germs. Newly discovered bacteriophage destroys drug-resistant strains of E. coli. News A higher-dose flu vaccine is available,...
Infection Control News: Sept 24-28, 2018
Toronto Public Health confirmed 27 human cases of West Nile virus this summer. News. In Winnipeg, clean needle distribution continue to raise, but efforts are still needs in order to dispose of them safely. In one location, they found more than 1300 dirty needles. News. A long-awaited inquiry has opened in the UK into how contaminated blood was used to treat thousands of people in the 1970s and '80s, killing at least...
Infection Control News: Sept 17-21, 2018
Taking probiotics to reduce the risk for common acute infections might also be linked with a reduction in antibiotic use among children and infants, according to a meta-analysis published in the European Journal of Public Health. News UMN researchers discover influenza virus doesn't replicate equally in all cells. News Experimental nasal influenza vaccine tested in kids, teens: NIH-supported Phase 1 trial of potential broadly protective vaccine. News Optimized arylomycins are a new class...
Infection Control News: Sept 10-14, 2018
Study finds influenza vaccine may be more effective in females than males. News ONA wins second decision on "unreasonable and illogical" Vaccinate or Mask influenza policies. News Antidepressants may cause antibiotic resistance. News Wal-mart in Surrey, BC that closed over concerns of Legionnaires’ disease reopens. Fraser Health has confirmed seven cases of Legionnaires’ disease in Surrey, all clustered in the Guildford neighbourhood. News with videos A new antibiotic uses sneaky tactics to kill drug-resistant...