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IPAC News for the week of March 27 – 31, 2023

Candida auris as an Emergent Public Health Problem: A Current Update on European Outbreaks and Cases. Journal   High activity levels of avian influenza upwards 2018–2022: A global epidemiological overview of fowl and human infections. Journal   Self-referral appointments for PCR testing ending April 1 in New Brunswick. News   New downtown exhibit compares Winnipeg’s COVID-19 response to the Spanish Flu. News   Brit dies in listeria outbreak linked to contaminated cheese as health...

IPAC News for the week of March 20 – 24, 2023

Molecular Epidemiology of Global Carbapenemase-Producing Citrobacter spp. (2015–2017). Journal   A national implementation project to prevent healthcare-associated infections in intensive care units: a collaborative initiative using the Breakthrough Series model. Journal   WHO advisers urge China to release all COVID-related data after new research. News   Burundi officials detect polio outbreak linked to vaccine. News   Bird flu vaccine could soon be on standby in case of future outbreak: experts. News   B.C. pharmacist suspended...

IPAC News for the week of March 13 – 17, 2023

Alarming situation of emerging H5 and H7 avian influenza and effective control strategies. Journal   Candida auris Discovery through Community Wastewater Surveillance during Healthcare Outbreak, Nevada, USA, 2022. Journal   3 years into COVID-19, life is 'back to normal' for some, forever changed for others. News   Twice-weekly local testing for COVID variants to end, scientist says. News   Israel reports more polio cases. News   Canadian cardiologists debunk Florida COVID-19 vaccine claims. News   China...

IPAC News for the week of March 6 – 10, 2023

Epidemiology of Healthcare-Associated Infections and Adherence to the HAI Prevention Strategies. Journal   Estimated Testing, Tracing, and Vaccination Targets for Containment of the US Mpox Outbreak. Journal   Ontario study finds 'circular hockey hub' vaccine clinic most efficient model. News   Novak Djokovic withdraws from Indian Wells ahead of draw after losing COVID-19 vaccine waiver. News   Health officials issue alert after dengue fever outbreak in Ibiza. News   Previous COVID infection linked to lower...

IPAC News for the week of February 27 – March 3, 2023

Characteristics associated with influenza vaccination uptake in pregnancy: a retrospective cohort study. Journal   Education and training for infection prevention and control provided by long-term care homes to family caregivers: a scoping review protocol. Journal   Measles outbreak that sickened 85 children declared over in Ohio. News   New assessment on the origins of Covid-19 adds to the confusion. News   Want to know how COVID-19 subvariants are behaving in Alberta? Now it's a...

IPAC News for the week of February 21 – 24, 2023

Increase of invasive pneumococcal disease in children temporally associated with RSV outbreak in Quebec: a time-series analysis. Journal   Merck's COVID pill fails to prevent infection among household members. News   COVID-19 linked to rise in heart attacks and other cardiovascular problems. News   Blackhawks' Jonathan Toews Taking Break from Hockey to Deal with Continued Long COVID Symptoms. News   Vaccines help battle cholera outbreak in Malawi. News   FDA expands warning over contaminated eye...

IPAC News for the week of February 6 – 10, 2023

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...