2009-01-09 Flu Resistance, and Our Own
... The CDC is reporting that 99% of influenza strains submitted to them so far this year are resistant to the leading drug used for treating the flu, Tamiflu (oseltamivir). Last year, that figure was just 11%, so this is a big change, and per reporting in the New York Times and elsewhere, a big worry f ...
... The CDC is reporting that 99% of influenza strains submitted to them so far this year are resistant to the leading drug used for treating the flu, Tamiflu (oseltamivir). Last year, that figure was just 11%, so this is a big change, and per reporting in the New York Times and elsewhere, a big worry f ...
On the Quarantine Period for Ebola Virus
... might have been exposed for a sufficient time for either infection to occur or until it can be assured that there is not likely to be infection (and hence spread of contagion). According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention1: “When someone has been exposed to a contagious disease and it ...
... might have been exposed for a sufficient time for either infection to occur or until it can be assured that there is not likely to be infection (and hence spread of contagion). According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention1: “When someone has been exposed to a contagious disease and it ...
PCR - OIE
... experimentally inoculated with BoHV-2 to elucidate whether a cross reactivity in BoHV-1 ELISA tests could be induced. Serological cross reactivity between BoHV-2 and BoHV-1 might explain epidemiologically some of the non plausible reactions in BoHV-1-free areas in Southern Germany where BoHV-2 is hi ...
... experimentally inoculated with BoHV-2 to elucidate whether a cross reactivity in BoHV-1 ELISA tests could be induced. Serological cross reactivity between BoHV-2 and BoHV-1 might explain epidemiologically some of the non plausible reactions in BoHV-1-free areas in Southern Germany where BoHV-2 is hi ...
Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS)
... • Can detect very rare adverse events that may not be detected before licensure • Generates hypotheses – Helps identify new and/or rare adverse events following immunization – Helps determine if further investigations are needed ...
... • Can detect very rare adverse events that may not be detected before licensure • Generates hypotheses – Helps identify new and/or rare adverse events following immunization – Helps determine if further investigations are needed ...
Microbial Risks
... What are the symptoms? Noroviruses cause acute gastroenteritis: nausea, frequent and violent vomiting, and/or diarrhea. Other symptoms include low-grade fevers, chills, headaches, muscle aches and fatigue. Onset occurs in as little as 12 hours from exposure, but commonly takes 24 to 48 hours after i ...
... What are the symptoms? Noroviruses cause acute gastroenteritis: nausea, frequent and violent vomiting, and/or diarrhea. Other symptoms include low-grade fevers, chills, headaches, muscle aches and fatigue. Onset occurs in as little as 12 hours from exposure, but commonly takes 24 to 48 hours after i ...
vesicular exanthema of swine virus
... swine, cattle, goats and other exposed animals. Quarantine, disinfection, and a 30 day wait period for restocking were also implemented. These eradication efforts were eventually discontinued and only quarantine was required. It wasn’t until regulations on cooking garbage were enforced that VESV inf ...
... swine, cattle, goats and other exposed animals. Quarantine, disinfection, and a 30 day wait period for restocking were also implemented. These eradication efforts were eventually discontinued and only quarantine was required. It wasn’t until regulations on cooking garbage were enforced that VESV inf ...
Label-free detection and manipulation of single biological
... detection and characterization of single biological nanoparticles is necessary, particularly under physiological conditions, such that solutions may contain heterogeneous populations of particles with different physical and optical properties. To unequivocally characterize natural nanoparticles, the ...
... detection and characterization of single biological nanoparticles is necessary, particularly under physiological conditions, such that solutions may contain heterogeneous populations of particles with different physical and optical properties. To unequivocally characterize natural nanoparticles, the ...
Special Issue on Syndromic Surveillance
... emerging and re-emerging infections. It is not only new diseases and but spread of diseases in new geographic areas as well. Need to fight emerging and re-emerging infections is national and global priority. Experiences from the outbreaks in the recent past in the form of H1N1, SARS, Nipah, Denue, C ...
... emerging and re-emerging infections. It is not only new diseases and but spread of diseases in new geographic areas as well. Need to fight emerging and re-emerging infections is national and global priority. Experiences from the outbreaks in the recent past in the form of H1N1, SARS, Nipah, Denue, C ...
a historical review of the Measles virus, vaccine and outbreaks
... "My suspicion, which is shared by others in my profession, is that the nearly 10,000 SIDS deaths that occur in the United States each year are related to one or more of the vaccines that are routinely given children. The pertussis vaccine is the most likely villain, but it could also be one or more ...
... "My suspicion, which is shared by others in my profession, is that the nearly 10,000 SIDS deaths that occur in the United States each year are related to one or more of the vaccines that are routinely given children. The pertussis vaccine is the most likely villain, but it could also be one or more ...
Potential pathogen transmission on medical student anatomy
... For all laboratory coat swabbings, a value of 0 was assigned if the particular bacteria did not grow on the specific media and a value of 1 was given if the bacteria were present. Data from the control and the postdissection swabbings are shown in Tables 1 and 2, respectively. To check the significa ...
... For all laboratory coat swabbings, a value of 0 was assigned if the particular bacteria did not grow on the specific media and a value of 1 was given if the bacteria were present. Data from the control and the postdissection swabbings are shown in Tables 1 and 2, respectively. To check the significa ...
Comparative pathologic, immunologic and clinical responses
... diarrhea with strain 46 Indiana virus diarrhea. Their studies showed a definite immunologic relationship and an identical experimental syndrome for both of these viruses. They were also able to propagate the Indiana strain in embryonic bovine kidney cell culture. As with the New York strain, a cytop ...
... diarrhea with strain 46 Indiana virus diarrhea. Their studies showed a definite immunologic relationship and an identical experimental syndrome for both of these viruses. They were also able to propagate the Indiana strain in embryonic bovine kidney cell culture. As with the New York strain, a cytop ...
Epidemiological Safety Law.
... 12) epizootic – an illness of animals en masse with a contagious disease; 13) immunity - the insusceptibility of an organism to infectious diseases; 14) source of infectious disease - a human or animal organism or an environmental object in which the infectious disease-causing agents are preserved, ...
... 12) epizootic – an illness of animals en masse with a contagious disease; 13) immunity - the insusceptibility of an organism to infectious diseases; 14) source of infectious disease - a human or animal organism or an environmental object in which the infectious disease-causing agents are preserved, ...
SIX - Beyond Conformity
... Mexico and Canada where 159 people fell ill in Quebec. Many stricken with measles were not immunized because of personal reasons or their age. Measles, marked by fever, cough and a blotchy rash, has been eliminated in the U.S. for more than a decade thanks to an aggressive vaccination effort. Outbre ...
... Mexico and Canada where 159 people fell ill in Quebec. Many stricken with measles were not immunized because of personal reasons or their age. Measles, marked by fever, cough and a blotchy rash, has been eliminated in the U.S. for more than a decade thanks to an aggressive vaccination effort. Outbre ...
COMMITTEE ON INFECTIOUS DISEASES ; originally published online September 2, 2013; Pediatrics
... home and communicate their immunization status to their primary care provider. Immunization of close contacts of children at high risk of influenza-related complications is ...
... home and communicate their immunization status to their primary care provider. Immunization of close contacts of children at high risk of influenza-related complications is ...
Criminal Epidemiological Training Brief
... • By working together, Public Health and Law Enforcement can achieve their separate but often overlapping goals. Six Strategic Elements: • Build Relationships • Information Sharing • Joint Threat Assessments • Joint Investigations • Joint Protocols/Memorandums of Understanding • Joint Training and E ...
... • By working together, Public Health and Law Enforcement can achieve their separate but often overlapping goals. Six Strategic Elements: • Build Relationships • Information Sharing • Joint Threat Assessments • Joint Investigations • Joint Protocols/Memorandums of Understanding • Joint Training and E ...
Keith Hamilton
... Confirmatory testing, pathogen isolation and characterisation report positive findings to the international community ...
... Confirmatory testing, pathogen isolation and characterisation report positive findings to the international community ...
biological safety committee use only
... of any Eukaryotic Virus? This section covers 1) Recombinant DNA molecules containing no more than two-thirds of the genome of any eukaryotic virus (all viruses from a single Family being considered identical) may be propagated and maintained in cells in tissue culture using BL1 containment. For such ...
... of any Eukaryotic Virus? This section covers 1) Recombinant DNA molecules containing no more than two-thirds of the genome of any eukaryotic virus (all viruses from a single Family being considered identical) may be propagated and maintained in cells in tissue culture using BL1 containment. For such ...
Full text PDF
... A significant proportion of CAP is attributable to S. pneumoniae. In multiple European studies investigating the aetiology of CAP, S. pneumoniae was the most frequently identified pathogen (12, 22) regardless of age group, clinical severity or country. S. pneumoniae is also the most frequently ident ...
... A significant proportion of CAP is attributable to S. pneumoniae. In multiple European studies investigating the aetiology of CAP, S. pneumoniae was the most frequently identified pathogen (12, 22) regardless of age group, clinical severity or country. S. pneumoniae is also the most frequently ident ...
ppt - TAFE Trojans
... - after 30 days, the it.net computers can’t log onto goth because the secure channel password has changed. - typically a computer has its own individual name and account on the DC, and doesn’t suffer this problem. - unfortunately tafe’s computers all share the same name and therefore he same secure ...
... - after 30 days, the it.net computers can’t log onto goth because the secure channel password has changed. - typically a computer has its own individual name and account on the DC, and doesn’t suffer this problem. - unfortunately tafe’s computers all share the same name and therefore he same secure ...
actors, musicians and scientists unite to create a lyme free world
... children are the highest at risk. There is too much at stake. We must join together to attack this disease and give our children hope that we will find a cure. When children are without hope, they are robbed of a fundamental right of childhood.” While most cases of Lyme disease are reported from Nor ...
... children are the highest at risk. There is too much at stake. We must join together to attack this disease and give our children hope that we will find a cure. When children are without hope, they are robbed of a fundamental right of childhood.” While most cases of Lyme disease are reported from Nor ...
Brock Biology of Microorganisms 11/e
... Weak forms of disease could be used as an immunization against stronger forms Rabies was transmitted by viruses too small to be seen under the microscopes of the time, introducing the medical world to the concept of viruses. ...
... Weak forms of disease could be used as an immunization against stronger forms Rabies was transmitted by viruses too small to be seen under the microscopes of the time, introducing the medical world to the concept of viruses. ...
Importance of rapid testing to combat the global threat of bird flu
... recommended the use of NPT data as an adjunct to virus isolation human A(H5) infection (WHO) or avian influenza (OIE) is for early warning of a change in influenza activity in humans [8]. required, but this should not delay taking extra preventative It was only recommended as an adjunct because the ...
... recommended the use of NPT data as an adjunct to virus isolation human A(H5) infection (WHO) or avian influenza (OIE) is for early warning of a change in influenza activity in humans [8]. required, but this should not delay taking extra preventative It was only recommended as an adjunct because the ...
MEDICAL INNOVATION: POLIO VACCINE (PHARMACEUTICAL
... present the best opportunity for eventual eradication of the disease, as it involved no shots, and would provide both intestinal and bodily immunity instead of only bodily immunity that the killed virus would provide. Dr. Salk discovered his vaccine in 1952, and three years of field testing were req ...
... present the best opportunity for eventual eradication of the disease, as it involved no shots, and would provide both intestinal and bodily immunity instead of only bodily immunity that the killed virus would provide. Dr. Salk discovered his vaccine in 1952, and three years of field testing were req ...
The Role of the Microbiology Laboratory in Surveillance and Control
... should be cultured each week. Instruments that touch mucous membranes but are disinfected rather than sterilized before use, such as inhalation and anesthesia equipment and endoscopes, may be sampled on a spot-check basis as needed to insure adequacy of disinfection. Although commercial patient-care ...
... should be cultured each week. Instruments that touch mucous membranes but are disinfected rather than sterilized before use, such as inhalation and anesthesia equipment and endoscopes, may be sampled on a spot-check basis as needed to insure adequacy of disinfection. Although commercial patient-care ...
Amendments - Office of the Vice Provost
... information, products, or technologies that could be directly misapplied to pose a significant threat with broad potential consequences to public health and safety, agricultural crops and other plants, animals, the environment, material, or national security. 1. Agent or Toxin Involved in Project (C ...
... information, products, or technologies that could be directly misapplied to pose a significant threat with broad potential consequences to public health and safety, agricultural crops and other plants, animals, the environment, material, or national security. 1. Agent or Toxin Involved in Project (C ...
Bioterrorism
Bioterrorism is terrorism involving the intentional release or dissemination of biological agents. These agents are bacteria, viruses, or toxins, and may be in a naturally occurring or a human-modified form. For the use of this method in warfare, see biological warfare.