ACIP Updates February 2017
... Most circulating strains are A strains and predominantly H3N2; influenza B may just be starting Contents of injectable vaccine are a good match for the low levels of virus circulating in US Moderate season so far; vaccine efficacy is 48% We have not peaked with influenza yet except possibly ...
... Most circulating strains are A strains and predominantly H3N2; influenza B may just be starting Contents of injectable vaccine are a good match for the low levels of virus circulating in US Moderate season so far; vaccine efficacy is 48% We have not peaked with influenza yet except possibly ...
detection of variant strains of infectious bursal disease virus in
... observed that traditional vaccinal strains (54.02%) were significantly higher than less pathogenic strains not used in vaccine preparation (29.89%) and non traditional highly pathogenic strains of IBDV (16.09%). It was concluded that new variant strains of IBDV were detected in the samples in Saudi ...
... observed that traditional vaccinal strains (54.02%) were significantly higher than less pathogenic strains not used in vaccine preparation (29.89%) and non traditional highly pathogenic strains of IBDV (16.09%). It was concluded that new variant strains of IBDV were detected in the samples in Saudi ...
questionnaire
... countries. It may last for a few days or weeks, or for several years. A single case of a communicable disease long absent from a population, or caused by an agent (e.g. bacterium or virus) not previously recognized in that community or area, or the emergence of a previously unknown disease, may also ...
... countries. It may last for a few days or weeks, or for several years. A single case of a communicable disease long absent from a population, or caused by an agent (e.g. bacterium or virus) not previously recognized in that community or area, or the emergence of a previously unknown disease, may also ...
RiskForUnvaccinated
... available. But not until the late 1990s has that safer alternative become routine for American children. This paper explains why and how this transformation in care took place. We were part of the transformation, supporting the advocates for the new, acellular vaccine with scientific testimony. Alth ...
... available. But not until the late 1990s has that safer alternative become routine for American children. This paper explains why and how this transformation in care took place. We were part of the transformation, supporting the advocates for the new, acellular vaccine with scientific testimony. Alth ...
Fact Sheet: Pigeon Fever In Equine
... • Ultrasound can aid in locating deep abscesses so that drainage can be accomplished. • External abscesses can be cleaned with a 0.1 percent povidone-iodine solution • Antiseptic soaked gauze may be packed into the open wound • A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug such as phenylbutazone can be used ...
... • Ultrasound can aid in locating deep abscesses so that drainage can be accomplished. • External abscesses can be cleaned with a 0.1 percent povidone-iodine solution • Antiseptic soaked gauze may be packed into the open wound • A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug such as phenylbutazone can be used ...
Full article
... maintained – the newly appointed health minister, Waldir Arcoverde, decided to tackle the issue of polio in Brazil head on. There were epidemics in the southern states of Paraná and Santa Catarina, and, contradicting the findings of Rosenberg 22, who argues that the authorities tend to deny the exi ...
... maintained – the newly appointed health minister, Waldir Arcoverde, decided to tackle the issue of polio in Brazil head on. There were epidemics in the southern states of Paraná and Santa Catarina, and, contradicting the findings of Rosenberg 22, who argues that the authorities tend to deny the exi ...
Figure 1 - Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B
... The 2013–2016 Ebola epidemic in West Africa was larger than all previous Ebola outbreaks combined and was unique in the breadth of its geographical dispersion. The size and scope of this epidemic provided the potential to achieve significant advances in understanding the disease and to improve outbr ...
... The 2013–2016 Ebola epidemic in West Africa was larger than all previous Ebola outbreaks combined and was unique in the breadth of its geographical dispersion. The size and scope of this epidemic provided the potential to achieve significant advances in understanding the disease and to improve outbr ...
Food-borne diseases — The challenges of 20years ago still persist
... water, as a cause of death will decline worldwide. Evidence for such a downward trend is limited. This prediction presumes that improvements in the production and retail of microbiologically safe food will be sustained in the developed world and, moreover, will be rolled out to those countries of th ...
... water, as a cause of death will decline worldwide. Evidence for such a downward trend is limited. This prediction presumes that improvements in the production and retail of microbiologically safe food will be sustained in the developed world and, moreover, will be rolled out to those countries of th ...
Mathematical Modeling of Disease Outbreak
... While the 20th century saw a marked decline in infectious disease deaths and an impressive eradication of some infectious diseases, current populations are still faced with outbreaks of new diseases and the resurgence of some previous declining diseases. Disease control in the 20th century resulted ...
... While the 20th century saw a marked decline in infectious disease deaths and an impressive eradication of some infectious diseases, current populations are still faced with outbreaks of new diseases and the resurgence of some previous declining diseases. Disease control in the 20th century resulted ...
Risks of Emerging Infectious Diseases: Evolving Threats in a
... facilities in the Mediterranean region, which entails the implementation of a very complex epidemiological network. These challenges have been highlighted by the difficulties encountered in the control of the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza viruses (HPAIV). The coexistence of industrial poult ...
... facilities in the Mediterranean region, which entails the implementation of a very complex epidemiological network. These challenges have been highlighted by the difficulties encountered in the control of the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza viruses (HPAIV). The coexistence of industrial poult ...
Measures of Mortality
... The limitations of the CDR is exposed when we compare the agespecific rates b/w the two populations. Population B has higher age-specific rates in all age group. This seeming contradiction is due to difference in the age composition of the population. The higher crude rate in population A is due to ...
... The limitations of the CDR is exposed when we compare the agespecific rates b/w the two populations. Population B has higher age-specific rates in all age group. This seeming contradiction is due to difference in the age composition of the population. The higher crude rate in population A is due to ...
20.3 powerpoint
... When first introduced in the 1940s, penicillin, an antibiotic derived from fungi, was a miracle drug. Patients suffering from life-threatening infections were cured almost immediately by this powerful new drug. Within a few decades, however, penicillin lost much of its effectiveness, as have other, ...
... When first introduced in the 1940s, penicillin, an antibiotic derived from fungi, was a miracle drug. Patients suffering from life-threatening infections were cured almost immediately by this powerful new drug. Within a few decades, however, penicillin lost much of its effectiveness, as have other, ...
Ebola Virus Ecology
... 2004 by the Infectious Diseases Society of America. All rights reserved. ...
... 2004 by the Infectious Diseases Society of America. All rights reserved. ...
Trillium - Vaccination Requirements Brochure_Layout 1
... and fatal much of the time, thus making it the leading cause of infectious disease death in dogs. The virus infects the gastrointestinal tract, respiratory tract, the brain, and spinal cord. 2. Hepatitis/Adenovirus - Adenoviruses are spread directly from dog to dog through infected respiratory secre ...
... and fatal much of the time, thus making it the leading cause of infectious disease death in dogs. The virus infects the gastrointestinal tract, respiratory tract, the brain, and spinal cord. 2. Hepatitis/Adenovirus - Adenoviruses are spread directly from dog to dog through infected respiratory secre ...
University Students` Lyme Disease Knowledge and
... the tick-borne organism Borrelia burgdorferi, is the most common (over 90%) vector-borne disease in North America (Radolf, Caimano, Stevenson, & Hu, 2012). B. burdgorferi is carried by the Black-Legged Tick, Ixodes scapularis (also known as the “deer tick”). Although Lyme disease is generally consid ...
... the tick-borne organism Borrelia burgdorferi, is the most common (over 90%) vector-borne disease in North America (Radolf, Caimano, Stevenson, & Hu, 2012). B. burdgorferi is carried by the Black-Legged Tick, Ixodes scapularis (also known as the “deer tick”). Although Lyme disease is generally consid ...
Identification of bacteria which possible transmitted by Musca
... The house-fly, Musca domestica L., not only is a nuisance pest, but also acts as an important mechanical vector for lots of pathogenic microorganism agents, including: bacteria, protozoa, worms, fungi and viruses amongst humans and animals. The aim of this study was to isolate and identification bac ...
... The house-fly, Musca domestica L., not only is a nuisance pest, but also acts as an important mechanical vector for lots of pathogenic microorganism agents, including: bacteria, protozoa, worms, fungi and viruses amongst humans and animals. The aim of this study was to isolate and identification bac ...
PPT
... and Arthritis(75%) S Petechial rash that develops into purpura on buttocks, lower extremities, and hands – trunk and face are spared S Abdominal pain ranges from mild colic to severe pain (hemorrhage or intussusception in 5%) S Knees and ankles most common sites of arthritis S 40 - 50% have renal in ...
... and Arthritis(75%) S Petechial rash that develops into purpura on buttocks, lower extremities, and hands – trunk and face are spared S Abdominal pain ranges from mild colic to severe pain (hemorrhage or intussusception in 5%) S Knees and ankles most common sites of arthritis S 40 - 50% have renal in ...
Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome
... spring and summer (5). The first outbreak of HPS identified in North America was in 1993 in the United States of America (9). Since then, more than 2,000 cases of HPS caused by different strains have occurred in sporadic clusters throughout the Americas (9). Cases of HPS have been reported in the fo ...
... spring and summer (5). The first outbreak of HPS identified in North America was in 1993 in the United States of America (9). Since then, more than 2,000 cases of HPS caused by different strains have occurred in sporadic clusters throughout the Americas (9). Cases of HPS have been reported in the fo ...
View/Open
... holdings are small farms (<1 ha) operated by lowincome families. Lost production due to disease is directly detracting from incomes, job security and food security of these small farmers, as well as from workers in hatcheries, farms, feed mills and processing plants. As prawn aquaculture services se ...
... holdings are small farms (<1 ha) operated by lowincome families. Lost production due to disease is directly detracting from incomes, job security and food security of these small farmers, as well as from workers in hatcheries, farms, feed mills and processing plants. As prawn aquaculture services se ...
Biosafety Manual - Texas Tech University Departments
... consist entirely of DNA segments from different species that exchange DNA by known physiological processes; though one or more of the segments may be a synthetic equivalent. do not present a significant risk to health or the environment as determined by the NIH Director, with the advice of the Recom ...
... consist entirely of DNA segments from different species that exchange DNA by known physiological processes; though one or more of the segments may be a synthetic equivalent. do not present a significant risk to health or the environment as determined by the NIH Director, with the advice of the Recom ...
Smallpox Eradication Story The story of the eradication of smallpox
... Native American population and helped to spread the disease among them. There is speculation that in the eighteenth century smallpox was used as a bioweapon against the Native American population by giving them blankets inoculated with the virus [5] . It would be impossible to account for the full n ...
... Native American population and helped to spread the disease among them. There is speculation that in the eighteenth century smallpox was used as a bioweapon against the Native American population by giving them blankets inoculated with the virus [5] . It would be impossible to account for the full n ...
Classification Guide for Infectious Substances
... non-infectious cells, tissue cultures, blood or plasma from individuals not suspected of having an infectious disease, DNA, RNA, or other genetic elements Substances containing micro-organisms, which are non-pathogenic to humans or animals Substances that have been neutralized or inactivated such th ...
... non-infectious cells, tissue cultures, blood or plasma from individuals not suspected of having an infectious disease, DNA, RNA, or other genetic elements Substances containing micro-organisms, which are non-pathogenic to humans or animals Substances that have been neutralized or inactivated such th ...
Introduction to statistical inference for infectious diseases
... In this overview paper, we start by analysing the general stochastic epidemic model, which describes the spread of a Susceptible Infected Recovered (SIR) disease assuming a closed population with homogeneous mixing, and show how to make inference on important epidemiological parameters, namely the b ...
... In this overview paper, we start by analysing the general stochastic epidemic model, which describes the spread of a Susceptible Infected Recovered (SIR) disease assuming a closed population with homogeneous mixing, and show how to make inference on important epidemiological parameters, namely the b ...
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
... Approach to Fever and/or Respiratory Symptoms in The Absence of SARS Activity Worldwide SARS Screening by Healthcare Providers: Key Points • Patients developing SARS may present with fever OR respiratory symptoms • To prevent exposure of healthcare workers and patients to SARS, need to identify pot ...
... Approach to Fever and/or Respiratory Symptoms in The Absence of SARS Activity Worldwide SARS Screening by Healthcare Providers: Key Points • Patients developing SARS may present with fever OR respiratory symptoms • To prevent exposure of healthcare workers and patients to SARS, need to identify pot ...
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.