Whole genome sequencing of top priority nontuberculous
... Treatment options are very limited for patients infected with nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) infections including Mycobacterium avium complex and the Mycobacterium abscessus group. These organisms are intrinsically resistant to most antimicrobial agents. Such infections therefore are difficult t ...
... Treatment options are very limited for patients infected with nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) infections including Mycobacterium avium complex and the Mycobacterium abscessus group. These organisms are intrinsically resistant to most antimicrobial agents. Such infections therefore are difficult t ...
Smallpox Overview
... Smallpox is a serious, contagious, and sometimes fatal infectious disease. There is no specific treatment for smallpox disease, and the only prevention is vaccination. The name smallpox is derived from the Latin word for “spotted” and refers to the raised bumps that appear on the face and body of an ...
... Smallpox is a serious, contagious, and sometimes fatal infectious disease. There is no specific treatment for smallpox disease, and the only prevention is vaccination. The name smallpox is derived from the Latin word for “spotted” and refers to the raised bumps that appear on the face and body of an ...
Are We There Yet? Laboratory Preparedness for
... source-patient actually being infected, and level of infectious risk in a given specimen type vary between outbreaks, and our understanding of them evolves within the span of a new outbreak. Secondly, clinical laboratories, like all parts of the healthcare system, are under continuous pressure to re ...
... source-patient actually being infected, and level of infectious risk in a given specimen type vary between outbreaks, and our understanding of them evolves within the span of a new outbreak. Secondly, clinical laboratories, like all parts of the healthcare system, are under continuous pressure to re ...
Annotated Bibliography
... Ditchfield DVM, J., et al. "Association of a Canine Adenovirus (Toronto A 26/61) with an outbreak of Laryngotracheitis ('Kennel Cough')." Canadian Veterinary Journal 3.8 (1962): 238-47. National Institutes of Health U.S. Library of Medicine National Center for Biotechnology Information. 7 Oct. 2012. ...
... Ditchfield DVM, J., et al. "Association of a Canine Adenovirus (Toronto A 26/61) with an outbreak of Laryngotracheitis ('Kennel Cough')." Canadian Veterinary Journal 3.8 (1962): 238-47. National Institutes of Health U.S. Library of Medicine National Center for Biotechnology Information. 7 Oct. 2012. ...
evaluation of safety of malaysian isolate infectious bursal disease
... resulting in immunosuppression. Very virulent strains of IBD virus (IBDV) can result in mortality of up to 40% of chicken’s population in herd. It commonly affects poultry industry in worldwide including Malaysia. This disease caused serious economic losses especially in commercial poultry industry ...
... resulting in immunosuppression. Very virulent strains of IBD virus (IBDV) can result in mortality of up to 40% of chicken’s population in herd. It commonly affects poultry industry in worldwide including Malaysia. This disease caused serious economic losses especially in commercial poultry industry ...
University of Windsor Biological Safety Manual ()
... The University is responsible for establishing, implementing and maintaining program, such as the Biological Safety Program that are designed to protect the health and safety of employees, students and visitors. General safety policies and workplace specific procedures will be develope ...
... The University is responsible for establishing, implementing and maintaining program, such as the Biological Safety Program that are designed to protect the health and safety of employees, students and visitors. General safety policies and workplace specific procedures will be develope ...
Rolling, Leaning and Falling - Canine Vestibular Dysfunction. In
... CAUSES OF PERIPHERAL VESTIBULAR DISEASE Idiopathic vestibular syndrome is a common cause of peripheral vestibular disease in the dog. The onset of the vestibular disease may be so acute that is accompanied by vomiting, but this is not specific for this aetiology. Postural reactions are normal in thi ...
... CAUSES OF PERIPHERAL VESTIBULAR DISEASE Idiopathic vestibular syndrome is a common cause of peripheral vestibular disease in the dog. The onset of the vestibular disease may be so acute that is accompanied by vomiting, but this is not specific for this aetiology. Postural reactions are normal in thi ...
BIOLOGICAL SAFETY - University of Surrey
... Accident investigations show that whilst laboratory workers may protect themselves they frequently show a lack of thought for the consequences to washers-up, cleaners, porters, etc., whose job is to deal with the by-products of their work. Although these guidelines concentrate on the risk of human i ...
... Accident investigations show that whilst laboratory workers may protect themselves they frequently show a lack of thought for the consequences to washers-up, cleaners, porters, etc., whose job is to deal with the by-products of their work. Although these guidelines concentrate on the risk of human i ...
Biosafety Level 2: . Special Practices
... Laboratories in which work is done with defined and characterized strains of viable microorganisms not known to consistently cause disease in normal, healthy humans - Bacillus subtilis - Vaccine strains that have undergone multiple in vivo passages ...
... Laboratories in which work is done with defined and characterized strains of viable microorganisms not known to consistently cause disease in normal, healthy humans - Bacillus subtilis - Vaccine strains that have undergone multiple in vivo passages ...
Neglected Tropical Diseases
... • The last dose should be at least 10 days before departure • Booster dose at 24 months if the risk continues Vaccine should be given at least 10 days prior to departure because of the possible serious adverse reactions (generalized itching, respiratory distress, angioedema, and anaphylaxis) up to o ...
... • The last dose should be at least 10 days before departure • Booster dose at 24 months if the risk continues Vaccine should be given at least 10 days prior to departure because of the possible serious adverse reactions (generalized itching, respiratory distress, angioedema, and anaphylaxis) up to o ...
Impact of Electronic Laboratory Reporting on Hepatitis A
... cases, making prompt disease reporting especially valuable. Electronic laboratory reporting (ELR) has been shown to improve timeliness of infectious disease reporting, and DOHMH began receiving hepatitis A reports via ELR in 2002. Objectives: (1) to quantify the increase in the proportion of hepatit ...
... cases, making prompt disease reporting especially valuable. Electronic laboratory reporting (ELR) has been shown to improve timeliness of infectious disease reporting, and DOHMH began receiving hepatitis A reports via ELR in 2002. Objectives: (1) to quantify the increase in the proportion of hepatit ...
Feline Panleukopenia Vaccine
... The duration and character of the immune response to the viral antigens of Felocell were determined in a multi-center serology study involving 40 small animal veterinary clinics located in the United States (38) and Canada (2). Two hundred seventy-two male and female (intact and neutered) cats of va ...
... The duration and character of the immune response to the viral antigens of Felocell were determined in a multi-center serology study involving 40 small animal veterinary clinics located in the United States (38) and Canada (2). Two hundred seventy-two male and female (intact and neutered) cats of va ...
SMALLPOX - the chris hobbs site
... persons with immune disorders or experiencing therapeutically-induced immunosuppression, persons with HIV infection, and persons with a history of ...
... persons with immune disorders or experiencing therapeutically-induced immunosuppression, persons with HIV infection, and persons with a history of ...
C. responses received from the relevant
... Consequently the virus is probably only present in the carcases of immune birds for short periods if at all: one of the experts reported that an intermediate vaccine virus was not detected in the bursa of commercial birds at seven and fourteen days after vaccination (data submitted for publication). ...
... Consequently the virus is probably only present in the carcases of immune birds for short periods if at all: one of the experts reported that an intermediate vaccine virus was not detected in the bursa of commercial birds at seven and fourteen days after vaccination (data submitted for publication). ...
Contemporary Prevalence of Infectious Agents in Laboratory Mice
... colonies owned by Charles River. The reporting period was approximately five years for the North American laboratory (Wilmington, MA, USA) and approximately three years for the European laboratory (Les Oncins, France). Both laboratories used the ILIMS software and reagents produced at the Wilmington ...
... colonies owned by Charles River. The reporting period was approximately five years for the North American laboratory (Wilmington, MA, USA) and approximately three years for the European laboratory (Les Oncins, France). Both laboratories used the ILIMS software and reagents produced at the Wilmington ...
Gastroenteritis and Food-Borne Disease in Elderly People Living in
... intoxications. Despite gastroenteritis normally having a mild presentation, multiple deaths in LTCF residents may occur during a single outbreak of E. coli O157, Salmonella, or C. perfringens infections [15, 24]. Highly infectious norovirus may be transmitted by food when catering or food service st ...
... intoxications. Despite gastroenteritis normally having a mild presentation, multiple deaths in LTCF residents may occur during a single outbreak of E. coli O157, Salmonella, or C. perfringens infections [15, 24]. Highly infectious norovirus may be transmitted by food when catering or food service st ...
a mathematical simulation of the inflammatory response to anthrax
... factor. These three exotoxins are synthesized, and each forms heterodimers that result in bioactive molecules: edema toxin is a heterodimer of protective antigen and edema factor, and lethal toxin consists of protective antigen bound to lethal factor (5). Edema factor is a calmodulin-dependent adeny ...
... factor. These three exotoxins are synthesized, and each forms heterodimers that result in bioactive molecules: edema toxin is a heterodimer of protective antigen and edema factor, and lethal toxin consists of protective antigen bound to lethal factor (5). Edema factor is a calmodulin-dependent adeny ...
Genomic analysis of emerging pathogens: methods, application and future trends
... and produce estimates of epidemiological parameters, such as the reproductive number (R0). The focus on the coalescent framework in this review is due to its more pervasive use in the literature and its greater versatility when integrated with epidemiological models compared to birth-death models. B ...
... and produce estimates of epidemiological parameters, such as the reproductive number (R0). The focus on the coalescent framework in this review is due to its more pervasive use in the literature and its greater versatility when integrated with epidemiological models compared to birth-death models. B ...
Emerging Infectious Diseases at the Beginning of the 21st Century
... Microbial evolution resulting in a change of virulence or other characteristics. An example is Escherichia coli, with most strains being relatively benign in humans, but O157:H7 having the ability to cause severe illness and hemolytic uremic syndrome. Known diseases that have markedly increased in i ...
... Microbial evolution resulting in a change of virulence or other characteristics. An example is Escherichia coli, with most strains being relatively benign in humans, but O157:H7 having the ability to cause severe illness and hemolytic uremic syndrome. Known diseases that have markedly increased in i ...
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Epidemiology Program
... Mississippi, and Louisiana, these states did not participate in national mortality registration. Nonetheless, the number of reported deaths from participating states rose from none in 1904 to 1,015 in 1913. Dr. Joseph Goldberger was requested by the Surgeon General to investigate the pellagra proble ...
... Mississippi, and Louisiana, these states did not participate in national mortality registration. Nonetheless, the number of reported deaths from participating states rose from none in 1904 to 1,015 in 1913. Dr. Joseph Goldberger was requested by the Surgeon General to investigate the pellagra proble ...
Salmonella typhimurium
... Do not eat or drink foods containing raw eggs. Should not drink unpasteurized milk or raw milk. Under cooked meat or poultry shouldn’t be consumed, as this meat may carry bacteria. Frequent and over consumption of antibiotics should be avoided so that resistance of the pathogen to the antibiotic can ...
... Do not eat or drink foods containing raw eggs. Should not drink unpasteurized milk or raw milk. Under cooked meat or poultry shouldn’t be consumed, as this meat may carry bacteria. Frequent and over consumption of antibiotics should be avoided so that resistance of the pathogen to the antibiotic can ...
The utility of information collected by
... enquiry service enabling the HSE/HSA and other interested parties to request other information about the cases of WRIH reported to THOR. This article aims to examine the information requests submitted to THOR between 2002 and 2014 and, in particular, to identify from whom requests were made, what sp ...
... enquiry service enabling the HSE/HSA and other interested parties to request other information about the cases of WRIH reported to THOR. This article aims to examine the information requests submitted to THOR between 2002 and 2014 and, in particular, to identify from whom requests were made, what sp ...
New meningitis vaccine has desired impact in sub
... be finalized in Mali and Niger, and new campaigns will begin in Cameroon, Chad, and Nigeria, providing a contiguous block of immunized populations across the heart of the meningitis belt. Counting those vaccinated during the December 2010 campaigns, nearly 65 million people are expected to have rece ...
... be finalized in Mali and Niger, and new campaigns will begin in Cameroon, Chad, and Nigeria, providing a contiguous block of immunized populations across the heart of the meningitis belt. Counting those vaccinated during the December 2010 campaigns, nearly 65 million people are expected to have rece ...
Yeshiva University/Albert Einstein College of Medicine of
... exposures present a potential risk of disease. At Yeshiva University and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, personnel who are at risk are identified on Page 3 of this plan. Building service personnel and other employees who handle medical waste may be exposed, if they are injured by contaminat ...
... exposures present a potential risk of disease. At Yeshiva University and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, personnel who are at risk are identified on Page 3 of this plan. Building service personnel and other employees who handle medical waste may be exposed, if they are injured by contaminat ...
BIOSAFETY MANUAL FOR MOLECULAR ONCOLOGY
... Is it treatable? It is only as treatable as the common cold. Possible illness is very self-limited. Most infections are mild and require no therapy or only symptomatic treatment. Because there is no virus-specific therapy, serious adenovirus illness can be managed only by treating symptoms and compl ...
... Is it treatable? It is only as treatable as the common cold. Possible illness is very self-limited. Most infections are mild and require no therapy or only symptomatic treatment. Because there is no virus-specific therapy, serious adenovirus illness can be managed only by treating symptoms and compl ...
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.