Public Health Action in Emergencies Caused by
... The number of outbreaks of communicable disease has been increasing in recent years. There may be several reasons for this: the increased rapidity of national and international travel and the greater distances travelled; extensive deforestation and irrigation works; neglect of insect and rodent vect ...
... The number of outbreaks of communicable disease has been increasing in recent years. There may be several reasons for this: the increased rapidity of national and international travel and the greater distances travelled; extensive deforestation and irrigation works; neglect of insect and rodent vect ...
Epidemiology of Seafood-Associated Infections in the United States
... infection to occur. The low infectious dose contributes to the potential for large outbreaks. Outbreaks have been associated with person-to-person transmission in crowded or unhygienic environments and with ingestion of contaminated food and water. Foods can become contaminated during handling or pr ...
... infection to occur. The low infectious dose contributes to the potential for large outbreaks. Outbreaks have been associated with person-to-person transmission in crowded or unhygienic environments and with ingestion of contaminated food and water. Foods can become contaminated during handling or pr ...
(including Rocky Mountain spotted fever) 09-ID-16
... nausea/vomiting, or neurologic signs; a macular or maculopapular rash appears 4-7 days following onset in many (~80%) patients, often present on the palms and soles. RMSF may be fatal in as many as 20% of untreated cases, and severe, fulminant disease can occur. In addition to RMSF, human illness as ...
... nausea/vomiting, or neurologic signs; a macular or maculopapular rash appears 4-7 days following onset in many (~80%) patients, often present on the palms and soles. RMSF may be fatal in as many as 20% of untreated cases, and severe, fulminant disease can occur. In addition to RMSF, human illness as ...
Chapter 13 VIRAL HEMORRHAGIC FEVERS
... include contact with infected blood, especially in slaughterhouses, and handling of contaminated meat during food preparation. Exposure to aerosols of RVF virus is a potential source of infection for laboratory workers. In 2000 RVF spread for the first time beyond the African continent to Saudi Arab ...
... include contact with infected blood, especially in slaughterhouses, and handling of contaminated meat during food preparation. Exposure to aerosols of RVF virus is a potential source of infection for laboratory workers. In 2000 RVF spread for the first time beyond the African continent to Saudi Arab ...
Dengue Ontology - Buffalo Ontology Site
... febrile diseases, found in the tropics and Africa, and caused by four closely related virus serotypes of the genus Flavivirus, family Flaviviridae. ...
... febrile diseases, found in the tropics and Africa, and caused by four closely related virus serotypes of the genus Flavivirus, family Flaviviridae. ...
February 2015
... (import) measles into the United States. Since the virus is highly contagious, such imported cases can quickly spread, causing outbreaks or epidemics among unvaccinated people and under -vaccinated communities. ...
... (import) measles into the United States. Since the virus is highly contagious, such imported cases can quickly spread, causing outbreaks or epidemics among unvaccinated people and under -vaccinated communities. ...
Recommended composition of influenza virus vaccines for use in
... be technically challenging because many viruses had low or undetectable haemagglutination activity in the presence of oseltamivir carboxylate, added to circumvent agglutination by the virus neuraminidase. Virus neutralisation assays supplemented HI assays for the antigenic characterization of viruse ...
... be technically challenging because many viruses had low or undetectable haemagglutination activity in the presence of oseltamivir carboxylate, added to circumvent agglutination by the virus neuraminidase. Virus neutralisation assays supplemented HI assays for the antigenic characterization of viruse ...
avian influenza shedding patterns in waterfowl
... and guiding future AI surveillance programs. MATERIALS AND METHODS ...
... and guiding future AI surveillance programs. MATERIALS AND METHODS ...
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... abdomen and intersegmental membranes of the walking legs with light-colored streaks along the mid-ventral aspect of the merus leg sections. Internal signs consist of opaque hemolymph and milky emaciated musculature in uncooked crabs. Cooked meats from O Inter-Research/Printed in F. R. Germany ...
... abdomen and intersegmental membranes of the walking legs with light-colored streaks along the mid-ventral aspect of the merus leg sections. Internal signs consist of opaque hemolymph and milky emaciated musculature in uncooked crabs. Cooked meats from O Inter-Research/Printed in F. R. Germany ...
Role of tumour necrosis factor (TNF)
... Infliximab has a half life of about nine days,41 and is therefore currently given as an intravenous infusion on days 1 and 15 of treatment, followed by maintenance infusions every 6–8 weeks. Etanercept has a half life of about 3.5 days, and is given twice weekly as a subcutaneous injection.41 Thus, ...
... Infliximab has a half life of about nine days,41 and is therefore currently given as an intravenous infusion on days 1 and 15 of treatment, followed by maintenance infusions every 6–8 weeks. Etanercept has a half life of about 3.5 days, and is given twice weekly as a subcutaneous injection.41 Thus, ...
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Highly pathogenic avian
... Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) Implementing good biosecurity practices is the best way to prevent any poultry disease, especially HPAI. These steps can help you keep your poultry healthy: • Keep your distance Isolate your poultry from visitors and other poultry. • Keep it clean. Prevent ge ...
... Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) Implementing good biosecurity practices is the best way to prevent any poultry disease, especially HPAI. These steps can help you keep your poultry healthy: • Keep your distance Isolate your poultry from visitors and other poultry. • Keep it clean. Prevent ge ...
Advisory Committee on Dangerous Pathogens
... transmissible between animals and man (zoonoses). Such agents are controlled under both human health (DH/HPA remit), health and safety (HSE remit), and animal health legislation (Defra remit). (The primary purpose of the latter legislation is to prevent the introduction and spread of animal diseases ...
... transmissible between animals and man (zoonoses). Such agents are controlled under both human health (DH/HPA remit), health and safety (HSE remit), and animal health legislation (Defra remit). (The primary purpose of the latter legislation is to prevent the introduction and spread of animal diseases ...
press kit - Sanofi Pasteur
... Launching the first ever vaccine against dengue, following a 20-year commitment to make the vaccine a reality Supplying over 220 million doses of seasonal influenza vaccines in 2015 Being the leading provider of injectable and oral polio vaccines Producing a range of modern pediatric combination vac ...
... Launching the first ever vaccine against dengue, following a 20-year commitment to make the vaccine a reality Supplying over 220 million doses of seasonal influenza vaccines in 2015 Being the leading provider of injectable and oral polio vaccines Producing a range of modern pediatric combination vac ...
Transport of Biological Materials
... the goods are indicated under the various columns. These include any limitations or special provisions that may apply, reference to the applicable numbered packing instruction that contains the detailed requirements for packaging the goods, and the labels that have to be affixed to the packages and ...
... the goods are indicated under the various columns. These include any limitations or special provisions that may apply, reference to the applicable numbered packing instruction that contains the detailed requirements for packaging the goods, and the labels that have to be affixed to the packages and ...
Surveillance of work-related infectious diseases
... Every year, as commissioned by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment (SZW) the Centre for Infectious Disease Control (CIb) at the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) makes an analysis of the incidence of work-related infectious diseases in the Netherlands. Informa ...
... Every year, as commissioned by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment (SZW) the Centre for Infectious Disease Control (CIb) at the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) makes an analysis of the incidence of work-related infectious diseases in the Netherlands. Informa ...
VHF Review - Case Western Reserve University
... include contact with infected blood, especially in slaughterhouses, and handling of contaminated meat during food preparation. Exposure to aerosols of RVF virus is a potential source of infection for laboratory workers. In 2000 RVF spread for the first time beyond the African continent to Saudi Arab ...
... include contact with infected blood, especially in slaughterhouses, and handling of contaminated meat during food preparation. Exposure to aerosols of RVF virus is a potential source of infection for laboratory workers. In 2000 RVF spread for the first time beyond the African continent to Saudi Arab ...
Transmission dynamics and control of Ebola virus disease (EVD): a review
... near the source of the first outbreak. Past Ebola outbreaks have been reported on average every 1.5 years [17], with a total of 7 prior outbreaks generating over 100 reported cases [18]. A recent study has estimated 22 million people distributed in areas of Central and West Africa to be at risk of E ...
... near the source of the first outbreak. Past Ebola outbreaks have been reported on average every 1.5 years [17], with a total of 7 prior outbreaks generating over 100 reported cases [18]. A recent study has estimated 22 million people distributed in areas of Central and West Africa to be at risk of E ...
Transmission dynamics and control of Ebola virus
... near the source of the first outbreak. Past Ebola outbreaks have been reported on average every 1.5 years [17], with a total of 7 prior outbreaks generating over 100 reported cases [18]. A recent study has estimated 22 million people distributed in areas of Central and West Africa to be at risk of E ...
... near the source of the first outbreak. Past Ebola outbreaks have been reported on average every 1.5 years [17], with a total of 7 prior outbreaks generating over 100 reported cases [18]. A recent study has estimated 22 million people distributed in areas of Central and West Africa to be at risk of E ...
Rotavirus Overview
... caused by rotavirus are correctly classified as rotavirus specific.12,13 It has been estimated that only 47% of hospital discharge records were correctly coded as rotavirus infections. Furthermore, the sensitivity decreased to 25% when detection rates from active surveillance were extrapolated to th ...
... caused by rotavirus are correctly classified as rotavirus specific.12,13 It has been estimated that only 47% of hospital discharge records were correctly coded as rotavirus infections. Furthermore, the sensitivity decreased to 25% when detection rates from active surveillance were extrapolated to th ...
Emerging Pathogens in Meat and Poultry
... previously unknown pathogens such as the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV). When such truly new pathogens emerge in one part of the world, many questions remain initially unanswered, including how they are transmitted, which animal species they can infect, whether they may exte ...
... previously unknown pathogens such as the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV). When such truly new pathogens emerge in one part of the world, many questions remain initially unanswered, including how they are transmitted, which animal species they can infect, whether they may exte ...
The Waiting Game
... lung infections. Worse, it can get into places in the body that are normally free of bacteria, including the blood, or infect the lining of the brain and the spinal cord, causing meningitis. Pneumococcus is the most common cause of bacterial meningitis, contagious pneumoniae, and ear infections worl ...
... lung infections. Worse, it can get into places in the body that are normally free of bacteria, including the blood, or infect the lining of the brain and the spinal cord, causing meningitis. Pneumococcus is the most common cause of bacterial meningitis, contagious pneumoniae, and ear infections worl ...
Slide 1
... • 10 representative hospitals in 7 cities. • 4 testing laboratories. • Technical co-ordination by Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) & US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US CDC). • Surveillance results available from Dec 2005-Nov 2007 for children aged <5 years who presented with ...
... • 10 representative hospitals in 7 cities. • 4 testing laboratories. • Technical co-ordination by Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) & US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US CDC). • Surveillance results available from Dec 2005-Nov 2007 for children aged <5 years who presented with ...
Geographic Information Systems and Pandemic Influenza
... unprecedented speed. According to CDC, H1N1 is a new flu virus of swine origin that was first detected in April 2009 and has spread from person to person. It is thought that H1N1 spreads in the same way that regular seasonal influenza viruses spread—mainly ...
... unprecedented speed. According to CDC, H1N1 is a new flu virus of swine origin that was first detected in April 2009 and has spread from person to person. It is thought that H1N1 spreads in the same way that regular seasonal influenza viruses spread—mainly ...
M45 - CLSI Shop
... organisms included in this guideline, the QC procedures, strains, and acceptable zone diameter and MIC limits that have been established through previous rigorous studies can also be applied. The working group used a thorough search of the published literature in conjunction with the clinical expert ...
... organisms included in this guideline, the QC procedures, strains, and acceptable zone diameter and MIC limits that have been established through previous rigorous studies can also be applied. The working group used a thorough search of the published literature in conjunction with the clinical expert ...
Strategies for Clinical Management of MRSA in the Community:
... some previously healthy patients with cutaneous abscesses and no systemic signs of infection. In recent investigations, receiving an antimicrobial agent to which the infecting isolate was later found to be resistant was not associated with adverse outcomes among immune-competent patients with CA-MRS ...
... some previously healthy patients with cutaneous abscesses and no systemic signs of infection. In recent investigations, receiving an antimicrobial agent to which the infecting isolate was later found to be resistant was not associated with adverse outcomes among immune-competent patients with CA-MRS ...
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.