May 29, 2014
CDC Vaccines for Children (VFC) Coordinators List Update
Thursday, May 29, 2014
Measles Cases in U.S. Spike to Highest Level in 20 Years - NBC News.com
Measles infections in the United States have soared to the highest level in two decades, with nearly 300 cases so far this year — and still climbing, federal health officials said Thursday.
Measles Cases in U.S. Spike to Highest Level in 20 Years - NBC News.com
Measles Cases in U.S. Spike to Highest Level in 20 Years - NBC News.com
Monday, May 26, 2014
Hepatitis A Exposure at Red Robin in Springfield, Missouri | Food Poisoning Bulletin
The Springfield-Greene County Health Department is alerting the public about a possible hepatitis A exposure at the Red Robin restaurant at 3720 S. Glenstone Avenue in Springfield, Missouri. An individual recently diagnosed with the disease worked there while he or she may have been contagious. Officials fear that 5,000 people may have been exposed to the virus.
Hepatitis A Exposure at Red Robin in Springfield, Missouri | Food Poisoning Bulletin
Hepatitis A Exposure at Red Robin in Springfield, Missouri | Food Poisoning Bulletin
Wednesday, May 21, 2014
Gilead’s Investigational GS-5806 Reduces Viral Load and Clinical Symptoms in Phase 2 Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Challenge Study in Adults | Gilead
RSV is a pathogen that infects the human respiratory tract, potentially leading to bronchiolitis and pneumonia. While most otherwise healthy people recover from the virus, there is an increased risk of severe disease and death in premature infants, individuals with certain pulmonary diseases, the elderly and those who are immune suppressed. Globally, the clinical burden of RSV infection is comparable to that of influenza.
Gilead’s Investigational GS-5806 Reduces Viral Load and Clinical Symptoms in Phase 2 Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Challenge Study in Adults | Gilead
Monday, May 19, 2014
Officials: 1.8M pounds of ground beef recalled - KAIT-Jonesboro, AR-News, weather, sports
DETROIT (AP) - Officials say a Detroit-based business is recalling about 1.8 million pounds of ground beef products sold for restaurant use in four states that may be contaminated with the bacteria E. coli.
Officials: 1.8M pounds of ground beef recalled - KAIT-Jonesboro, AR-News, weather, sports
Officials: 1.8M pounds of ground beef recalled - KAIT-Jonesboro, AR-News, weather, sports
Sunday, May 18, 2014
CDC reopens SARS playbook | TheHill
The Centers for Disease Control is using its playbook from the 2003 SARS virus scare to handle a new pandemic that has killed 173 people in the Middle East.
SARS, the severe acute respiratory syndrome, killed 774 people, but the new Middle Ease Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) is seen as even more dangerous because it has killed one in three people who have come into contact with it, compared to one in 10 for the 2003 virus.
Read more: http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/206375-how-the-centers-for-disease-control-is-preventing-pandemic-from-spreading#ixzz326TXwYlX
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CDC: First case of MERS infection transmitted inside the U.S. - CNN.com
Atlanta (CNN) -- The first case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome believed to be transmitted within the United States has been identified in an Illinois man who was infected and is no longer sick, a doctor with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Saturday.
CDC: First case of MERS infection transmitted inside the U.S. - CNN.com
CDC: First case of MERS infection transmitted inside the U.S. - CNN.com
OLYSIO™ (simeprevir) receives marketing authorisation in the European Union for the treatment of adults with hepatitis C genotype 1 and 4 infection | Johnson & Johnson
Simeprevir provides a new triple therapy treatment option, as well as the first ever 12-week interferon-free and ribavirin independent treatment regimen, in combination with sofosbuvir, for appropriate patients in Europe
OLYSIO™ (simeprevir) receives marketing authorisation in the European Union for the treatment of adults with hepatitis C genotype 1 and 4 infection | Johnson & Johnson
OLYSIO™ (simeprevir) receives marketing authorisation in the European Union for the treatment of adults with hepatitis C genotype 1 and 4 infection | Johnson & Johnson
Friday, May 16, 2014
Ugh - How Germs Spread in Offices and How to Stop Them in Their Tracks
Germs are expensive. Up to 40% of lost work time each year is due to the common cold per one estimate.
Offices are prime places for germs to spread — and it’s not just in the restrooms. Items we touch every day can have alarmingly high levels of bacteria and viruses. Then we carry those germs home to our families.
Ugh - How Germs Spread in Offices and How to Stop Them in Their Tracks
Wednesday, May 14, 2014
All in the Rotation « Berkeley Lab News Center
Viruses are the enigma of the biological world – despite having their own DNA and being able to adapt to their environment and evolve, they are not considered to be alive like cells. In order to reproduce and multiply – a requirement of “life” – a virus must invade a living cell, eject its DNA into that of the cell, and commandeer the cell’s biological machinery. While a virus, essentially, may be nothing more than a dollop of DNA packed into a protective coating of protein called a capsid, the packaging of that DNA is critical. The molecular motors that drive this DNA packaging process, however, have remained almost as enigmatic as the viruses themselves. A better understanding of these motors could be crucial to combating viral infections.
All in the Rotation « Berkeley Lab News Center
All in the Rotation « Berkeley Lab News Center
New insight on HIV life cycle gained through creative use of high-energy X-rays | Argonne National Laboratory
Argonne, Ill. – A key step in the decades-long mystery of the HIV life cycle was uncovered using what formerly was thought of as only a supplementary X-ray technique for structural biology. This advances study of HIV as well as highlights a powerful tool to obtain currently unobtainable high-resolution structural determination and characterization of RNA molecules.
Scientists discovered how the HIV virus recognizes its own messenger RNA amidst the more abundant collection of host cell RNA in order to pass on and replicate the genetic code for the virus. The structural basis for this export has been a mystery for more than 25 years. The use of small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) technique, a solution-based method that does not require protein crystallization and has minimal size limitations, succeed where traditional X-ray techniques have failed.
New insight on HIV life cycle gained through creative use of high-energy X-rays | Argonne National Laboratory
MERS outbreak becomes more urgent, WHO says - CNN.com
(CNN) -- The spread of the potentially fatal Middle East respiratory syndrome has become more serious and urgent, the World Health Organization said Wednesday.
At the same time, WHO said that -- for now, at least -- the illness known as MERS does not constitute a global health emergency
MERS outbreak becomes more urgent, WHO says - CNN.com
At the same time, WHO said that -- for now, at least -- the illness known as MERS does not constitute a global health emergency
MERS outbreak becomes more urgent, WHO says - CNN.com
Thursday, May 8, 2014
Keeping the Public's Trust - YouTube
This video is for everyone who is collecting or reporting NHSN. This course discusses how to ensure accountability and improving communication around public reporting as well as how to engage consumers toward infection prevention efforts through enhanced transparency.
Keeping the Public's Trust - YouTube
Keeping the Public's Trust - YouTube
MRSA Bacteremia and CDI LabID Event Reporting with Case Studies (Part II) - YouTube
This video is for everyone who is collecting or reporting NHSN MDRO/CDI Surveillance. This course allows the user to accurately apply the NHSN definitions and criteria in case scenarios for MRSA Bacteremia and CDI LabID Event Reporting.
MRSA Bacteremia and CDI LabID Event Reporting with Case Studies (Part II) - YouTube
MRSA Bacteremia and CDI LabID Event Reporting with Case Studies (Part II) - YouTube
Introduction to NHSN Analysis: A Focus on Device-associated (DA) Data (Part II) - YouTube
This video is for everyone who is collecting or reporting NHSN. This course reviews how various metrics obtained from NHSN can be interepreted and used to drive prevention of HAIs.
Introduction to NHSN Analysis: A Focus on Device-associated (DA) Data (Part II) - YouTube
Introduction to NHSN Analysis: A Focus on Device-associated (DA) Data (Part II) - YouTube
Surgical Site Infections (SSI) Surveillance with Case Studies (Part II). - YouTube
This video is for everyone who is collecting or reporting NHSN SSI Surveillance. This course allows the user to accurately apply the NHSN definitions and criteria in case scenarios for SSI.
Surgical Site Infections (SSI) Surveillance with Case Studies (Part II). - YouTube
Surgical Site Infections (SSI) Surveillance with Case Studies (Part II). - YouTube
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