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A fatal Listeria outbreak in Australia has a case fatality rate as high as 28%. As of March 19, 2018, 19 confirmed cases have been...
Mar 28, 2018 | Alex Fraser
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report and Medscape introduced a new FREE...
Mar 28, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
The National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) published an NFID Call to Action: Improving Healthcare Personnel Immunization...
Mar 27, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID) published...
Mar 23, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
Tuberculosis (TB) persists as a problem in the United States with 9,272 cases detected in 2016, according to CDC. To maintain...
Mar 23, 2018 | Erin Laird
In a recently released report, CDC data show that in 2016, a total of 5,168 noncongenital Zika virus disease cases were reported from...
Mar 19, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
A newly released study of local jurisdictions developed by the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), in...
Dynavax Technologies, developers of the first new hepatitis B vaccine in 25 years, released an infographic to educate the health...
As part of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s ongoing efforts to protect consumers from health fraud, the agency is reminding...
Mar 15, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
A fatal Listeria outbreak in Australia has a case fatality rate as high as 28%. As of March 19, 2018, 19 confirmed cases have been reported in Australia alone, all of which are linked with the consumption of rock melon, or cantaloupe.The likely source is The Rombola Family Farm in the Riverina area, which has […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report and Medscape introduced a new FREE continuing education (CE) activity that describes recommendations regarding prevention of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in the United States, based on updated guidance from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). This activity is intended for...
The National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) published an NFID Call to Action: Improving Healthcare Personnel Immunization Rates to address how to best optimize practices that will lead to improved immunization rates among healthcare personnel (HCP). The recommendations in this call to action are based upon the discussions from a November 2017 Summit convened by NFID, which […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID) published a brochure to highlight some of the work NCEZID and their partners carried out in 2017. The brochure features stories on a range of topics, including combating antibiotic resistance (p. 4-5), responding to vector-borne diseases (p. 6-7), […]
Tuberculosis (TB) persists as a problem in the United States with 9,272 cases detected in 2016, according to CDC. To maintain awareness of this continued threat and honor Dr. Robert Koch’s discovery of the bacteria that causes TB, March 24 is recognized as World TB Day. This year’s theme, “Wanted: Leaders for a TB-Free World. […]
In a recently released report, CDC data show that in 2016, a total of 5,168 noncongenital Zika virus disease cases were reported from U.S. states and the District of Columbia. Most cases, 4,897 (95%) were in travelers returning from Zika virus-affected areas; 224 cases were acquired through presumed local mosquitoborne transmission; and 47 (1%) were […]
A newly released study of local jurisdictions developed by the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), in partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD), discovered that while local health departments have responded diligently to Zika outbreaks in their communities and...
Dynavax Technologies, developers of the first new hepatitis B vaccine in 25 years, released an infographic to educate the health sector and consumers about the vaccine, which has been approved for prevention of infection caused by all known subtypes of hepatitis B virus in adults age 18 years and older. In particular, the infographic highlights the […]
As part of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s ongoing efforts to protect consumers from health fraud, the agency is reminding consumers to be wary of unapproved products claiming to prevent, treat or cure influenza, or flu. This year’s severe flu season raises new concerns about the potential for consumers to be lured into buying […]
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The EPA's Small Communities, Big Challenges Competition encourages local governments to demonstrate their innovative strategies, from...
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