September 20, 2023 Health Unit issuing alert about risk of infection from salon What is the situation? The Leeds, Grenville, and Lanark District Health Unit (LGLDHU) is issuing a public notice about risk of infection for individuals who have received services at 1000 Nails in Gananoque during the time period of March 2019 to August […]
Antimicrobial resistance – the ability of microorganisms to resist drugs that have been developed to control them – is a severe problem in African countries. The continent has the highest global burden of antimicrobial-resistant infections, with 114.8 deaths per 100,000 people. One of the causes of resistance is inappropriate use of antibiotics. Using the wrong […]
Northeastern University has been selected for a leading role in a new national network formed to better forecast the spread of a future pandemic. The university announced Tuesday the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has awarded it $17.5 million over the next five years to develop a center focused on detecting and preparing for the […]
A disease which is spreading among British dogs for the first time has now started to infect people, the UK Health Security Agency has warned. The condition, called Brucella canis, is incurable and can cause infertility, lameness, swollen testes and pain in dogs. But the UKHSA say three humans have now caught the bacterial infection […]
#inform-video-player-1 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } #inform-video-player-2 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } WEDNESDAY, Sept. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A deadly infection associated with hospitalization may not be the fault of the hospital, but may instead stem from the patients themselves, a new study suggests. Infection caused by the bacterium Clostridioides […]
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Author affiliations: University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine, Athens, Georgia, USA (N.L. Gottdenker, B. McHale, B.M. Miller, E.W. Howerth, C.E. Burrell, R. McManamon); Texas A&M University School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, College Station, Texas, USA (R.A.N. Ramos, H. Hakimi, G.G. Verocai); Zoo Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (S. Rivera); Mississippi State University College […]
As oceans warm, pathogenic bacteria are turning up more frequently in northern regions, scientists say. On a warm day in early July, Ed Houlihan guided kayakers on a four-mile trip on Cape Cod from Popponesset Bay up the Mashpee River to a freshwater pond. It was three hours of paddling round trip, but afterward Mr. […]
The first human case of a disease that is normally confined to dogs was found in Stoke-on-Trent and it is now spreading in the UK. Brucella canis is an incurable bacterial infection that leads to infertility in dogs and was previously only seen in isolated cases in animals imported from places like Eastern Europe. In […]
Hundreds of health industry experts will send a second letter to the CDC asking the agency to hold public meetings over proposals to update its Isolation Precautions guidance. Also in the news: the NCQA’s 2023 health plan ratings, Medicare Advantage ads, and more. CIDRAP: Experts Say CDC Not Getting Right Advice On Hospital Infection Prevention […]