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Disease outbreaks do occasionally occur on cruise ships. These can sometimes be the result of deficiencies with water management and infection control programs. “Outbreaks of Legionnaires’ disease have occurred numerous times in the past on cruise ships and other vessels,” said Harry Pena, President of Zimmetry ...
Airfinity announces today the launch of Airfinity IDA (Infectious Disease Analytics) 360, a new platform that will provide a comprehensive overview of vaccine and therapeutics candidates across the full infectious disease landscape. Airfinity IDA 360, a first-of-its-kind product in the health analytics market, will be a centralised source of competitive intelligence, providing clear and near ...
Contact Tracing Data Contact tracing is an important strategy for controlling disease. Hospitals that can quickly identify who was exposed, where they went, and who they interacted with can cut down on transmission and significantly slow the spread of costly infections. ...
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We are aiming to develop tools to combat stigma, fear and misinformation during the COVID-19 pandemic and other infectious disease outbreaks. We are currently recruiting individuals to share their experiences and perceptions on stigma, fear, and misinformation associated with COVID-19. ...
We are aiming to develop tools to combat stigma, fear and misinformation during the COVID-19 pandemic and other infectious disease outbreaks. We are currently recruiting healthcare providers and policymakers to share their experiences and perceptions on stigma, fear, and misinformation associated with COVID-19. ...
“We are very pleased to receive this Phase II award from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases” said Dr. Andrew Levin, Kephera’s Chief Executive Officer. ...
Addressing contamination control for our healthcare facilities becomes ground zero in preventing and controlling an outbreak. In their efforts to fight the pandemic and contain its spread, Novatek Medical Data Systems has developed a Disease Control and Hygiene Monitoring (DCH) solution. DCH’s objective is to help governments, hospitals, and healthcare ...
As BIO’s Phyllis Arthur, Vice President for Infectious Diseases and Diagnostics, said in advance of today’s hearing: “Being better prepared for the next pandemic must be a top priority for our nation, and today’s hearing will help create the type of policy environment needed to make that possible. Chairman Alexander and Ranking Member Murray are to be ...
When combined with the Ion AmpliSeq SARS-CoV-2 Research Panel, the platform provides laboratories with a powerful, specimen-to-report workflow to carry out infectious disease studies using minimal amounts of sample. "Infectious disease researchers working to solve the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic are in need of automated, next-generation sequencing technology that is ...
Diagnostic tests can’t be ready for a disease outbreak we don’t know is coming. But what if they could? ...
Alveo Technologies, a leader in developing novel technologies that enable real-time, low-cost, at-home molecular detection of infectious disease, announced today that it has entered into a research collaboration with Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (Janssen), one of the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson, to advance Alveo’s be.well™ platform of ...
This has all been the result of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and the disease it causes, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). For those businesses and institutions that have remained open, worksite safety, infection control, indoor environmental hygiene and response preparedness have become paramount. ...
Health care professionals are on the front line of any outbreak response and, as such, are exposed to hazards that put them at risk of infection, in this case, with coronavirus. ...
Diagnostic advances play critical roles in controlling infectious disease outbreaks, supporting prevention efforts, and improving patient treatment outcomes. ...
UPDATE: the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has provided interim guidance for businesses and employers on planning and responding to the coronavirus. The recent coronavirus outbreak once again puts public health and the safety of international travel in the spotlight. ...
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR), as defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is the ability of microbes to resist the effects of drugs – that is, the germs are not killed and their growth is not stopped. ...
Just last year, the worst outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in New York's history claimed a number of lives and infected over 100 people. The outbreak was associated with contaminated cooling towers and resulted in new statewide regulations. ...
The news came from researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The three individuals included a mother and her two grown children. ...
An outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in Wisconsin has been linked to a decorative water wall in a hospital lobby, reports the Washington Post. ...
The bacteria got its name in 1976, when people at a Philadelphia convention of the American Legion suffered from an outbreak of the disease. Although this type of bacteria was around before 1976, more cases of the illness due to Legionnaires' disease are being detected now. ...