TIPS JournalInfectionControl.tips · ISSN 2369-7342
Global science and perspectives on infection prevention – for practitioners, researchers and the public.
Dr. Stefan Wagener is the founder and CEO of the Biorisk Institute (BI). He has nearly three decades of international experience in the fields of biosafety, biosecurity, and bioethics, as well as executive management. Dr. Wagener is a retired Director-General of the Canadian government and has served on the country’s Public Health Agency, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, and the Canadian Grain Commission.
Opinion Paper By Patty Olinger, JM & Stefan Wagener, PhD Biosafety and biosecurity are essential components of modern laboratory operations, ensuring that safety and security are seamlessly integrated into daily practices. Far from being…
In the science of epidemiology, one term that often comes up is “case fatality rate.” Most of us know that it has something to do with how many people die, but how exactly it…
Recently, while reading a report on the opportunities of UV disinfection technologies and the “proclaimed” bright market future (Grand View Research, 2023), I was reminded of the fact that UV light is a source…
As 2023 has ended and we reflect on the past year, we also look at the new year for what will happen around the cleaning and disinfection side and possible new diseases. The last…
I remember enjoying my walks in the woods in Manitoba, Canada, and never being too concerned about anything, maybe a turned-over tree, wet spots, or some bugs, but nothing serious. Lately, however, for the…
When the WHO created the term Disease X in early 2018, Covid was not yet on the horizon. However, Disease X was mentioned together with a list of “blueprint priority diseases” that were well…
It was an unwelcome surprise in 2023 when the news broke that Canada had detected the polio virus in wastewater. The Canadian sample analysis was reported to the WHO in December of 2022 as…
By now it has become clear that Norovirus is back and in full force on cruise ships. Based on the latest CDC data by the VSP (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2023), as…
In part 1 of this 2-part article, we looked at the concerns raised by potential laboratory-acquired infections (LAIs). To reiterate, LAIs happen and will happen in the future unless we do something about it.…
By now, we all have heard the latest Wall Street Journal news (1) stating that the U.S. Energy Department believes that the Covid pandemic originated from a laboratory in China. However, what is not…
Infection control refers to evidence-based measures and practices that are put in place to prevent the spread of infectious diseases within a community or public setting (1). This is particularly important in public places…
Who would have thought that our wastewater would become so popular during the COVID outbreak? Yet here we are in 2023 and wastewater has become mainstream for COVID detection and monitoring to the extent…
It’s now the end of 2022, and in addition to Covid-19, Influenza and RSV have been causing a significant strain on the public’s health. It’s like a never-ending story. We think we have a…
One of the many lessons learned during the last two years of Covid was that one of the most significant ways the virus was transmitted was through the air. Not just the air carrying…
ISO and Infectious Diseases: Watch out for ISO 45006 Guidelines for Organizations on Preventing and Managing Infectious Diseases Usually when we hear about ISO, we think about specific standards like ISO 9001 and the…
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine has released its publication on “Improving the CDC Quarantine Station Network’s Response to Emerging Threats" (1). This new report offers an interesting insight into the challenges…
Affiliation: GBAC, Global Biorisk Advisory Council When a virus or other infectious agent is transmitted through tiny droplets and aerosols, it is said to be an airborne disease. SARS-CoV-2, influenza, chicken pox, and…
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