Infection Prevention

Infection Prevention

Infection Prevention

UV Radiation, a source for “Superbugs”?

UV Radiation, a source for “Superbugs”?

Recently, while reading a report on the opportunities of UV disinfection technologies and the “proclaimed” bright market future (Grand View Research, 2023), I was...
What’s in a Name? Canada’s new “Biocide” Regulation coming in 2024!

What’s in a Name? Canada’s new “Biocide” Regulation coming in 2024!

As 2023 has ended and we reflect on the past year, we also look at the new year for what will happen around the...
Walking in the Woods – Lyme Disease

Walking in the Woods – Lyme Disease

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,...
Disease ‘X’ – The Next Pandemic?

Disease ‘X’ – The Next Pandemic?

When the WHO created the term Disease X in early 2018, Covid was not yet on the horizon. However, Disease X was mentioned together...
The Future of Well-being is Residual: A New Era of Cleaning and Public Health

The Future of Well-being is Residual: A New Era of Cleaning and Public Health

Introduction In a world where disease prevention hinges on the battle against invisible microbes, the advent of residual sanitizers to augment traditional disinfection offers a...
Is Polio Coming Back?

Is Polio Coming Back?

It was an unwelcome surprise in 2023 when the news broke that Canada had detected the polio virus in wastewater. The Canadian sample analysis...
Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever – An Up “Tick” in 2023

Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever – An Up “Tick” in 2023

What is CCHF? Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever virus (CCHFV) is a tick-borne virus belonging to the genus Nairovirus, family Bunyaviridae (Kuehnert, 2021). The disease was first described in...
Laboratory-Acquired Infections and the Pandemic. Too Much Speculation, Not Much Action! (Part 2)

Laboratory-Acquired Infections and the Pandemic. Too Much Speculation, Not Much Action! (Part 2)

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...
Laboratory-Acquired Infections and the Pandemic. Too Much Speculation, Not Much Action! (Part 1)

Laboratory-Acquired Infections and the Pandemic. Too Much Speculation, Not Much Action! (Part 1)

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...
Do all Manual Floor Mopping Methods Give the Same Hygiene Outcomes?

Do all Manual Floor Mopping Methods Give the Same Hygiene Outcomes?

Click Here for Print Version Abstract Proper hygiene practices are important to help mitigate contamination of floors with microbial pathogens such as Staphylococcus aureus that...