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
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)
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)
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?
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Abstract
Proper hygiene practices are important to help mitigate contamination of floors with microbial pathogens such as Staphylococcus aureus that...
Critical Aspects of Infection Control in the Public Setting
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...
Masking or Not Masking (the ongoing discussion)
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....
A case for “HEPA” and Air Filtration
One of the many lessons learned during the last two years of Covid was that one of the most significant ways the virus was...
ISO and Infectious Diseases: Watch out for ISO 45006 Guidelines
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...
Partners in Crime: Pseudomonas Auerginosa and SARS-CoV-2
The year was 1882 and a French chemist and biologist named Carle Gessard discovered an unusual bacterium that stained the bandages of French soldiers...
