Breaking the Chain at the First Link
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Malaria, Mosquitoes and Man: Prevention & Control
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Malaria is not considered as a serious and life threatening illness among many Nigerians. The disease can be very serious in children, pregnant women...
Environmental Monitoring for SARS-CoV-2: The Missing Link in Disease Containment?
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The COVID-19 pandemic is one of the deadliest in modern history, quickly spreading to every corner of the globe and causing major health and...
Would you Tune in to Mosquito Week?
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What living thing is most dangerous to humans? Sorry Shark Week, it is not the Great White Shark; it is the mosquito! In fact,...
Abstract: Reducing Risk with Novel Fecal Management Tools
Editors Note: The following is an abstract of an upcoming perspective article.
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The risk of transmission of Norovirus and Clostridium difficile (C. diff) infections in...
Position on Healthcare Visitor Hand Hygiene
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Recent public health concerns call for innovative strategies to better protect clients, healthcare workers, and visitors in the healthcare setting. Pathogens can be found...
Protecting the Patient: Is it Time to Adopt Best Practices from the Pharmaceutical Industry?
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Pharmaceutical companies spend an enormous amount of time and resources making sure that their products are safe for the patient. If a sterile drug...
Reducing HAIs: Awareness, Cleaning and Replacement of Cubicle Curtains
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Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs) are caused by a variety of pathogens which can often thrive on soft surfaces and are easily spread. This poses a...
Personal Protective Equipment Strikethrough: Risk or Rhetoric?
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The CBS investigative news program “60 Minutes” aired a segment called “Strikethrough: A Matter of Life, Death, and Litigation” on Sunday May 1, 2016....
Increasing Importance of Barriers for Protection from Infectious Disease
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Reduction of hospital-acquired infections is a major priority for hospital systems around the world. However, adoption of new technologies is often stunted due to...
