Non-Antibiotic Disinfection in the Poultry Industry: A Case for Super Oxidized Water
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There is a need for the elimination of antibiotic growth promoters in the poultry industry due to the rapid development of antibiotic drug resistance...
New Web Surveillance Technology for Disseminating Data Critical for TB Control
Demonstration Data. Image Courtesy of Public Health Ontario
Peer Reviewed
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The investigation of tuberculosis (TB) transmission and control is significantly enhanced in Ontario, Canada through the...
Zika Response Must Include Public Health Initiatives
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Zika virus fever is spreading in Latin America and has put the local and national health authorities, as well as the general population, on high...
Drug Resistant Malaria: Are Genetically Engineered Mosquitoes the Answer?
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Malaria is a deadly disease caused by parasites that mosquitoes transmit. It is responsible for hundreds of thousands of deaths each year. Effective chemical...
Time to turn Cleaning Staff into Certified Technicians
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Healthcare-associated infections claim thousands of lives and cost the healthcare system billions of dollars annually. While the proper cleaning and disinfection of the physical...
Endoscopes: A Patient versus Worker Health Dilemma – Total Health
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As the public becomes more aware of the possibility of becoming infected with drug resistant pathogens from inadequately reprocessed endoscopes when they undergo endoscopic...
Zika Threat Warning Raised Without Proof of Causation
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Dr. Margaret Chan, Director-General of the World Health Organization, convened an Emergency Committee of 18 experts and advisers to assess the level of threat...
Hepatitis C Virus Still Unacceptably High Risk for Healthcare Workers
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Background: A recently published study describes that the prevalence of occupational hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is higher than the general population. This study...
Patient Hand Hygiene: The missing link in preventing Hospital Acquired Infections?
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Hospital acquired infections (HAI’s) are a major threat to patient safety and there is substantial evidence that good hand hygiene reduces the transmission of...
Pan Access: The Need for Open Access
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Valuable information from all over the world is being overlooked because the information is not being provided to the key players. Access to the...
