HICprevent
This award-winning blog supplements the articles in Hospital Infection Control & Prevention.
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Puerto Rico Bracing for Possible Zika Epidemic
Similarly spread dengue infected 80% of population
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Zika can be Stopped in Hospitals with Standard Precautions
APIC prez tells IPs to keep their powder dry
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With Zika Incoming CDC says Protect the Unborn and the Pregnant
No ‘prior mosquito-borne disease associated with such a potentially devastating birth outcome’Read More -
Zika Sexual Transmission Jolts Public Health Message
The CDC is playing catch-up similar to the first case of Ebola transmission in the U.S. – which bizarrely also occurred in Dallas.
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WHO: Spreading Zika Virus a Global Emergency
Malformed newborn heads, paralyzing GB syndrome 'extraordinary'
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Zika 101: Separating Fact from Fear
'We really do expect there to be a lot more travel-associated cases.'Read More -
CDC sounds Alarm on Hepatitis C Outbreaks in Hemodialysis
Tip of the proverbial iceberg?Read More -
Ebola: The Beginning of the End or the End of the Beginning?
90% of epidemiologists polled predict future global pandemic of unknown etiologyRead More -
Update: Ebola Crashes Celebration of Epidemic End
More than 17,000 survivors live to tell the horrific tale.
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Unpreventable? Antibiotics Routinely used in Surgery Waning
Current trends could lead to more infections, patient deaths.