Sentences with phrase «for outbreaks of infectious diseases»

The answer is not to stop administering vaccinations since that would potentially allow for outbreaks of infectious diseases in cats and can be a public health concern for deadly diseases like rabies.

As well as monitoring the health of individual patients, these systems also watch out for outbreaks of infectious disease.

The world remains «grossly underprepared» for outbreaks of infectious disease, which are likely to become more frequent in the coming decades, warn a team of international experts in The BMJ.

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For a century and a half, epidemiology has been an effective strategy for tracing the root causes of infectious disease outbreaks — as John Snow demonstrated in 1854, when he painstakingly mapped cases of cholera in London and eventually traced them to a single contaminated well and water pump in the Soho district of the ciFor a century and a half, epidemiology has been an effective strategy for tracing the root causes of infectious disease outbreaks — as John Snow demonstrated in 1854, when he painstakingly mapped cases of cholera in London and eventually traced them to a single contaminated well and water pump in the Soho district of the cifor tracing the root causes of infectious disease outbreaks — as John Snow demonstrated in 1854, when he painstakingly mapped cases of cholera in London and eventually traced them to a single contaminated well and water pump in the Soho district of the city.

Cuomo and de Blasio, both Democrats, have been battling for years over tax and transportation policy, governmental competence, how to manage outbreaks of infectious diseases and even the fate of an errant deer.

A day after Gov. Andrew Cuomo rolled out new statewide rules for the cooling towers that spawned the deadly outbreak of Legionnaires» disease in the Bronx, Mayor Bill de Blasio signed off on the city's portion of the «joint» regulations on the potentially infectious air conditioning units — declaring it a «huge undertaking» because no such controls ever existed before.

The dramatic rise in emerging infectious disease outbreaks of international concern has created an unprecedented challenge for the global community.

Pandemic preparedness is not only critical because of the threat of a future pandemic or an outbreak of an emerging infectious disease, but also because school preparedness for all types of disasters, including biological events, is mandated by the U.S. Department of Education.

The review calls for improved global surveillance strategies to combat the emergence of infectious diseases such as the recent outbreak of Ebola in West Africa that has claimed the lives of 122 people in the countries of Guinea and Liberia.

«We found that in each of the regions we could analyze, Zika virus circulated undetected for many months, up to a year or longer, before the first locally transmitted cases were reported,» says Bronwyn MacInnis, an infectious disease geneticist at the Broad Institute, in Cambridge, Mass. «This means the outbreak in these regions was under way much earlier than previously thought.»

The way we prepare for, and respond to, future outbreaks of Ebola and other infectious diseases needs to be strengthened.»

In research outlined in the Journal of Infectious Diseases, scientists at the University of British Columbia and the B.C. Centre for Disease Control used genetic sequencing to trace the 2010 measles outbreak, linking it back to an influx of visitors during the Winter Olympics.

The internet - based outbreak reporting system — which reports on human, animal, and plant disease outbreaks — operates under the auspices of the International Society for Infectious Diseases.

The United States has sufficient capacity for treating another outbreak of the Ebola virus, but financial, staffing and resource challenges remain a hurdle for many hospitals and health systems attempting to maintain dedicated treatment centers for highly infectious diseases, according to new study released today.

When epidemiological data are scarce, social media and Internet reports can be reliable tools for forecasting infectious disease outbreaks, according to a study led by an expert in the School of Public Health at Georgia State University.

Helen cut her infectious diseases teeth during Toronto's SARS outbreak in 2003 and spent the summer of 2004 embedded at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The need to understand the ongoing Ebola outbreak in West Africa and control its spread, for instance, emphasizes the importance of infectious - disease research — as well as the regulation of such work, Lipkin says.

In research outlined today in The Journal of Infectious Diseases, scientists at the University of British Columbia and the B.C. Centre for Disease Control used genetic sequencing to trace the 2010 measles outbreak, linking it back to an influx of visitors during the Winter Olympics.

In both situations, the provisions of GINA may limit the ability to use genetic information to determine which employees would be most appropriate for high - risk job placements in case of an infectious disease outbreak.

While this study focused on the foot - and - mouth outbreak, the method could also be used for planning purposes in the event of a future outbreak of other infectious diseases in livestock.

The future of infectious disease surveillance and outbreak response is trending towards smaller hand - held solutions for point - of - need pathogen detection.

Red Flags Medical Conditions — To stop disease outbreaks before they start, shelter staff should look for symptoms of infectious disease in individual animals during daily rounds.

In this issue: Harnessing the power of your workers» suggestions, one man's mission to ensure humane euthanasia, disaster planning for rescue groups, how to cope during an infectious disease outbreak, and more.

Learn about disease prevention, vaccination requirements, sanitation, isolation procedures, and how to plan for an infectious disease outbreak, as well as the importance of managing legal issues to protect the reputation and viability of a pet business.

For us and our clients, dedication to continuing education makes a huge impact on the prevention of infectious disease outbreaks.

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