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WHO commemorates the 40th anniversary of Smallpox eradicationOn 9 December 1979, the end of smallpox was confirmed to have been eradicated. In Geneva on 13th December this year, the WHO commemorated the event. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom ... MORE
Latest IPCNC newsletter now available for membersWednesday, 18 December 2019 - The December issue of The Infection Controlla is now available. Great issue with feedback from two IPC conferences and working parties including an update from our standards representatives. Read it ... MORE
CDC updates guidance for tuberculosis screening, testing, and treatment of healthcare workers Tuesday, 22 October 2019 - The CDC has published 'Tuberculosis Screening, Testing, and Treatment of U.S. Health Care Personnel: Recommendations from the National Tuberculosis Controllers Association and CDC, 2019' which provides updated guidance for occupational ... MORE
CDC publishes Interim Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Measles in Healthcare SettingsMonday, 5 August 2019 - The CDC has recently published their 'Interim Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Measles in Healthcare Settings'. While some of the Occupational Health reccomendations are slightly different from what is ... MORE
WHO declares DR Congo Ebola outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International ConcernThursday, 18 July 2019 - Following a meeting of the International Health Regulations Emergency Committee for EVD in the DRC, the WHO declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern on 17th July 2019.
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UK Public Health calls for tatooists and body piercers to undertake IPC trainingFriday, 5 July 2019 - The risk of inflammation or infection or other adverse effect from a tattoo, piercing, acupuncture or electrolysis is around 18% according to a survey undertaken by the Royal Society for ... MORE
Genetically engineered phages used to treat MRO infectionA group of doctors and scientists have used genetically engineered phages to successfully treat infections caused by an antibiotic-resistant strain of Mycobacterium abscessus in a young cystic fibrosis patient who ... MORE
Notes from TGA Faecal Microbiota Transplant stakeholder forumFriday, 1 March 2019 - IPC practitioners may be interested in the discussion notes arising from a TGA hosted Faecal Microbiota Transplant (FMT) forum held last October in Melbourne.
At the forum, invited speakers described the ... MORE