Infectious Disease Control
Releases published in the last 30 days. 
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- Advocates and CDC Clash on Frequency of Lyme Rash
- 8/2/2019 8:02:23 PM
- Despite evidence that its published information on the frequency of the bull’s-eye/erythema migrans (EM) rash in Lyme disease patients is inaccurate, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) continues to insist that the rash appears in most cases of the disease.
- Mammoth Biosciences Awarded Key Patents for Novel CRISPR Diagnostics Methods
- 8/1/2019 2:53:50 PM
- Mammoth Biosciences, the company behind the world’s first CRISPR-based disease detection platform, today announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted the earliest priority patents for CRISPR collateral cleavage diagnostic systems.
- Florida School Cleans and Disinfects Classroom After Student Contracts MRSA
- 8/1/2019 9:53:11 AM
- In May, several media outlets reported that a student from a school in South Florida had been diagnosed with a highly contagious bacterial skin infection.
- New York Dairy Recalls Artisan Cheese Due to Listeria Contamination Concerns
- 7/31/2019 11:19:25 AM
- The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) recently posted a recall announcement from a dairy and artisan cheese producer in New York. The decision to recall the Tomme style cheese and to suspend production occurred when the potential for contamination was noted after routine testing by New York State Agriculture and Markets Division of Milk Control revealed the presence of …
- WHO launches new report on the global tobacco epidemic
- 7/29/2019 4:05:45 AM
- Many governments are making progress in the fight against tobacco, with 5 billion people living in countries that have introduced smoking bans, graphic warnings on packaging and other effective tobacco control measures - four times more people than a decade ago.
- Multiple LAPD Officers Infected with MRSA
- 7/25/2019 11:14:27 AM
- In May, it was reported by multiple media outlets that three officers from a Los Angeles police department station contracted Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, commonly referred to as MRSA.
- More than 5 million children vaccinated in Africa and South America thanks to the Alliance for Child Vaccination led by ”la Caixa”
- 7/22/2019 11:36:17 AM
- The largest private foundation in Spain and one of the most important worldwide,”la Caixa” promotes this pioneering programme for child immunisation in areas of difficult accessibility in Africa and Latin America in a partnership with Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance, supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and in cooperation with the Institut de Salut Global de …
- Lyme Disease Rates Soar in the United States According to Government Agency
- 7/22/2019 10:56:12 AM
- With the arrival of the summer vacation season, millions of families and individuals have plans to enjoy the great outdoors as they travel the nation.
- CDC Agrees to Add Disclaimer to Lyme Disease Case Definition
- 7/22/2019 7:00:00 AM
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