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A September 21, 2010 National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) news release provides an update on the Models of Infectious Disease Agent Study (MIDAS), an on-going effort by a group of researchers to model how H1N1 and other infectious agents may spread. This update comes as public health officials in the US prepare for the upcoming flu season.
OSHA requests information and comment on occupational exposure to infectious agents in settings where healthcare is provided, (e.g., hospitals, outpatient clinics, clinics in schools and correctional facilities), and healthcare-related settings (e.g., laboratories that handle potentially infectious biological materials, medical examiner offices and mortuaries). OSHA is interested in strategies that are being used in such healthcare and other healthcare-related work settings to mitigate the risk of occupationally-acquired infectious diseases.
On January 26, 2010, former Senator Bob Graham (D-FL) and former Senator Jim Talent (R-MO), chair and vice chair of the bipartisan Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism, released a report card indicating that the U.S. government is not taking the necessary steps to protect the country from the threats posed by WMD and terrorism.
International Swine Flu Conference & Workshops: November 23-24, 2009 -- This conference is modeled after the seven previous"Bird Flu" summits which featured distinguished personalities such as Dr. David Nabarro, the United Nations Coordinator for Avian and Human Infl uenza, Alex Thiermann of the World Organization for Animal Health(OIE) and Dr.
OSHA and the American Red Cross are co-sponsoring a free Webinar to help employers and workers prepare for Pandemic Flu. Through the OSHA and American Red Cross Alliance, the American Red Cross is hosting a no-cost, Nationwide Webcast, “Prepare Your Employees and Your Business for Pandemic Flu with Help from the American Red Cross and OSHA” on Septem
On September 3, 2009, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) released its much anticipated report, Respiratory Protection For Healthcare Workers In The Workplace Against Novel H1n1 Influenza A: A Letter Report. The study was requested by the CDC and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. The study panel supports the CDC recommendation that healthcare workers wear fit-tested N95 respirators, rather than surgical masks, to guard against respiratory infection by the virus.
Lessons from Mexico for next wave of swine flu - This article discusses what worked--and what didn't--during Mexico's first wave of the novel H1N1 influenza epidemic.
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