Scientists at the Centre for Virus Research are investigating the spread and potential treatments of a severe respiratory illness caused by the Andes strain, which poses a high mortality risk, while six evacuated individuals have completed isolation after testing negative for the virus. #VirusResearch #InfectionControl #PublicHealth #UK #NL #ZA
Scientists at the Centre for Virus Research are investigating the spread and potential treatments for a severe respiratory illness caused by the Andes strain of hantavirus, which has affected passengers from a ship, while six evacuated individuals from the UK have completed isolation after testing negative. #VirusResearch #InfectionControl #PublicHealth #GB #NL #ZA
The article discusses the inadequate monitoring of known pathogens and warns about the high probability of future epidemics, emphasizing that initial warning signs were missed, particularly during a recent incident on a cruise ship where delayed responses could have led to a widespread pandemic if a more contagious virus had been involved. #Epidemics #PublicHealth #InfectionControl #ST #SL #BR #HT #CN
Authorities in Australia have warned patients of retired dentist Dr. William Tam to get tested for bloodborne viruses such as hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and HIV due to poor infection control practices at his Strathfield clinic that may have exposed thousands of patients over the past 25 years, despite the risk being deemed low. #HealthAwareness #InfectionControl #BloodborneViruses #AU
Australian health authorities have warned former patients of retired dentist Dr. William Tam to test for bloodborne viruses like hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and HIV due to inadequate infection control practices at his Strathfield clinic, which may have put thousands at low risk of exposure over the last 25 years. #InfectionControl #HealthWarning #BloodborneViruses #AU
Authorities in Australia have warned thousands of patients of retired dentist Dr. William Tam to test for bloodborne viruses like hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and HIV due to poor infection control practices at his clinic in Strathfield, which have raised concerns despite a noted low risk of infection. #HealthAlert #InfectionControl #BloodborneViruses #AU
Authorities in Australia have warned former patients of retired dentist Dr. William Tam to test for bloodborne viruses, including hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and HIV, due to poor infection control practices at his Strathfield clinic, which has potentially exposed thousands over the past 25 years. #HealthWarning #InfectionControl #BloodborneViruses #AU
Australian authorities have warned thousands of former patients of retired dentist Dr. William Tam to get tested for bloodborne viruses like hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and HIV due to identified poor infection control practices at his Sydney clinic, although the overall risk is considered low. #HealthWarning #InfectionControl #BloodborneViruses #AU
(TR) Someone to explain to me why we repatriate and disseminate possibly infected people instead of keeping them in one place? This too is a COVID lesson.
(TR) With a virus whose lethality is 40%, there was no reason to see if a guy is infected before getting him off the boat.
El Hospital Central de la Defensa Gómez Ulla se prepara para recibir a 14 pasajeros españoles del crucero MV Hondius, afectados por el brote de hantavirus, implementando rigurosos protocolos de aislamiento y seguridad en su ya establecida Unidad de Aislamiento de Alto Nivel. #HealthEmergency #InfectionControl #IsolationUnit
A ship where an outbreak has occurred is not a suitable place for treatment or quarantine. There is no space to keep symptomatic patients who may appear separate, and the ventilation systems are not adequate to reduce the risk of transmission. (Original: Un barco donde se ha producido un brote no es un lugar adecuado ni para tratar ni para cuarentenar. No hay espacio para mantener separados a los pacientes sintomáticos que pudieran aparecer y los sistemas de ventilación no son los adecuados para reducir el riesgo de transmisión.) #PublicHealth #InfectionControl #QuarantineSafety #Thearticledoesnotspecificallymentionanycountries.Therefore #therearenocountrycodestoreturn.
A recent hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship has raised concerns, but public health officials assert that the overall risk to the general population remains low, as the virus primarily spreads through rodent contact and human-to-human transmission is rare, with most cases being linked to the Andes strain endemic to South America. #Hantavirus #PublicHealth #InfectionControl #AR #US #ZA #MZ #CA #NM #CO #AZ
Eine 65-jährige deutsche Kontaktperson eines Hantavirus-Toten wurde nach ihrer Evakuierung von einem Kreuzfahrtschiff in Amsterdam mit einem speziellen Transport nach Düsseldorf gebracht, wo sie vorsorglich behandelt wird, während die Gesundheitsbehörden die Situation und mögliche Infektionen überwachen. #HantaVirus #InfectionControl #PublicHealth
Auf dem Kreuzfahrtschiff "Hondius", wo ein Hantavirus-Ausbruch stattgefunden hat, wurde eine 65-jährige Deutsche zur vorsorglichen medizinischen Untersuchung ins Uniklinikum Düsseldorf gebracht, während andere Passagiere auf ein Verlassen des Schiffes warten müssen und die argentinischen Behörden Nagetiere in der Region untersuchen lassen, wo das Virus möglicherweise vorkommt. #Hantavirus #CruiseShip #InfectionControl
An inquiry found that the death of a patient named Archie could have been prevented if medical staff had acted on his significantly elevated C-reactive protein levels during a routine appointment, as tests would likely have revealed a serious bacterial infection that went undiagnosed due to failures in following guidelines and conducting necessary assessments. #Healthcare #PatientSafety #InfectionControl #Thearticledoesnotspecificallymentionanycountries.Therefore #therearenocountrycodestoreturn.
