by Infection Control Technologies | Feb 5, 2020 | Facility and Equipment Biological Decontamination
The strain of novel Coronavirus identified in Wuhan, China has the world on alert as it continues to spread across the globe. The total number of infected people according to Chinese officials stands at 20,438 with 425 dead as of this writing but is expected to...
by Infection Control Technologies | Oct 17, 2019 | Food Safety
An ongoing Hepatitis A outbreak has sickened over 500 and killed 6 in the New Jersey area prompting health officials to issue an alert to the public. So what is Hepatitis A, how is it transmitted and what precautions can the public take? Highly contagious Hepatitis A...
by Infection Control Technologies | Sep 4, 2019 | Hospitality and Travel
There is no shortage of news stories about outbreaks of infectious diseases and viruses on cruise ships. From 2103-2018, the cruise industry averaged 11 infections per year and 2019 is shaping up to be the same. Most often these are Norovirus, a highly contagious...
by Infection Control Technologies | Aug 7, 2019 | Facility and Equipment Biological Decontamination
A recent study has shown some disturbing, really disturbing, evidence that current decontamination measures do very little to eliminate superbugs from surgical gowns. The study, conducted in the UK, is so eye-opening because it likely means these superbugs are...
by Infection Control Technologies | Jul 24, 2019 | Infestation Remediation and Decontamination
The West Nile Virus has appeared early in New Jersey this year. A Hunterdon County man who was confirmed infected with the virus became ill on June 21. The NJ Department of Health confirmed this as the earliest recorded instance of West Nile in New Jersey history....
