Hepatitis A Outbreak Continues to Expand in NJ After Infecting Over 500
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...
Infection Control Technologies Remediates MRSA Outbreak on Research Vessel
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...
Treatment of Medical Gowns Proves to be Ineffective Against C.Diff Superbugs
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...
West Nile Virus Appears Early in NJ
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...
Legionnaires Outbreak Kills 5 With More Infected
A local Legionnaires outbreak has turned deadly and we'd like to take this opportunity to review what causes Legionnaires and how to prevent it. The recent outbreak has been responsible for 5 deaths and at least an additional 22 illnesses. Symptoms...
Public Health Emergency Possible Over Candida Super Bug
New York Senator Chuck Schumer is calling on the Federal Government to declare a public health emergency. The calls come over deadly superbug Candida auris, a superbug fungus which is killing people nationwide. A declaration of a public health emergency...
NJ School Measles Scare Highlights Return of the Disease
It's back. The Measles that is. The sometimes deadly disease previously infected 3 to 4 million people a year, mostly children, prior to the development of a vaccine in 1963. In 2000 it was declared eradicated from the United States. Now a mere 19 years...
Deadly Candida Auris Deemed Global Threat
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has sounded the alarm on Candida auris, an emerging global health threat. What is Candida auris? It's a fungus that infects the bloodstream and was first identified in 2009 in Japan. Since then it has been detected in multiple...
After the Tragedy: The Realities of Mitigating Crime Scenes
It’s far too common, unfortunately, for the nightly news to report another violent crime resulting in hostages or lockdowns. But after the emergency is quelled, the responders pull away, and the cameras leave, a less-obvious danger can still linger: In the...
C Difficile Infections Are Now Appearing Outside Hospitals
Clostridium difficile or C. difficile is a potentially deadly infection that had become associated with hospital patients. However, a new report by Clayton Dalton, MD and Massachusetts General Hospital, indicated that C. diff rates are rising in the...