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Tag Archives: Preparedness
London 2012 Olympics puts U.K. at heightened risk for pandemic
TweetNew research suggests that England faces an increased risk of a flu pandemic because of the millions of tourists expected to arrive in London for the 2012 Olympics. A 200 country-study conducted by risk analysts at Maplecroft ranked the U.K. … Read More »
U.S. lab deployed to Mexico for disease outbreak surveillance
TweetA U.S.-built advanced mobile biocontainment laboratory has been deployed to the Mexican state of Tabasco to provide the country with biosurveillance for disease outbreaks. The lab is the first of its kind in Latin American and will provide new early … Read More »
Smartphones shown to boost disease surveillance capabilities
TweetThe development of smartphone technology has the potential to boost the disease surveillance capability of developing countries. Researchers in Kenya found that using smartphones to gather disease information could be cheaper than traditional paper surveys, minus the initial setup costs. … Read More »
Lack of infection control cited in Conn. TB exposure
Tweet Connecticut state officials investigating a tuberculosis case at the Charter Oak Health Center in Hartford reported on Wednesday that the community health center has no medical director and no organized program for infection control. The Department of Public Health … Read More »
Challenge initiated to create rapid diagnostic tool
Grand Challenges Canada has teamed up with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation on a global effort to discover and develop easy-to-use, affordable tools to help health workers in developing countries to rapidly diagnose diseases. Read More »