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I just attended a session on MRSA: Emergence of a bad bug–treatment, infection control and public health challenges. Here’s a recap of my notes. Christie, I’d hoped to find something that would be useful for you, but I’m not sure that I did.Dr. Jeff Bender, a public health specialist at the University of Minnesota, believes [...]
On 16 May 2009, Japan confirmed its first three cases of new influenza A(H1N1) virus infection without a history of overseas travel, and by 1 June, 361 cases, owing to indigenous secondary transmission, have been confirmed. Of these, 287 cases (79.5%) were teenagers (i.e. between 10 and 19 years of age). The reproduction number is estimated at 2.3 (95% confidence interval: 2.0, 2.6). The average
