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L'objectif de ce document est de fournir des recommandations sur les mesures de prévention et de contrôle de la grippe saisonnière à appliquer dans les centres hospitaliers de soins généraux et spécialisés (CHSGS), incluant les unités de pédiatrie. Il s'adresse aux équipes locales de prévention et de contrôle des infections (PCI) qui travaillent en collaboration avec les autres directions concernées, avec leur service de santé et sécurité au travail et aussi avec leur direction...
Parkinson's disease is thought to be the second most common neurological disease (after Alzheimer's), affecting an estimated 34,000 to 60,000 Canadians and 4,500 to 8,000 British Columbians. Previous studies have examined associations between Parkinson's disease and genetic factors, environmental exposures (e.g. pesticides, heavy metals, solvents), and major head trauma. In an earlier study, the research team explored the distribution of Parkinson's disease within occupational groups. That work lead to the development of ideas about potential relationships between the disease and...
There is uncertainty whether the 2009 seasonal influenza vaccination influences the risk of infection with the 2009 pandemic influenza A(H1N1) virus. This issue was investigated in 548 healthcare workers from Capital and Coast District Health Board, Wellington, New Zealand, presenting with influenza-like illness during the influenza pandemic between June and August 2009. All workers completed an assessment sheet and had a nasopharyngeal swab tested by real-time RT-PCR. The risk of pandemic influenza A(H1N1) infection associated with the 2009 seasonal inactivated trivalent influenza vaccine was...
ILO, UNAIDS, and WHO, given their complementary mandates and long-standing collaboration on occupational health, HIV and TB, are working together to find common solutions to HIV and TB challenges for health workers. The health sector is responsible for the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care of illness and can contribute to reducing stigma and discrimination in the context of health services. Countries must protect the health and rights of their health workers by optimizing their working conditions. By protecting health workers, countries would ensure that those providing health services...
An Integrative Review Influenza is a serious infectious disease, causing 226,000 hospitalizations and 36,000 deaths in the United States each year. Since 1981, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recommended that all health care workers receive influenza vaccination annually. Current CDC reports indicate that only 40% of health care workers receive influenza vaccination. Vaccination rates are lower among registered nurses than other health care workers. This integrative review encompasses international research published between 2003 and 2009, and explores factors that influence...
Les travailleurs de la santé sont aux avant-postes de la fourniture de services de prévention, de traitement et de soins pour les personnes qui vivent avec le VIH et la tuberculose (TB) dans le monde entier. Ils risquent d'être exposés au VIH et à la TB dans le cadre de leurs activités professionnelles, mais souvent, ils n'ont pas eux-mêmes un accès adéquat à une protection et à un traitement. Pour combler cette lacune, de nouvelles directives internationales sont publiées aujourd'hui par l'Organisation...
October marks the beginning of the 2010-2011 influenza season. While every flu season is unpredictable, it's likely that the 2009 H1N1 virus and regular seasonal viruses will cause illness in the U.S. during this year's flu season. As part of a strategic approach to fighting the flu, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that everyone over 6 months of age get a flu vaccine as soon as it becomes available this fall. The 2010-2011 vaccine will protect against three different flu viruses: an H3N2 virus, an influenza B virus and the H1N1 virus that caused so much...
Summary Patient care puts paramedics at risk of exposure to blood. These exposures carry the risk of infection from bloodborne pathogens such as hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which causes AIDS. A national survey of 2,664 paramedics contributed new information about their risk of exposure to blood and identified opportunities to control exposures and prevent infections. Source : http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/wp-solutions/2010-139/pdfs/2010-139.pdf
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is coordinating with other parts of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to address national health needs associated with preventing the spread of H1N1 flu virus and providing information to workers and employers. NIOSH provides technical guidance for workers, including health-care and transportation workers, for whom job-related questions about exposure or infection may be an occupational concern. http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/H1N1flu/
As we brace for the flu season, concerns are rising about the full impact of Novel H1N1 Influenza Virus (H1N1) also known as "Swine Flu." As of July 31, 2009, there were 162,380 documented cases of human infection with H1N1 throughout the world, including the United States. As of August 6, 2009, there were 6,506 hospitalized cases and 436 deaths in the U.S. From the time of its emergence earlier this year, H1N1 has prompted a concerted response from health agencies here and abroad for the following reasons: It is a never-before seen combination of human, swine, and avian influenza viruses...
Depuis la publication des recommandations du comité sur le sujet en titre, l'OMS a rehaussé le niveau d'alerte à la pandémie à la phase 6 devant l'évolution de la transmission à travers le monde. Des précisions doivent donc être apportées aux indications de prophylaxie antivirale post-exposition des travailleurs de la santé au virus de la grippe A(H1N1) et aux mesures de prévention et contrôle à appliquer avec ceux qui auraient été exposés lors de leur travail. Le présent...
Le 11 juin dernier, l'Organisation mondiale de la Santé a annoncé que la récente éclosion de grippe H1N1 avait atteint des proportions pandémiques dans le monde. Depuis l'identification du virus en avril, le Canada a été parmi les pays les plus touchés par la nouvelle souche du H1N1. En tant que principal organisme de recherche en santé du gouvernement du Canada, les Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada (IRSC) surveillent de près l'évolution de cette maladie infectieuse émergente. Dans la...
Soon after identification of novel influenza A (H1N1) virus infections in the United States in mid-April 2009, CDC provided interim recommendations to reduce the risk for transmission in health-care settings. These included recommendations on use of personal protective equipment (PPE), management of health-care personnel (HCP) after unprotected exposures, and instruction of ill HCP not to report to work (1). To better understand the risk for acquiring infection with the virus among HCP and the impact of infection-control recommendations, CDC solicited reports of infected HCP from state health departments...
Le travail réalisé par un groupe ad hoc constitué en urgence par l’Afsset a donné lieu à un rapport scientifique et deux avis, l’un concernant les risques pour l’homme liés aux eaux de baignade, l’autre concernant la population générale et professionnelle au contact d’une eau usée ou de surface éventuellement contaminée. http://www.afsset.fr/index.php?pageid=1222&parentid=424
L'Afsset rend son avis sur les risques de diffusion du virus de la grippe pandémique par les systèmes de ventilation. http://www.afsset.fr/index.php?pageid=415&newsid=466&MDLCODE=news
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