As I watch the ramping up of institutional #covid19 #outbreak #notifications in #Ontario, it is yet another wave's reminder that, at least in Canada, #IPAC is mostly a cargo cult science.

"The form is perfect. ... But it doesn't work. No airplanes land. So I call these things cargo cult science, because they follow all the apparent precepts and forms of scientific investigation, but they're missing something essential, because the planes don't land." - Richard Feynman https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cargo_cult_science

We deeply need an IPAC discipline that takes #aerosol #airborne transmission mitigation very seriously. We need an airborne revolution to get to #CleanAir, to #SafeAir

I know a few counterpoints to this view like Dr Victor Leung from BC who is a true practice leader in the field, but they are rare and rather quiet due to discipline pressure to conform to approved #DropletDogma

If you are in IPAC, please help drive your discipline from a handwashing, droplet & contacts precaution compliance mindset to one that truely embraces airborne risk mitigation, if not elimination. Don't just transfer the risk to the patient, and wash your hands of it.

It might be my life you save. It certainly could have been both my parents.

Just to reiterate...

Saanich Peninsula Hospital

on #VancouverIsland #BC

...

in case you missed it...

Saanich Peninsula Hospital

on Vancouver Island BC

...

Is having a #COVID #Outbreak

...

30% of the beds

Most patients are over 75 years old.

Public Health Officials would really like you to know this I'm sure.

They are so so afraid of it sounding all bad & scary & make them look bad.

It might even make it look like they HAVEN'T BEEN DOING THEIR DAMN JOBS

https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/covid-vancouver-island-no-outbreak-1.6959369

"Santa Paula had at least 20 confirmed COVID cases, 17 from its 46-man football roster and another three on its cheer team, and has yet to test everyone who is sick..." #pandemic #covid19 #outbreak #VenturaCounty #SantaPaula

VCSTAR: Canceled football games at Nordhoff, Santa Paula is a sign of local COVID comeback #pandemic #covid19 #outbreak #sports #VenturaCounty https://www.vcstar.com/story/sports/high-school/2023/09/06/canceled-football-games-a-sign-of-local-covid-comeback/70779041007/

In Virginia where meningococcal spread
Five people have been good and dead
It's rare but severe
So take care, I fear
To keep safe from this bug so dread

#virginia #meningococcal #outbreak #limerick #poetry

https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/02/health/virginia-deaths-meningococcal-disease-outbreak/index.html

The rumors about an #Ebola #outbreak at #BurningMan are false
https://boingboing.net/2023/09/03/the-rumors-about-an-ebola-outbreak-at-burning-man-are-false.html

The Danger of ‘Invisible’ #Biolabs Across the U.S.

Opinion by Dan Greene, August 31, 2023

"Recently, many #California residents were disturbed to learn that a small, privately-operated bio lab in the #CentralValley town of #Reedley was shut down by Fresno County Department of Public Health officials after they found that it had been improperly managing almost 1,000 laboratory mice and samples of infectious diseases including #COVID19, #rubella, #malaria, #dengue, #chlamydia, #hepatitis, and #HIV. The lab was registered to a company called #PrestigeBiotech that sold a variety of medical testing kits, including for pregnancy and COVID-19, and it was likely storing disease samples for the purpose of developing and validating its testing kits. Government authorities are still investigating the company’s history, but it appears to have previously operated a lab in Fresno under the name Universal MediTech, where city officials flagged it for investigation regarding improperly stored chemicals.

"From what is publicly known, the Reedley lab should likely have followed proper biosafety practices to minimize the risks of an #outbreak, and it apparently failed to do so. It could have caused illness, disruption, or even death among local communities and beyond depending on the circumstances of an outbreak. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (#CDC) maintains a system of four 'Biosafety Level' standards that are used worldwide for work with dangerous pathogens. Based on the pathogens that were being used at the Reedley lab, it probably should have followed Biosafety Level 3, which involves controlling the airflow inside the lab as well as a host of other practices, equipment, and facility design requirements.

"Yet, astonishingly, the U.S. government seems to not have even known that the Reedley lab existed until it was discovered by chance by Jesalyn Harper, an observant local city code enforcement officer—the only such officer working full-time in the entire city. Once discovered, the Fresno County and California Departments of Public Health found it to be in violation of local and state codes, including those for registering clinical labs and managing medical waste. Based on our reading of available information, it was likely also in violation of federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulations for protecting workers from bloodborne pathogens. But these codes require proactive reporting, and the lab simply never reported any issues to regulators. In slightly different circumstances, it would likely have continued to operate unnoticed for a long time."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/the-danger-of-invisible-biolabs-across-the-u-s/ar-AA1g2xoJ?rc=1&ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=63e1f402a65c4defaf12a4efa4962d12&ei=7

#BioHazard #LabSafety #Pathogens
Potential #Pandemic #LabLeak

Ars Technica: Hundreds of Tough Mudder racers infected by rugged, nasty bacterium https://arstechnica.com/?p=1965144 #Tech #arstechnica #IT #Technology #Infectiousdisease #pustularrash #toughmudder #California #Aeromonas #infection #obstacles #bacteria #outbreak #Science #Health #lesion #Sonoma #muddy #race #rash #MUD

Hundreds of Tough Mudder racers infected by rugged, nasty bacterium - Enlarge / Competitors take part in "Tough Mudder" at the Glen Helen Ra... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1965144 #infectiousdisease #pustularrash #toughmudder #california #aeromonas #infection #obstacles #bacteria #outbreak #science #health #lesion #sonoma #muddy #race #rash #mud

#Listeria #outbreak linked to milkshakes sold at #FrugalsTacoma causes three #deaths and six #hospitalizations

https://food.news/2023-08-29-listeria-outbreak-milkshakes-tacoma-kills-three.html

#Argentina Is on #Alert Over #Outbreak of Avian #influenza {#H5N1} in #SeaLions, https://www.liputan6.com/photo/read/5382852/argentina-dalam-keadaan-siaga-atas-wabah-flu-burung-pada-singa-laut?page=1 #epizootic #panzootic #mammals #zoonoses #news

Rzeszow: #Legionellosis kills 14 in #Poland https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66649567?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA #outbreak #news

RESIDENT EVIL: OUTBREAK
Capcom
Playstation 2
2004
#Sony #PlayStation2 #Capcom #ResidentEvil #Outbreak #Racoon #Stars

Taylor LU, Ronconi RA, Spina HA, Jones MEB, Ogbunugafor CB, Ayala AJ. Limited #outbreak of highly pathogenic #influenza A(#H5N1) in herring #gull #colony, Canada, 2022. Emerg Infect Dis. 2023 Oct [date cited]. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2910.230536 #epizootic #panzootic #EIDs #research

We cannot kiss or cuddle our turtles
As salmonella spreads o'er the nation
Let's heed the CDC's warning
And stay away from anything crawlin'
Lest we want an infection

#salmonella #cdc #turtles #outbreak #ode #poetry

https://abcnews.go.com/Health/cdc-warns-kiss-cuddle-turtle-salmonella-outbreak-spreads/story?id=102472151

Another #sideeffect of #OperationWarpSpeed

https://www.naturalnews.com/2023-08-17-94-percent-leprosy-cases-covid-vaccinated-victims.html

#leprosy #covid #vaccines #outbreak

''During the 2022 #global #outbreak, #mpox in #Nigeria was more severe among those with advanced #HIV disease and concomitant #varicella zoster virus infection. Proactive #screening, management of co-infections, the integration and strengthening of mpox and HIV surveillance, and preventive and treatment services should be prioritised in Nigeria and across Africa.''

[Articles] #Clinical characteristics and #predictors of #human #mpox outcome during the 2022 #outbreak in #Nigeria: a cohort study https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(23)00427-9/fulltext?rss=yes #research #sciene #medicine #poxvirus #EIDs

#Listeria #outbreak linked to #contaminated #softserveicecream has spread to 20 states

https://www.naturalnews.com/2023-08-17-listeria-outbreak-ice-cream-cups-spreads-20-states.html

Another #sideeffect of #OperationWarpSpeed

https://www.naturalnews.com/2023-08-17-94-percent-leprosy-cases-covid-vaccinated-victims.html

#leprosy #covid #vaccines #outbreak