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Tag: "decontamination" at medical news

Anthrax Spores May Resist Water Treatment

...of anthrax spores into the water supply, alternate decontamination protocols (such as exposure to higher concentrations of chlorine or an alternate disinfectant for an extended period of time) may be needed as regular treatment methods may not be effective,' concluded the researchers....

Bird flu in Nigeria spreads its wings to southern states

...rding to Frank, "The culling of infected birds and decontamination of the affected areas in the three states has commenced with the cooperation of the authorities in the affected states." With this outbreak, total of 12 locations have already been identified with the bird flu in West African country. Nweke has con...

Antibacterial Products Ensure Food Safety and Health

...od animal slaughter facilities apply sanitation or decontamination treatments immediately before or after hide remova...ean Union regulations do not allow use of chemical decontamination agents in such facilities. ? Antibiotics cannot be used in U.S. aquaculture for the purpose of gro...

Epidemic Studies Call For A Ban In Sales Of Fresh Chicken In New Zealand

... mentioned that the industry is looking closely at decontamination washes. Meanwhile the Poultry Industry Association have said that banning the sale of fresh chicken will not solve New Zealand's Campylobacter epidemic. It stated that the proportion of fresh to frozen chicken available in New Zealand is much simil...

Protective Clothing of Health Workers Insufficent Against Contamination

...oice of system, donning and removal procedures and decontamination procedures are optimal," says Queen's University a...on associated with specific systems and to improve decontamination procedures," says Dr. Zamora. He and fellow Queen's researchers John Murdoch, Brian Simchison, an...

Neo-Natal Intensive Care Ordered to Shut Down in Phillipines

...he health secretary also has ordered the immediate decontamination of the intensive care unit. . MT...

Greenpeace takes legal action against Thailand over GM crop

...ally modified (GMO) papaya and to order additional decontamination of papaya plants believed to be tainted by the genetically engineered fruit.” She added, "Greenpeace tried every means to get the DOA to stop this massive GMO papaya contamination and end all GMO field trials, but the DOA and related government age...

For an Anthrax Free Smailholm, Decontamination Operation Begins

...s raised the concern of NHS Borders, instigating a decontamination operation// at a village hall where drumming class...e hall has been sealed. This will be followed by a decontamination operation with chlorine dioxide gas. NHS Borders has confirmed that after the decontamination proces...

Poison Control Training and Research Centre at Chennai

...unit, a library, a museum, an antidote bank, and a decontamination room are among the other special features of the centre commissioned Sunday last. State Health Secretary V.K. Subburaj announced that a certificate course would be offered to village health nurses at the centre and that in course of time similar ce...

Australian State Health Official Sacked Following Poisoning Outbreak in Nursing Home

...onfident the outbreak had been contained following decontamination of the nursing home's kitchen. Also food was being brought in for residents. An official of the nursing home sought to take the blame on herself for failure to notify the authorities promptly. "We take full responsibility for not notifying the depa...

Czech Authorities Kill 70,000 Birds at H5N1 Farms

...05 million euros, 1.46 million dollars). He said decontamination of the poultry farms will continue over the weekend. Since the initial Czech outbreak in June, other cases of the H5N1 strain of bird flu have been declared in France and Germany....

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