CIDRAP - News & Perspective, November 30, 2018

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News & Perspective

[h=3]NOV 30, 2018



Polio experts address fears over disease resurgence[/h] Lisa Schnirring | News Editor | CIDRAP News
| Nov 30, 2018

A WHO panel raises concerns about an increase in wild poliovirus cases, among other setbacks.










[h=3]News Scan for Nov 30, 2018[/h] Ebola in the DRC
Avian flu in Minnesota, South Africa
US flu continues rise









[h=3]Stewardship / Resistance Scan for Nov 30, 2018[/h] Superbugs in Canadian ICUs
Probiotics and ESBL colonization


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CDC: Worrisome longhorned tick spreading rapidly in US

Stephanie Soucheray | News Reporter | CIDRAP News
| Nov 30, 2018

A female tick can reproduce—1,000 to 2,000 eggs at a time—without mating.














Sanderson Farms to phase out medically important antibiotics

Chris Dall | News Reporter | CIDRAP News
| Nov 30, 2018

The company says it will stop using medically important antibiotics for disease prevention in its live poultry operations.










ASP Scan (Weekly) for Nov 30, 2018

Superbugs in Canadian ICUs
Probiotics and ESBL colonization
Antibiotics after rhinoplasty
Rapid flu diagnostic tests
CDC funding for AMR initiatives
VRE, MRSA co-colonization in nursing homes
UV disinfection for C diff
Fluoroquinolones and aortic rupture risk
Resistance action plan
Deaths from MDROs
Stewardship in a Japanese hospital
Stewardship study quality



















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