Outbreak is a sudden increase or outburst of unexpected disease or war. It may affect a small and localized group or impact upon thousands of people across an entire continent.
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JUN 28, 2023 | 8:00 AM
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Laboratories performing diagnostic testing for infectious diseases have an obligation to meet the needs of multiple patient populations. With infectious disease, time it takes for reporting...
JUN 14, 2023 | 8:00 AM
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Influenza is a highly contagious respiratory illness that affects millions of people worldwide each year. The influenza virus is constantly evolving, making it difficult to predict and preve...
MAY 23, 2023 | 7:00 AM
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Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy is an emerging technology in the field of microbiology. Recent studies have shown its utility for bacterial typing and the identification of ou...
APR 20, 2023 | 7:00 AM
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Date: April 20, 2023 Time: 7:00am (PDT), 10:00am (EDT), 4:00pm (CEST) A recent systematic review found that more than half of known infectious diseases will be aggravated by climate hazards,...
APR 11, 2023 | 11:00 AM
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Date: April 11, 2023 Time: 11:00am (PDT), 2:00pm (EDT), 8:00pm (CEST) Antimicrobial resistant (AMR) infections are on the rise causing approximately 1.3M deaths each year due to patients suc...
APR 05, 2023 | 11:00 AM
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Date: April 05, 2023 Time: 11:00am (NZDT) Date: April 04, 2023 Time: 4:00pm (PST), 7:00pm (EST), 1:00pm (CET) Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technology-based testing method has been widely...
FEB 28, 2023 | 11:00 AM
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Date: February 28, 2023 Time: 11:00am (PST), 2:00pm (EST), 8:00pm (CET) Traditional methods of infection prevention to detect healthcare-associated outbreaks have remained unchanged for many...
JAN 17, 2023 | 9:00 AM
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Date: January 17, 2023 Time: 9:00am (PST), 12:00pm (EST), 6:00pm (CET) As SARS-CoV-2 infections continue to ebb and flow, other respiratory viruses have made a big comeback on the world stag...
DEC 01, 2022 | 9:00 AM
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Date: December 1, 2022 Time: 9:00am 98% of in-patients will undergo a diagnostic test during a hospital stay.1 With the increased focus on the accuracy of diagnostic test results needed to in...
NOV 30, 2022 | 12:00 PM
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Date: November 30, 2022 Time: 12:00pm (PST), 3:00pm (EST), 9:00pm (CET) Prior to 2022, monkeypox virus was a rare cause of disease in humans with most cases being associated with travel to t...
Date: November 15, 2022 Time: 8:00am (PST), 11:00am (EST), 5:00pm (CET) Waterborne pathogens lead to deteriorating water quality and challenge global health and economy. The latest U.S. Envi...
Date: October 25, 2022 Time: 11:00am (PST), 2:00pm (EST), 8:00pm (CEST) Candida auris is a multi-drug resistant yeast that continues to be a global threat for infection and transmission in h...
SARS-CoV-2 spreads through airborne transmission. Aerosols containing live virus are dispersed when an infected person exhales and then continue to accumulate indoors, putting others at risk...
Date: September 8, 2022 Time: 1:00pm PST, 4:00pm EST Recent pandemic related events have proven the value of fast, reliable surveillance testing results to protect worker health and saftey....
Pathogen detection and surveillance have become a high priority in both healthcare and environmental settings for the safety of patients and the general public. The COVID-19 pandemic highlig...
Date: June 07, 2022 Time: 9:00am (PDT), 12:00pm (EDT), 4:00pm (CEST) The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the potential role that wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) can play in assessing a...
Since the initial COVID-19 outbreak, the SARS-CoV-2 virus has mutated, resulting in a range of variants. SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern, exemplified most recently with Omicron, need to be de...
Date: April 28, 2022 Time: 9:00am (PDT), 12:00pm (EDT), 6:00pm (CET) During previous webinars we have discussed the global impact of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) infections, explored biolo...
Pathogen detection and surveillance have become a high priority in both healthcare and environmental settings for the safety of patients and the general public. The COVID-19 pandemic highlig...
Date: March 17, 2022 Time: 9:00am (PST), 12:00pm (EST), 5:00pm (CEST) Since the initial COVID-19 outbreak, the SARS-CoV-2 v...
Date: October 26, 2021 Time: 6:00am (PDT), 9:00am (EDT), 3:00pm (CEST) With the IR Biotyper®, Dr. Markus Meyer will introduce the audience into the world of FT-IR (Fourier Transform Infr...
Date: June 22, 2021 Time: 10:00am (PDT), 1:00pm (EDT) Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has emerged as one of the principal public health problems of the 21st century. It threatens the effectiv...
Despite a continuous decline of corona virus cases, the broad rollout of multiple vaccines, and the start of a return to normalcy, concerns of SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks continue to linger on the...