Infectious Diseases Most Recent
Recent evidence has shown that vaccination against influenza is effective in reducing the complications of influenza for those 60 years and over living in long-term care facilities during periods of high viral circulation if the vaccine has a good match to the circulating strain.
The omission of Dukoral™* from Dr. Patrice Bourée’s article “Safe Foreign Travel” was surprising, especially since the author comments that “traveller’s diarrhea occurs in up to 50% of travellers in tropical areas.”
MD, FRCPC, FACP, AGSF
Skin and soft tissue infections are an important cause of morbidity and mortality in older adults.
