The intent of this position statement is to examine the role and responsibilities of the Registered Professional Nurse in planning and preparing for current and emerging threats to the public’s...
Candida auris (also referred to as C. auris), is a yeast-like fungus that has recently emerged as a worldwide invasive, multi-drug resistant pathogen. C. auris is not a health risk to the general...
On Monday, March 21, the New York City (NYC) Health Department is changing the process for submitting specimens for Zika virus testing to the Department’s Public Health Laboratory (PHL).
The 2016 adult immunization schedule contains several changes from past years, including the addition of recently licensed meningococcal serogroup B and human papillomavirus vaccines and a revision to...
MERS-CoV is a respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus. It is believed that the virus is spread through an infected person’s respiratory secretions, but the exact method of infection is not yet known.
