COVID-19
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SMU Professor Examines Virus Spread in Nova Scotia
The following article was created and originally posted by Saint Mary’s University. Article be SMU Professor Dr. Yigit Aydede, published in scientific reports, examines virus spread in Nova Scotia. Understanding how influenza and other viruses such as COVID-19 migrate from one community to the next is key to predicting where disease will spread and determining how…
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Research Nova Scotia invests $250K in Dalhousie University Research Team for Emerging Poxvirus Surveillance
June 19, 2023 (Halifax, NS) – Dalhousie University researcher Dr. David Kelvin, is launching an $850,000 research project to strengthen global and regional health security through the surveillance of emerging poxviruses in humans, domestic animals, livestock living around humans, as well as wildlife. Research Nova Scotia is investing $250,000 in the project, the Canadian Institutes…
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Research Nova Scotia Investing an Additional $1.1 Million in Infection Control Research in Long-Term Care Facilities
June 7, 2023 (Halifax, NS) – Research Nova Scotia is investing an additional $1.1 million to test whether UV lights installed in long-term care (LTC) facilities will reduce respiratory viral infections (RVI) among LTC residents. “The foundational work completed as part of a pandemic response has established Nova Scotia as a leader in this area…
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Centre for Water Resources Studies launches public COVID-19 wastewater dashboard.
The Centre for Water Resources Studies at Dalhousie University is proud to present its public COVID-19 wastewater dashboard. Wastewater samples from the past 18 months have been collected from four wastewater facilities in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Project partners include Halifax Water, LuminUltra Technologies, and Research Nova Scotia.
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New report examines mental health impacts of COVID-19 on Nova Scotians.
The study was led by the Maritime SPOR Support Unit, in collaboration with Nova Scotia Health, the Department of Health and Wellness, and Research Nova Scotia.
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Study suggests a future for medical-grade pulp production in Nova Scotia
Last spring, a team of chemists at Saint Mary’s University collaborated with Port Hawkesbury Paper in hopes of developing a home-grown solution to the global shortage of N95 respirators masks caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Results from the study suggest the Nova Scotia pulp and paper industry may have a future in the production of…