The Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Tourism Industry in Negros Oriental, Philippines

The study tries to determine the effects of the pandemic on the tourism industry in Negros Oriental specifically on accommodation facilities and food and beverage establishments. This study is a descriptive method using the correlational technique. The results show that both accommodation facilities and F&B establishments strongly agree that the actions taken during the pandemic are the observance of government protocols. The study also finds out a significant relationship between human resources and operating pressures with actions taken during the pandemic. While for the F&B establishments, human resources, operations, financial situations, operating pressures, and government policies shows a significant relationship to actions taken during the pandemic. It is also said that accommodation facilities that manage by women take action effectively during the pandemic, and accommodations facilities with more employees have more operating pressures compared to businesses with fewer employees. The same can be said with F&B establishments where sex and marital status is significantly related to human resource. This means that F&B establishments managed by single women experienced less effect on their human resources and single women can work effectively during the pandemic

Rifampin-resistant Meningococcal Disease

Rifampin-resistant meningococcal disease occurred in a child who had completed rifampin chemoprophylaxis for exposure to a sibling with meningococcemia. Susceptibility testing of 331 case isolates found only 1 other case of rifampin-resistant disease in Minnesota, USA, during 11 years of statewide surveillance. Point mutations in the RNA polymerase β subunit (rpoB) gene were found in isolates from each rifampin-resistant case-patient

Invasive Group B Streptococcal Disease in the Elderly, Minnesota, USA, 2003–2007

In Minnesota, incidence of invasive group B streptococcal disease was 3 times greater in older adults in long-term care facilities than in older adults in community settings (67.7/100,000 vs. 21.4/100,000) during 2003–2007. The overall case-fatality rate was 6.8%, and concurrent conditions were common among both groups

Community-associated Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Minnesota, 2000–2003

Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) invasive disease resembled healthcare-associated MRSA disease