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TB can be a threat to hospitalized cancer patients
• Infections • Jan 07 05
If tuberculosis is not detected in patients being treated for cancer, it can easily spread to other hospitalized cancer patients, a new report shows.
…Nip from hamster fells young boy
• Infections • Jan 06 05
Pet hamsters are a potential source of serious infection, U.S. health officials warned on Thursday.
Researchers from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and…
CDC warns of malaria in Dominican Republic
• Infections • Jan 06 05
Reports of malaria in resort areas of the Dominican Republic, previously thought to be malaria-free, has prompted the U.S. Centers for Disease Control…
U.N. wants halt to Sudan fighting to combat polio
• Infections • Jan 04 05
The United Nations said on Monday it was calling for a halt to fighting across Sudan this month to cover a three-day campaign to…
West Nile vaccine produces immunity in mice
• Infections • Dec 29 04
Mice injected with a purified structural protein from the West Nile virus (WNV) develop immunity against infection, new research shows.
Metapneumovirus an emerging cause of kids’ illness
• Infections • Dec 28 04
Human metapneumovirus was first identified as a cause of respiratory infection in 2001. It now appears to be infecting more and more children, Italian…
HPV prevalent in sexually active teenage girls
• Infections • Dec 27 04
Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, which is linked to an increased risk of developing cervical cancer, is “extremely common” in sexually active adolescent women in…
New nasal vaccines may be given together
• Infections • Dec 16 04
Two new nasally administered vaccines for respiratory infections are being tested, and researchers now say that giving them together to young children appears feasible.
…Zoo workers risk exposure to nonhuman primate virus
• Infections • Dec 14 04
Zoo workers who come in close contact with nonhuman primates, such as apes and monkeys, are at increased risk for exposure to simian virus…
Hepatitis B vaccine
• Infections • Dec 13 04
Its murky status under state law shouldn’t obscure the value of being vaccinated.
Because of a strange convolution in state law, schools face the…
Pertussis vaccination recommended for teens
• Infections • Dec 09 04
Adolescents and some adults should be revaccinated against pertussis, also known as “whopping cough,” to decrease the risk of transmission to infants, according to…
S. Africa to cull 2,200 ostriches in bird flu drive
• Infections • Dec 08 04
South Africa will cull 2,200 ostriches after identifying three more farms in the country’s Eastern Cape province where bird flu might have spread, officials…
China SARS Vaccine Passes First Hurdle - State Media
• Infections • Dec 05 04
Chinese researchers have developed a SARS vaccine that has passed the first stage of human trials, state media reported on Monday, raising hopes for…
Nitric oxide helps patients with SARS
• Infections • Nov 24 04
For patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), inhaling nitric oxide leads to improved oxygenation and less need for mechanical ventilation, according to a…
Hong Kong children infected by parainfluenza virus
• Infections • Nov 19 04
Thirty-two children who fell ill with a mysterious respiratory disease in a hospital in Hong Kong were infected by a parainfluenza virus, the government…
Raccoon-borne parasite disease rare but serious
• Infections • Nov 18 04
Unexplained neurologic symptoms in a young child, especially brain inflammation with vision or hearing problems, may signal a disease called raccoon roundworm encephalitis, an…
Cholera outbreak in Nigeria kills 42
• Infections • Nov 17 04
A major outbreak of cholera in northern Nigeria has killed 42 people and hospitalised hundreds in the last two weeks, hospital authorities said on…
Polio epidemic in Africa coming under control - WHO
• Infections • Nov 16 04
A polio epidemic spreading from Nigeria throughout West and Central Africa has begun to come under control, but more funds are needed to wipe…
Hong Koing probes mystery infection in children in hospital
• Infections • Nov 15 04
Health authorities in Hong Kong are investigating the outbreak of a mysterious respiratory illness that has infected 28 children in a hospital.
Response to hepatitis C therapy can last for years
• Infections • Nov 12 04
A sustained response to successful treatment with interferon for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection can persist for up to 12 years, according to a…
Almost 100 infected by mumps accross Ireland
• Infections • Nov 11 04
Almost 100 people are now infected with mumps in three different outbreaks across the country, more than three times the amount at this time…
Reduced-dose flu shot method seems protective
• Infections • Nov 03 04
Young, healthy individuals given a low dose of influenza vaccine by injection under the skin rather than into a muscle develop a vigorous antibody…
Annual flu shot cuts all-cause deaths in elderly
• Infections • Nov 02 04
Compared with a first vaccination, yearly re-vaccination against influenza is associated with a reduction in the annual risk of dying from any cause among…
Droppings can carry potentially fatal disease
• Infections • Nov 02 04
Numerous potentially fatal diseases are transmitted to humans by rats and mice. The transmission is usually indirect. What people need to fear most is…
WHO: Africa needs 10-fold more cash to fight malaria
• Infections • Nov 02 04
Africa needs up to $2.5 billion a year to fight malaria, or 10 times the donor funds pledged for a campaign against the disease,…