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The life cycle of Ascocotyle (Phagicola) longa (Digenea: Heterophyidae), a causative agent of fish-borne trematodosis.
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The complete life cycle of the trematode Ascocotyle (Phagicola) longa (Digenea: Heterophyidae) is elucidated by natural observation validated by experimental infections. The natural first intermediate host of A. (P.) longa, an agent of human heterophyiasis in Brazil, is the cochliopid snail Heleobia australis (new first intermediate host). Metacercariae were found encysted in the body musculature, heart, stomach, liver, kidney, spleen, gonads and mesentery of mullets Mugil liza. Hamsters Mesocricetus auratus were experimentally infected with metacercariae of A. (P.) longa obtained from the mullets, and the adults recov...
Source: Acta Tropica - November 5, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Simões SB, Barbosa HS, Santos CP Tags: Acta Trop Source Type: journals
Botswana: Speedy CD-4 Count Results in HIV Positive Patients Crucial?Email this article to a colleague.
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The introduction of a medical instrument that is said to check the CD4 count in HIV positive people and avail results in about 20 minutes by a South African medical company has raised the question whether a speedy determination of the CD4 count is necessary in saving lives.
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - November 4, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Serum α-fetoprotein levels in liver steatosisEmail this article to a colleague.
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Conclusion Patients with NAFLD have higher AFP levels than those without fatty liver changes. AFP levels rise as grade of liver steatosis
increases. NAFLD should be among the differential diagnosis of elevated serum AFP levels.
Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Original ArticleDOI 10.1007/s12072-009-9156-8Authors
Ayşegül Babalı, Ankara Education and Research Hospital Department of Gastroenterology Ankara TurkeyErman Çakal, Dışkapı Education and Research Hospital Department of Endocrinology Ankara TurkeyTuğrul Purnak, Ankara Numune Education and Research Hospital Department of Gastroenterolog...
Source: Hepatology International - November 4, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Hepatology International Source Type: journals
Pandemic Influenza as 21st Century Urban Public Health Crisis, D.M. Bell et al.Email this article to a colleague.
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Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal - November 4, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: journals
Genomic Signatures of Influenza A Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Virus, G.-W. Chen and S.-R. Shih et al.Email this article to a colleague.
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Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal - November 4, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: journals
Cost-effectiveness Analysis of Hospital Infection Control Response to an Epidemic Respiratory Virus Threat, Y.Y. Dan et al.Email this article to a colleague.
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Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal - November 4, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: journals
Respiratory Infection in Institutions during Early Stages of Pandemic (H1N1) 2009, Canada, A. Marchand-Austin et al.Email this article to a colleague.
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Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal - November 4, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: journals
Ghana: VP Unhappy With Exposure of HIV VictimsEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Vice President John Dramani Mahama has expressed anger against the National Media Commission for failing to take action against some newspapers who have stigmatized public figures infected with HIV/AIDS.He called on stakeholders in the media to be circumspect in their reportage on issues of HIV/AIDS and persons affected with the virus.
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - November 4, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Swaziland: TB-HIV Services Needed to Lower World's Highest RatesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Swaziland not only has the world's highest HIV prevalence rate, it now also has the highest tuberculosis (TB) rate, but health officials warn that not enough is being done to integrate TB and HIV services.
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - November 4, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
The stars come out to help raise over £90,000 for the Terrence Higgins Trust Supper ClubEmail this article to a colleague.
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HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust raised in excess of £90,000 at last night’s Supper Club in central London. High profile guests who supported the event included Heidi Range, Graham Norton, Cilla Black, Jacquetta Wheeler, Gail Porter, Jason Isaacs, Jodie Prenger and Pattie Boyd. The annual event saw over fifty chic dinner parties taking place simultaneously in the capital's best restaurants and private homes. After dinner, guests were chauffeur driven to a fabulous party at Cuban venue Floridita for a carnival of champagne and delicious cocktails from Sagatiba. Guests were also treated to exclusive pe...
Source: Terrence Higgins Trust - November 4, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: organizations
CDC Interim Guidance for Workers who are Employed at Commercial Swine Farms: Preventing the Spread of Influenza A Viruses, Including the 2009 H1N1 VirusEmail this article to a colleague.
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Influenza viruses can rarely be passed from people to live pigs and from live pigs to people. This interim guidance provides information on precautions for protecting workers exposed to pigs with known or suspected flu infection on production premises AND for protecting pigs from people with flu.
Source: CDC Swine Flu Updates - November 4, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: organizations
Clusters on Hemorrhagic H1N1 Pneumonia in Ukraine (11/04/09)Email this article to a colleague.
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The commentary discusses clustering of hemorrhagic cases in multiple locations in western Ukraine. A map of the outbreaks is linked.
Source: Recombinomics - November 4, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: info
WHO Targets Hemorrhagic H1N1 Cases in Lviv UkraineEmail this article to a colleague.
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The commentary discusses the WHO investigation of H1N1 deaths in Ukraine. The will target hemorrhagic cases in Lviv, Ukraine. A map of the outbreaks is linked. (11/03/09 19:47)
Source: Recombinomics - November 4, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: info
Belarus H1N1 Deaths Raise ConcernsEmail this article to a colleague.
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The commentary discusses H1N1 fatalities in Belarus, including one traveler who returned from Ukraine. A map of outbreaks is linked. (11/03/09 16:47)
Source: Recombinomics - November 4, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: info
South Africa: Sama Encourages Travelers to Get Anti-Malaria MedicineEmail this article to a colleague.
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The South African Medical Association (SAMA) has advised people planning to travel to the low altitude areas of the north eastern parts of the country to get a prescription for anti-malarial medicine.
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - November 4, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Africa: Traditional Medicine Can Prevent Malaria, Say ExpertsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Encouraging the use of traditional African herbal medicines could prevent some of the one million malarial deaths on the continent, according to specialists attending a conference in Nairobi.
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - November 4, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Cameroon: It Could Be Your ChildEmail this article to a colleague.
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We all too often look at the question of abandoned children as an imported model; a phenomenon that is not only unusual in our known mores, but rather something exotic and, sometimes, an issue for academic discussion.
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - November 4, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Final Results of Study C208: High Rates of SVR Achieved With Telaprevir/Peginterferon/Ribavirin Combination Therapy in Treatment-Naive Patients With Chronic Genotype 1 HCV InfectionEmail this article to a colleague.
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Capsule Summary - Sustained virologic response rates were similar for patients receiving telaprevir dosed every 8 hours vs every 12 hours.
Source: Clinical Care Options Hepatitis - HCV - November 4, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: journals
Preliminary Data Suggest Virologic Benefit of Nitazoxanide Plus Peginterferon alfa-2a/Ribavirin in Cirrhotic Patients Infected With Genotype 1 HCV Who Failed Previous Peginterferon/Ribavirin TherapyEmail this article to a colleague.
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Capsule Summary - No serious adverse events occurred during combination therapy with nitazoxanide plus peginterferon alfa-2a/ribavirin in this pilot study.
Source: Clinical Care Options Hepatitis - HCV - November 4, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: journals
INFORM-1: First Interferon-Free Combination Therapy With Direct-Acting Antiviral Agents RG7128 and RG7227 Safe and Effective in Chronic Genotype 1 HCV PatientsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Capsule Summary - RG7128/RG7227 combination oral regimen well tolerated during 14 days of therapy in genotype 1 HCV treatment-naive and treatment-experienced patients.
Source: Clinical Care Options Hepatitis - HCV - November 4, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: journals
Patient and Graft Survival Lower Among HCV/HIV-Coinfected vs HCV-Monoinfected Liver Transplantation Recipients, but Incidence of Severe Posttransplantation Recurrence of HCV Disease SimilarEmail this article to a colleague.
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Capsule Summary - According to a multivariate analysis, independent predictors of graft loss in HIV/HCV-coinfected patients include low BMI, dual organ (kidney and liver) transplantation, HCV-positive donor, and treatment for acute rejection.
Source: Clinical Care Options Hepatitis - HCV - November 4, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: journals
Africa: Continent to Benefit From World's Largest Malaria Vaccine TrialEmail this article to a colleague.
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A pivotal efficacy trial of RTS,S, the world's most clinically advanced malaria vaccine candidate, is now underway in seven African countries: Burkina Faso, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania, a statement made available to Leadership Correspondent in New York has said.
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - November 4, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
New Infectious Disease Research Presented At CHEST 2009Email this article to a colleague.
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Flocked Swabs Provide Alternate Method for Retrieving Nasal Aspirates (#8387) Flocked swabs may be more effective in retrieving nasal aspirates than nasopharyngeal aspiration, the current standard for retrieving nasal aspirates. Researchers from Southern Illinois University assessed each retrieval method for its ability to detect viruses.
Source: Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses News From Medical News Today - November 4, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Respiratory / Asthma Source Type: news
Nigeria: Nasarawa Partners Carter Foundation On PolioEmail this article to a colleague.
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Former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon, has commended Nasarawa State government's efforts towards eradicating guinea worm.
Source: AllAfrica News: Polio - November 4, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
South Africa: It is Better Late Than NeverEmail this article to a colleague.
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THE timing and site of President Jacob Zuma 's landmark speech on HIV/AIDS last week were just too neat to be coincidental.
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - November 4, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Africa: Leading Malaria Scientists Highlight Latest Research on Improving Access to Lifesaving InterventionsEmail this article to a colleague.
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On the first day of the scientific program at the world's largest malaria conference, researchers, public health officials and policymakers took a hard look at current malaria interventions and presented evidence on what more must be done to improve access to proven methods by the world's poorest people. New research released at MIM highlighted the need for coordinated action by the malaria community to provide timely and effective financial and technical assistance to endemic countries. While more effective malaria treatments and prevention methods exist today than ever before, the majority of the most vulnerable don't ha...
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - November 4, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Africa: World's Largest Malaria Conference Opens With Research Aimed at EradicationEmail this article to a colleague.
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The world's largest malaria conference opened today with a call for substantial and sustained support for research to guide evidence-based policies and the development of new malaria tools, which together could save countless lives. The 5th Multilateral Initiative on Malaria (MIM) Pan-African Conference brings together 2,000 researchers, health workers, public health officials, policymakers and activists from across Africa and around the world. Kenya's Vice-President Kalonzo Musyoka opened the conference. The first MIM conference to be held in four years, it will highlight the latest research in malaria prevention and treatment.
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - November 4, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Tanzania: HIV Negative Test Results Baffle Medics in KasuluEmail this article to a colleague.
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None of all villagers voluntarily tested for their HIV ad AIDS status at Rusaba village in Kasulu district, Kigoma region, has neither been found to be suffering from the dreaded disease nor to be infected by the deadly virus.
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - November 4, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Uganda: Roll Out Massive Community-Based HIV CampaignsEmail this article to a colleague.
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TWENTY-Seven years in the fight against HIV, only 15% of the estimated 1.1 million people living with HIV/AIDS in Uganda know their status. This is only 4% of all Ugandans.
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - November 4, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Uganda: Gulu in Polio Immunisation DriveEmail this article to a colleague.
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GULU district leaders have been called upon to moblise and sensitise parents to take children below five years for polio immunisation. The deputy resident district commissioner, Milton Odongo, made the call while addressing a rally at Kal-Ali Health Centre II in Paicho subcounty, Aswa county.
Source: AllAfrica News: Polio - November 4, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
The Role of Body Image Dissatisfaction and Depression on HAART Adherence in HIV Positive Men: Tests of Mediation ModelsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Abstract The current study examined the role of body image dissatisfaction and depression on HAART adherence in a sample of HIV positive
men. Participants were 124 HIV positive gay and bisexual men, who responded to an online survey. Results from moderated mediation
models revealed that depression mediated the relationship between body dissatisfaction and HAART non-adherence for men who
possessed elevated levels of body dissatisfaction, but not for those men who reported moderate or low levels. Additionally,
depression was found to mediate the relationship between body dissatisfaction and HAART non-adherence...
Source: AIDS and Behavior - November 4, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: AIDS and Behavior Source Type: journals
Stigma Against Children Affected by AIDS (SACAA): Psychometric Evaluation of a Brief Measurement ScaleEmail this article to a colleague.
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Abstract The current study was designed to develop and evaluate a brief scale measuring perceived public stigma against children affected
by HIV/AIDS. The participants include 755 children who have lost one or both parents to HIV/AIDS (AIDS orphans), 466 children
facing the potential of losing their parents to HIV/AIDS (vulnerable children), and 404 comparison children who did not have
HIV-related illness or death in their families. The data in this study demonstrated that the SACAA scale provides a psychometrically
sound measure of perceived stigma against children affected by AIDS in China. The SACAA scale...
Source: AIDS and Behavior - November 4, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: AIDS and Behavior Source Type: journals
Diabetic NeuropathyEmail this article to a colleague.
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Title: Diabetic NeuropathyCategory: Diseases and ConditionsCreated: 1/31/2005 7:34:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 11/4/2009
Source: MedicineNet HIV General - November 4, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: consumer
Rwanda: Subsidised Anti-Malaria Drugs to Arrive SoonEmail this article to a colleague.
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Rwanda has been cited among the twelve sub-Saharan countries that will receive subsidized anti-Malaria drugs under the Affordable Medicines Facility Programme aimed at increasing accessibility to malaria treatment.
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - November 4, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Estrogen Receptor Alpha Inhibits the Estrogen-Mediated Suppression of HIV Transcription in Astrocytes: Implications for Estrogen Neuroprotection in HIV DementiaEmail this article to a colleague.
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AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses , Vol. 0, No. 0.
Source: AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses - November 3, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: article Source Type: journals
Association of CCR5-59029 A/G and CCL3L1 Copy Number Polymorphism with HIV Type 1 Transmission/Progression among HIV Type 1-Seropositive and Repeatedly Sexually Exposed HIV Type 1-Seronegative North IndiansEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses - November 3, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: article Source Type: journals
Immunologic Markers as Predictors of Tuberculosis-Associated Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome in HIV and Tuberculosis Coinfected Persons in ThailandEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses - November 3, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: article Source Type: journals
HIV Type 1 Subtype A Envelope Genetic Evolution in a Slow Progressing Individual with Consistent Broadly Neutralizing AntibodiesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses - November 3, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: article Source Type: journals
Intrapartum Tenofovir and Emtricitabine Reduces Low-Concentration Drug Resistance Selected by Single-Dose Nevirapine for Perinatal HIV PreventionEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses - November 3, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: article Source Type: journals
Sulfur Metabolism in AIDS: Cystamine as an Anti-HIV AgentEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses - November 3, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: article Source Type: journals
Low Prevalence of HIV Type 1 Drug Resistance Mutations in Untreated, Recently Infected Patients from Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Senegal, Thailand, and Vietnam: The ANRS 12134 StudyEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses - November 3, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: article Source Type: journals
Potential Impact of Viral Load and Genetic Makeup of HIV Type 1 on Mother-to-Child Transmission: Characterization of env-C2V3C3 and nef SequencesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses - November 3, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: article Source Type: journals
Short Communication: The Dead Cell: A Potent Escort for HIV Type 1 TransinfectionEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses - November 3, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: article Source Type: journals
HSV Type 2 Infection Increases HIV DNA Detection in Vaginal Tissue of Mice Expressing Human CD4 and CCR5Email this article to a colleague.
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Source: AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses - November 3, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: article Source Type: journals
Kenya: Locally-Growing Moringa Tree Key in Fight Against MalariaEmail this article to a colleague.
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A malaria treatment derived from a locally-growing shrub is one of only a few herbal cures being presented at the ongoing international conference in Nairobi.
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - November 3, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Update: 2009 H1N1 Flu ("Swine Flu") and YouEmail this article to a colleague.
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Questions & Answers About 2009 H1N1 Hospitalizations in People with Asthma
Source: CDC Swine Flu Updates - November 3, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: organizations
Older H1N1 Patients Most Likely to Die (CME/CE, with video)Email this article to a colleague.
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Although the pandemic H1N1 flu tends to strike younger people, it can be life-threatening when older people are infected, California researchers said.
Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease - November 3, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Updated: Antiviral Safety Information Web PageEmail this article to a colleague.
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Added: new links to influenza antiviral safety-related information.
Source: CDC Swine Flu Updates - November 3, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: organizations
Update: Antiviral Safety Information Web PageEmail this article to a colleague.
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Added: new links to influenza antiviral safety-related information.
Source: CDC Swine Flu Updates - November 3, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: organizations
Kenya: Take Advantage of Malaria GoodwillEmail this article to a colleague.
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The ongoing international malaria conference in Nairobi is arguably one of the biggest such meetings to be held over a single disease in Africa.
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - November 3, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
