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Nigeria: FG to Care For Cancer, HIV/Aids Patients
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The Federal Government is set to begin a special programme geared towards treating and caring for persons who are diagnosed with terminal illnesses such as cancer and HIV/AIDS.
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - October 23, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 - update 71Email this article to a colleague.
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As of 17 October 2009, worldwide there have been more than 414,000 laboratory confirmed cases of pandemic influenza H1N1 2009 and nearly 5000 deaths reported to WHO.
Source: WHO Disease Outbreaks - October 23, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: organizations
Swine Flu Symptoms, Diagnosis, and VaccinationEmail this article to a colleague.
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Title: Swine Flu Symptoms, Diagnosis, and VaccinationCategory: Doctor's ViewsCreated: 10/23/2009 11:51:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 10/23/2009 11:51:45 AM
Source: MedicineNet HIV General - October 23, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: consumer
Africa: Understanding How Thai Vaccine Worked is PriorityEmail this article to a colleague.
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The priority for AIDS virologists in coming months is to find out exactly how the Thailand vaccine, which gave 30 percent protection against HIV, worked.
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - October 23, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Downregulation of MIP-1alpha/CCL3 with praziquantel treatment in Schistosoma haematobiumand HIV-1 co-infected individuals in a rural community in ZimbabweEmail this article to a colleague.
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The results of our study show that the MIP-1α/CCL3 levels were positively associated with S. haematobium egg counts at baseline but not with HIV-1 infection status. MIP-1α/CCL3 levels were significantly reduced at three months post treatment with praziquantel. We therefore conclude that MIP-1α/CCL3 is produced during infection with S haematobium. S. haematobium infection is associated with increased MIP-1α/CCL3 levels in an egg intensity-dependent manner and treatment of S. haematobium is associated with a reduction in MIP-1α/CCL3.
Source: BMC Infectious Diseases - October 23, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: R Zinyama-GutsireE GomoP KallestrupC ErickstrupH UllumA ButterworthS MunyatiT Mduluza Source Type: journals
Steady-state amprenavir and tenofovir pharmacokinetics after coadministration of unboosted or ritonavir-boosted fosamprenavir with tenofovir disoproxil fumarate in healthy volunteersEmail this article to a colleague.
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An open-label, three-period pharmacokinetic study was conducted to investigate the drug interaction potential between fosamprenavir (FPV) and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF). Thirty-six healthy subjects received TDF 300 mg once daily (qd) for 7 days (period 1), and then were randomized to 14 days of either FPV 1400 mg twice daily (bid) or FPV/ritonavir (RTV) 700/100 mg bid alone or with TDF (period 2). Subjects continued their randomized dose of FPV for 14 more days, adding or removing TDF based upon its receipt in period 2 (period 3). Twenty-four-hour pharmacokinetic sampling was carried out on day 7 of period 1 and o...
Source: HIV Medicine - October 22, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: AD Luber, DV Condoluci, PD Slowinski, M Andrews, K Olson, CA Peloquin, KA Pappa, GE Pakes Source Type: journals
Trends in uptake of recently approved antiretrovirals within a national healthcare systemEmail this article to a colleague.
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The aim of the study was to describe Veterans Healthcare Administration (VHA) system-wide uptake of three HIV protease inhibitors: atazanavir, darunavir and tipranavir. This retrospective cohort study evaluated VHA uptake of three target antiretrovirals and lopinavir/ritonavir in each complete 90-day quarter since approval to December 2007 using VHA HIV Clinical Case Registry data. We assessed uptake using number of new prescriptions, number of providers and facilities prescribing target agents, provider type, clinic type, facility size and location within four US regions. Overall, 6551 HIV-infected veterans received targe...
Source: HIV Medicine - October 22, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: PS Belperio, LA Mole, DB Boothroyd, LI Backus Source Type: journals
Characterization of immunoglobulin G antibodies to Plasmodium falciparum sporozoite surface antigen MB2 in malaria exposed individualsEmail this article to a colleague.
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A preliminary analysis of the human humoral response against MB2 indicates that it may be an additional highly conserved target for immune intervention at the pre-erythrocytic stage of P. falciparum life cycle.
Source: Malaria Journal - October 22, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Thanh NguyenJohn SacciPatricia de la VegaChandy JohnAnthony JamesAngray Kang Source Type: journals
Downregulation of MIP-1alpha/CCL3 with praziquantel treatment in Schistosoma haematobium and HIV-1 co-infected individuals in a rural community in ZimbabweEmail this article to a colleague.
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Conclusion:
The results of our study show that the MIP-1alpha/CCL3 levels were positively associated with S. haematobium egg counts at baseline but not with HIV-1 infection status. MIP-1alpha/CCL3 levels were significantly reduced at three months post treatment with praziquantel. We therefore conclude that MIP-1alpha/CCL3 is produced during infection with S haematobium. S. haematobium infection is associated with increased MIP-1alpha/CCL3 levels in an egg intensity-dependent manner and treatment of S. haematobium is associated with a reduction in MIP-1alpha/CCL3.
Source: BMC Infectious Diseases - October 22, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: R Zinyama-GutsireE GomoP KallestrupC ErickstrupH UllumA ButterworthS MunyatiT Mduluza Source Type: journals
Use of short message service (SMS) to improve malaria chemoprophylaxis compliance after returning from a malaria endemic areaEmail this article to a colleague.
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SMS did not increase malaria chemoprophylaxis compliance above baseline, likely because the persons did not benefit from holidays after the return and stayed together. So the reminder by SMS was noted by all subjects enrolled to the study. Another study should be done to confirm these results on soldiers going on holidays from employment after return or with individual travellers.
Source: Malaria Journal - October 22, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Lenaick OllivierOlivier RomandCatherine MarimoutouRemy MichelCorinne PognantAlain TodescoRene MiglianiDominique BaudonJean-Paul Boutin Source Type: journals
CDC Updates Interim Recommendations for H1N1 Influenza for HIV-Infected Adults and AdolescentsEmail this article to a colleague.
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"HIV-infected adults and adolescents, especially persons with low CD4 cell counts or AIDS, can experience more severe complications of seasonal influenza. Among patients hospitalized with confirmed 2009 influenza A (H1N1) infections in the United States, the prevalence of certain underlying conditions, including immunosuppressing conditions, has been higher than in the general population suggesting HIV-infected adults and adolescents also might be at higher risk for complications related to infection with 2009 influenza H1N1. ...
"This guidance will be updated as more information becomes available, including information o...
Source: AIDSinfo At-a-Glance: Offering Information on HIV/AIDS Treatment, Prevention, and Research, A Service of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) - October 22, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: info
Published Results of Thai HIV Vaccine Study AvailableEmail this article to a colleague.
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“In a community-based, randomized, multicenter, double-blind, placebo-controlled efficacy trial, we evaluated four priming injections of a recombinant canarypox vector vaccine (ALVAC-HIV [vCP1521]) plus two booster injections of a recombinant glycoprotein 120 subunit vaccine (AIDSVAX B/E). The vaccine and placebo injections were administered to 16,402 healthy men and women between the ages of 18 and 30 years in Rayong and Chon Buri provinces in Thailand. ...In the intention-to-treat analysis involving 16,402 subjects, there was a trend toward the prevention of HIV-1 infection among the vaccine recipients, with a vaccine ...
Source: AIDSinfo At-a-Glance: Offering Information on HIV/AIDS Treatment, Prevention, and Research, A Service of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) - October 22, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: info
Abacavir/Lamivudine and Tenofovir/Emtricitabine Equal in Efficacy, Not in Side EffectsEmail this article to a colleague.
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“We compared [tenofovir/emtricitabine] TDF-FTC and [abacavir/lamivudine] ABC-3TC in a randomized, open-label, 96-week trial in which either fixed-dose-combination was substituted for current nucleoside treatments in human leukocyte antigen-B*5701-negative adults with human immunodeficiency virus loads <50 copies/mL. … Of 441 patients who were screened, 357 were treated; 98% were men, the mean age was 45 years, 30% were receiving TDF, 20% were receiving ABC, and 24% were receiving a protease inhibitor. Virological failure was uncommon (5.6% for ABC-3TC and 3.9% for TDF-FTC; difference, 1.7%; 95% confidence interval [...
Source: AIDSinfo At-a-Glance: Offering Information on HIV/AIDS Treatment, Prevention, and Research, A Service of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) - October 22, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: info
Africa: Fresh Campaign Against Paediatric AidsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Eleven years ago, Raloke Odetoyinbo had been married for two years and a month when she found out she was HIV positive.
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - October 22, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Type 16 and Type 18 DNA Loads at Baseline and Persistence of Type‐Specific Infection during a 2‐Year Follow‐UpEmail this article to a colleague.
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Conclusion. Prevalent infection with a higher viral load of HPV‐16 or HPV‐18 was associated with short‐ but not long‐term persistence.
Source: The Journal of Infectious Diseases Latest Issue - October 22, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: article MAJOR ARTICLE Source Type: journals
No Rebound of Morbidity following Intermittent Preventive Sulfadoxine‐Pyrimethamine Treatment of Malaria in Infants in GabonEmail this article to a colleague.
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In the context of a trial studying intermittent preventive sulfadoxine‐pyrimethamine treatment of malaria in infants in Lambaréné, Gabon, children aged 18–30 months were followed up after having received their last dose at an age of 15 months. In the intention‐to‐treat population, the protective efficacy against all malaria episodes was −18.0 (95% confidence interval, −97.4 to 29.5; $P=.529$). The protective efficacy against first or only anemia episode was −45.3 (95% confidence interval, −234.5 to 36.3; $P=.375$). The...
Source: The Journal of Infectious Diseases Latest Issue - October 22, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: article BRIEF REPORT Source Type: journals
Peripheral CXCR3‐Associated Chemokines as Biomarkers of Fibrosis in Chronic Hepatitis C Virus InfectionEmail this article to a colleague.
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Conclusions. The strong association between CXCR3‐associated chemokines and fibrosis suggests that they may have promise as noninvasive markers of hepatic fibrosis in a predominantly white HCV genotype 1–infected population.
Source: The Journal of Infectious Diseases Latest Issue - October 22, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: article MAJOR ARTICLE Source Type: journals
CD4+ T Cell Count Decreases by Ethnicity among Untreated Patients with HIV Infection in South Africa and SwitzerlandEmail this article to a colleague.
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Conclusions. Among both patients from Switzerland and patients from South Africa, CD4+ cell count decreases were greater in white patients with HIV infection than they were in nonwhite patients with HIV infection.
Source: The Journal of Infectious Diseases Latest Issue - October 22, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: article MAJOR ARTICLE Source Type: journals
The HCAP Gap: Differences between Self‐Reported Practice Patterns and Published Guidelines for Health Care–Associated PneumoniaEmail this article to a colleague.
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Conclusions. In this survey, physicians reported they were aware of, agreed with, and practiced according to published pneumonia guidelines; however, the overwhelming majority did not choose guideline‐concordant therapy when tested.
Source: Clinical Infectious Diseases Latest Issue - October 22, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: article MAJOR ARTICLE Source Type: journals
High Prevalence of Anorectal Chlamydial Infection in HIV‐Infected Men Who Have Sex with Men in SwitzerlandEmail this article to a colleague.
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Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)–infected men who have sex with men (MSM) were enrolled in an anorectal Chlamydia trachomatis screening study. Anorectal Chlamydia DNA was detected in 16 (10.9%) of 147 men, mainly among asymptomatic patients and patients having >20 sexual partners. These results support routine anorectal Chlamydia screening in HIV‐infected MSM who report unprotected anal intercourse.
Source: Clinical Infectious Diseases Latest Issue - October 22, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: article BRIEF REPORT Source Type: journals
Domestically Acquired Seoul Virus Causing Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome—Maryland, 2008Email this article to a colleague.
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Hantaviruses are rodent‐borne viruses capable of causing human disease. The Seoul virus is a hantavirus that causes hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in East Asia. To our knowledge, we report the first domestically acquired case of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome caused by the Seoul virus, confirmed by serology testing, reverse‐transcriptase polymerase chain reaction, and nucleotide sequence analysis. The patient presented with myalgias and fever, and developed acute renal failure.
Source: Clinical Infectious Diseases Latest Issue - October 22, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: article BRIEF REPORT Source Type: journals
Effect of Antimalarial Drugs on Plasmodium falciparum GametocytesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Gametocytes are the sexual stage of the malaria parasite and are essential for transmission to the mosquito. Antimalarial drugs have been reported to affect gametocyte production in vivo, which leads to a potential increase in transmission. We used transgenic Plasmodium falciparum parasites expressing a green fluorescent protein tag in a fluorescence‐activated cell sorting–based assay to measure the effect of 8 antimalarial drugs on gametocyte production in vitro. Exposure to antimalarial drugs resulted in an increase in the number ...
Source: The Journal of Infectious Diseases Latest Issue - October 22, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: article BRIEF REPORT Source Type: journals
Streptococcus suis Enolase Functions as a Protective Antigen Displayed on the Bacterial Cell SurfaceEmail this article to a colleague.
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Conclusions. We conclude that S. suis enolase functions as a protective antigen displayed on the bacterial cell surface and that it can be used to develop new strategies to combat SS2 infections.
Source: The Journal of Infectious Diseases Latest Issue - October 22, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: article MAJOR ARTICLE Source Type: journals
South Africa: Healthy Lifestyle Walk to Intensify Fight Against AidsEmail this article to a colleague.
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North West MEC for Health and Social Development Rebecca Kasienyane will on Friday lead a healthy lifestyle walk as part of this year's national celebrations for Partnership Against AIDS.
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - October 22, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
HIV/AIDS Surveillance Supplemental Report: Deaths Among Persons with AIDS through December 2006Email this article to a colleague.
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The HIV/AIDS Surveillance Supplemental Report is published by the Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Coordinating Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, Georgia.
Source: CDC HIV/AIDS Prevention - October 22, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: organizations
Vaccine Reduces Rotavirus SeasonEmail this article to a colleague.
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Since the 2006 introduction of a vaccine, the rotavirus season in the U.S. has started later and ended sooner, the CDC reported.
Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease - October 22, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Swine flu doctors 'unnerved' by patients' declineEmail this article to a colleague.
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Doctors have been 'unnerved' by the severity of swine flu in some patients and their rapid deterioration into a 'life and death situation' Sir Liam Donaldson chief medical officer said today.
Source: The Telegraph : Swine Flu A H1N1 - October 22, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: swine flu vaccine flue h1n1 lame Source Type: news
Half of swine flu deaths among the under 45s: Liam DonaldsonEmail this article to a colleague.
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More than half of deaths linked to swine flu have been among people under the age of 45 which is 'unusual for flu' Sir Liam Donaldson chief medical officer has said.
Source: The Telegraph : Swine Flu A H1N1 - October 22, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: swine flu vaccine flue h1n1 laim Source Type: news
Developing Nations Still Behind on Infant VaccinationEmail this article to a colleague.
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Although more children are currently being vaccinated than ever before, nearly 20% of those born every year worldwide still don't get the complete schedule of immunizations required in their first year of life, researchers say.
Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease - October 22, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
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Source: AIDS and HIV funding opportunities via the Rural Assistance Center - October 22, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: funding
Preliminary population-based epidemiological and clinical data on 2009 pandemic H1N1 influenza A (pH1N1) from Lima, PeruEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses - October 22, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Yeny Tinoco, Hugo Razuri, Ernesto J. Ortiz, Jorge Gomez, Marc-Alain Widdowson, Timothy Uyeki, Victor Alberto Laguna-Torres, Tadeusz J. Kochel, Robert H. Gilman, Joel M. Montgomery Tags: Letters to the Editors Source Type: journals
KENYA: AIDS Prevention Amongst Drug Users a ChallengeEmail this article to a colleague.
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MOMBASA, Oct 21 (IPS) - The United Nation Office on Drug and Crime (UNODC)
claims that Kenya has more drug users than any other East African
country. UNODC estimates there are 100,000 cocaine users, 200,000
using opiates like heroin and four million who smoke cannabis.
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - HIV/AIDS - October 22, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Poverty, Sex and HIVEmail this article to a colleague.
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The relative influence of economic, social, and behavioral factors on the spread of HIV in Africa is measurable, and perhaps unexpected. AIDS and Behavior
Source: Medscape Hiv-Aids Headlines - October 22, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: HIV/AIDS Source Type: info
Feelings Of Stigmatization May Discourage HIV Patients From Proper CareEmail this article to a colleague.
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The feeling of stigmatization that people living with HIV often experience doesn't only exact a psychological toll new UCLA research suggests it can also lead to quantifiably negative health outcomes.
Source: HIV / AIDS News From Medical News Today - October 22, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: HIV / AIDS Source Type: news
Uganda: Scientists Get Bill Gates Cash for Malaria ResearchEmail this article to a colleague.
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Two Ugandan scientists are the lucky recipients of a $100,000 (about 188 million) grant from the Bill Gates Foundation to undertake research in malaria.
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - October 22, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Zimbabwe: No to HIV StigmaEmail this article to a colleague.
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Religious leaders have been urged to develop suitable approaches that do not stigmatise HIV positive followers within the church.
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - October 22, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Worldwide Vaccine Availability Reaches All-Time High: ReportEmail this article to a colleague.
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Title: Worldwide Vaccine Availability Reaches All-Time High: ReportCategory: Health NewsCreated: 10/21/2009 12:10:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 10/22/2009
Source: MedicineNet Hepatitis C General - October 22, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: consumer
Kenya: Aids Prevention Amongst Drug Users a ChallengeEmail this article to a colleague.
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The United Nation Office on Drug and Crime (UNODC) claims that Kenya has more drug users than any other East African country. UNODC estimates there are 100,000 cocaine users, 200,000 using opiates like heroin and four million who smoke cannabis.
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - October 22, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Acculturation, Coping Styles, and Health Risk Behaviors Among HIV Positive LatinasEmail this article to a colleague.
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This study examined the relationships among acculturation, coping styles, substance use, sexual risk behavior, and medication
non-adherence among 219 Latinas living with HIV/AIDS in Los Angeles, CA. Coping styles were hypothesized to mediate the link
between acculturation and health risk behaviors for HIV positive Latinas. Structural equation modeling revealed that greater
acculturation was related to less positive coping and more negative coping. In turn, negative coping was associated with more
health risk behaviors and more non-adherence. Positive coping was associated with less substance use as reflected in use of
...
Source: AIDS and Behavior - October 22, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: AIDS and Behavior Source Type: journals
South Africa: Elite Group That Can Control Their HIV Offers Vaccine HopeEmail this article to a colleague.
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Three South Africans are part of a special group of HIV positive people that may provide valuable clues to scientists searching for a vaccine.
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - October 22, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Update: Updated Interim Recommendations -- HIV-Infected Adults and Adolescents: Considerations for Clinicians Regarding 2009 H1N1 InfluenzaEmail this article to a colleague.
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This update provides new information about vaccination and treatment of HIV-infected adults and adolescents affected by 2009 H1N1 influenza.
Source: CDC Swine Flu Updates - October 22, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: organizations
Update: What Adults with HIV Infection Should Know About 2009 H1N1 Flu (Formerly Called Swine Flu)Email this article to a colleague.
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This update provides new information about vaccination and treatment of HIV-infected adults and adolescents affected by the 2009 H1N1 flu.
Source: CDC Swine Flu Updates - October 22, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: organizations
Pandemic H1N1 influenza lessons from the southern hemisphereEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: Eurosurveillance latest news - October 22, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: journals
Preliminary analysis of the pandemic H1N1 influenza on Réunion Island (Indian Ocean): surveillance trends (July to mid-September 2009)Email this article to a colleague.
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We report preliminary epidemiological characteristics of the pandemic on Réunion Island in 2009 until week 37 ending September 13.
Source: Eurosurveillance latest news - October 22, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: journals
Interim report on pandemic H1N1 influenza virus infections in South Africa, April to October 2009: Epidemiology and factors associated with fatal casesEmail this article to a colleague.
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We provide an interim report on pandemic H1N1 influenza activity in South Africa, with a focus on the epidemiology and factors associated with deaths. Following the importation of the virus on 14 July 2009, and the epidemic peak during the week starting 3 August, the incidence in South Africa has declined. A total of 12,331 cases and 91 deaths have been laboratory-confirmed as of 12 October 2009. Age distribution and risk groups were similar to those observed elsewhere. The median age of patients who died (33.5 years) was significantly higher than that of the non-fatal cases (15.0 years, p
Source: Eurosurveillance latest news - October 22, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: journals
Pandemic H1N1 influenza in Brazil: Analysis of the first 34,506 notified cases of influenza-like illness with severe acute respiratory infection (SARI)Email this article to a colleague.
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We report an analysis of the first 34,506 cases of influenza-like illness with severe acute respiratory infection (SARI) notified in Brazil during the epidemiological weeks 16 to 33. The 5,747 confirmed cases of pandemic H1N1 influenza showed two incidence peaks across the age span: one in children up to the age of five years (3.8/100,000) and one in individuals aged 20 to 29 years (4.6/100,000). People over the age of 60 had the lowest incidence (1.1/100,000 inhabitants). The epidemic peaked rapidly. Ninety-four percent of cases were concentrated in two of Brazil's five geographic regions - the south and southeast, region...
Source: Eurosurveillance latest news - October 22, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: journals
Pandemic influenza in a southern hemisphere setting: the experience in Peru from May to September, 2009Email this article to a colleague.
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This paper presents a description of Peru's experience with pandemic H1N1 influenza 2009. It is based on data from four main surveillance systems: a) ongoing sentinel surveillance of influenza-like illness cases with virological surveillance of influenza and other respiratory viruses; b) sentinel surveillance of severe acute respiratory infections and associated deaths; c) surveillance of acute respiratory infections in children under the age of five years and pneumonia in all age groups; and d) case and cluster surveillance. On 9 May 2009, the first confirmed case of pandemic H1N1 influenza in Peru was diagnosed in a Peru...
Source: Eurosurveillance latest news - October 22, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: journals
Progression and impact of the first winter wave of the 2009 pandemic H1N1 influenza in New South Wales, AustraliaEmail this article to a colleague.
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A range of surveillance systems were used to assess the progression and impact of the first wave of pandemic H1N1 influenza in New South Wales, Australia during the southern hemisphere winter. Surveillance methods included laboratory notifications, near real-time emergency department syndromic surveillance, ambulance despatch surveillance, death certificate surveillance and purpose-built web-based data systems to capture influenza clinic and intensive care unit activity. The epidemic lasted 10 weeks. By 31 August 2009, 1,214 people with pandemic H1N1 influenza infection were hospitalised (17.2 per 100,000 population), 225 ...
Source: Eurosurveillance latest news - October 22, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: journals
Pandemic H1N1 influenza surveillance in Victoria, Australia, April - September, 2009Email this article to a colleague.
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Victoria was the first Australian state to report widespread transmission of pandemic H1N1 2009 influenza. Notifiable laboratory-confirmed influenza and a general practitioner sentinel surveillance system measuring influenza-like illness (ILI), including laboratory confirmation of influenza as the cause of ILI, were used to assess the pandemic. The pandemic influenza A(H1N1)v virus quickly became the dominant circulating strain and notification rates were highest in children and young adults. Despite a high number of notified cases, comparison of ILI rates suggested the season peaked in late June, was similar in magnitude ...
Source: Eurosurveillance latest news - October 22, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: journals
Early transmission characteristics of influenza A(H1N1)v in Australia: Victorian state, 16 May - 3 June 2009Email this article to a colleague.
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Australia was one of the first countries of the southern hemisphere to experience influenza A(H1N1)v with community transmission apparent in Victoria, Australia, by 22 May 2009. With few identified imported cases, the epidemic spread through schools and communities leading to 897 confirmed cases by 3 June 2009. The estimated reproduction ratio up to 31 May 2009 was 2.4 (95% credible interval (CI): 2.1-2.6). Methods designed to account for undetected transmission reduce this estimate to 1.6 (95% CI: 1.5-1.8). Time varying reproduction ratio estimates show a steady decline in observed transmission over the first 14 days of t...
Source: Eurosurveillance latest news - October 22, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: journals
