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WHO Confirms D225G in Lung Cases in Norway and Ukraine
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The commentary discusses the steady increase in fatalities in Ukraine. A map of the outbreak is linked. (11/20/09 23:55) (Source: Recombinomics)
Source: Recombinomics - November 21, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: info
Chile denies new wave of A/H1N1 flu outbreakEmail this article to a colleague.
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Chile on Friday rejected a saying that the country was witnessing another massive outbreak of the A/H1N1 influenza. (Source: Xinhuanet Chinaview Health)
Source: Xinhuanet Chinaview Health - November 21, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Mozambique: Typhoid Outbreak in TeteEmail this article to a colleague.
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The supposedly mysterious disease that has been claiming victims in Tsangano district, in the western Mozambican province of Tete, has been identified as typhoid fever, reports Friday's issue of the Maputo daily "Noticias". (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 20, 2009 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Ukraine Dead Increase to 354 - Fatal H1N1 Cases Have D225GEmail this article to a colleague.
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The commentary discusses the increase in fatalities in Ukraine and the association of receptor binding domain change D225G with the fatal cases. A map of the outbreaks is linked. (11/20/09 13:38) (Source: Recombinomics)
Source: Recombinomics - November 20, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: info
All Fatal Ukraine H1N1 Cases at GISAID Have RBD D225GEmail this article to a colleague.
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The commentary discusses the associated of receptor binding domain change D225G with fatal H1N1 cases in Ukraine. A map of the outbreak is linked. (11/19/09 14:17) (Source: Recombinomics)
Source: Recombinomics - November 20, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: info
Swine flu death toll in Scotland reaches 40Email this article to a colleague.
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ANOTHER swine flu death was announced today, bringing the death toll in Scotland to 40 since the outbreak began. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health)
Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Outbreak of Rickettsia typhi Infection --- Austin, Texas, 2008Email this article to a colleague.
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(Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - November 20, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: organizations
Mumps Outbreak --- New York, New Jersey, Quebec, 2009Email this article to a colleague.
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(Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - November 20, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: organizations
Nigeria: Cholera Kills Twenty in Borno, 2000 InfectedEmail this article to a colleague.
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About 20 people have lost their lives and over 2,000 hospitalised following a cholera outbreak in Borno State. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 20, 2009 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Avian influenza - situation in Egypt - update 24Email this article to a colleague.
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The Ministry of Health of Egypt has reported a new confirmed human case of avian influenza A(H5N1). (Source: WHO Disease Outbreaks)
Source: WHO Disease Outbreaks - November 20, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: organizations
MSP: Family heartbroken over C diff deathEmail this article to a colleague.
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AN EMOTIONAL MSP has told of the "heartbreaking" experience of the family of a patient who died in the latest hospital outbreak of Clostridium difficile. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health)
Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Potential economic impact of pandemic flu in the UKEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: BMJ
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Economic modelling suggests that pandemic flu could reduce UK gross domestic product (GDP) by between 0.5% (£8.4bn) and 4.3% (£73.2bn) or more, depending on the severity of the pandemic and on people's reaction; significant factors are whether schools are closed, and whether people choose prophylactic absence from work; adequate vaccination could reduce the maximum impact to about 1% of GDP.
Pandemic flu would have both direct and indirect costs: this paper reports an attempt to model the indirect effect on the UK economy of pandemic flu according to various scenarios, including severit...
Source: NeLM - News - November 20, 2009 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: organizations
2008 typhus outbreak in Texas atypicalEmail this article to a colleague.
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ATLANTA, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- An outbreak of murine typhus was confirmed in Travis County, Texas, last year, federal health officials said. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Swine fluEmail this article to a colleague.
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Summary: The recent outbreak of human infection with a novel Swine-Origin Influenza A (H1N1) virus is spreading rapidly through sustained human-to-human transmission in multiple countries. Human-to-human transmission occurs by inhalation of infectious droplets and droplet nuclei, and by direct contact, which is facilitated by air and land travel and social gatherings. The most frequently reported symptoms are fever, cough, myalgia, and sore throat. Detailed contact and travel histories and knowledge of viral activity in community are essential for prompt case detection by the health personnel. Real-time Reverse Transcripta...
Source: Journal of Infection and Public Health - November 19, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Manish Sinha Tags: Review Article Source Type: journals
Ukraine Dead Increase to 344 - Sequences ReleasedEmail this article to a colleague.
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The commentary discusses the increase in H1N1 fatalities in Ukraine to 344. A map of the outbreak is linked. (11/18/09 22:45) (Source: Recombinomics)
Source: Recombinomics - November 19, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: info
WHO To Launch Yellow Fever Vaccination Campaign In West AfricaEmail this article to a colleague.
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The WHO on Tuesday announced it would lead a week-long, multi-country vaccination campaign in Africa next week to protect those "deemed at highest risk from yellow fever," Reuters reports. The vaccination drive will target nearly 12 million Africans living in Benin, Liberia and Sierra Leone - all countries at high risk of yellow fever outbreaks (Nebehay/MacInnis, 11/17). (Source: Tropical Diseases News From Medical News Today)
Source: Tropical Diseases News From Medical News Today - November 19, 2009 Category: Tropical Medicine Tags: Tropical Diseases Source Type: news
WHO To Launch Yellow Fever Vaccination Campaign In West AfricaEmail this article to a colleague.
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The WHO on Tuesday announced it would lead a week-long, multi-country vaccination campaign in Africa next week to protect those "deemed at highest risk from yellow fever," Reuters reports. The vaccination drive will target nearly 12 million Africans living in Benin, Liberia and Sierra Leone - all countries at high risk of yellow fever outbreaks (Nebehay/MacInnis, 11/17). (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Tropical Diseases Source Type: news
Second wave of A/H1N1 outbreak in Thailand starts: ministerEmail this article to a colleague.
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BANGKOK, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- The second round of the A/H1N1 ... (Source: Xinhuanet Chinaview Health)
Source: Xinhuanet Chinaview Health - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Rain-hit Mexican states see dengue outbreak: officialEmail this article to a colleague.
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MEXICO CITY, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- The Mexican states that ... (Source: Xinhuanet Chinaview Health)
Source: Xinhuanet Chinaview Health - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
"RAISIN" - a national programme for early warning, investigation and surveillance of healthcare-associated infection in FranceEmail this article to a colleague.
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We describe the development and current organisation of surveillance of HAI in France and summarise key achievements and results. Surveillance of HAI is under the auspice of the national institute for public health surveillance through a central coordinating structure, the Réseau d'alerte, d'investigation et de surveillance des infections nosocomiales (RAISIN), which consists of five regional coordinating structures, two national advisory committees of the Ministry of Health and public health agencies. Surveillance includes the performance of national prevalence surveys every five years (latest in 2006), specific surveill...
Source: Eurosurveillance latest news - November 19, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: journals
Multiple sclerosis in the Faroe Islands. 8. Notifiable diseasesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Conclusions [ndash] There is a temporal association of AIGE and paradysentery in the Faroe Islands with the first arrival and later marked augmentation of British forces stationed there during the war. Rises in the incidence of other diseases in 1941[ndash]1942 seem more likely a consequence of increased foreign commercial travel by Faroese at that time. (Source: Acta Neurologica Scandinavica)
Source: Acta Neurologica Scandinavica - November 19, 2009 Category: Neurology Authors: M. T. Wallin, A. Heltberg, J. F. Kurtzke Source Type: journals
Ukraine Dead Increase to 328 - Still No SequencesEmail this article to a colleague.
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The commentary discusses a steady rise in H1N1 fatalities in Ukraine. A map of the outbreaks is linked. (11/17/09 19:17) (Source: Recombinomics)
Source: Recombinomics - November 18, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: info
Dengue virus during blood donation: Pre-screen using NS1 antigenEmail this article to a colleague.
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Estimates for dengue transmission during blood donations have been upsetting in diverse geographical locations. During the 2004 dengue virus (DENV) outbreak in Cairns, Australia, the risk of collecting a viremic donation could have been as high as 1 in 1028 during the peak of the outbreak . Using a mathematical model and assuming a ratio of asymptomatic to symptomatic infections of 2:1–10:1, the risk for dengue-infected blood transfusions in Singapore, a city-state in Asia, during 2005 was estimated to be 1625–6/10,000 blood transfusions . In a tertiary care teaching hospital that provides care in Northeast Mexico, 800...
Source: Transfusion and Apheresis Science - November 18, 2009 Category: Hematology Authors: Subhash C. Arya, Nirmala Agarwal Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: journals
Inactivation of Escherichia coli O157:H7, Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella enterica and Shigella flexneri on spinach leaves by X-ray.Email this article to a colleague.
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Several recent foodborne disease outbreaks associated with leafy green vegetables, including spinach, have been reported. X-ray is a non-thermal technology that has shown promise for reducing pathogenic and spoilage bacteria on spinach leaves. Inactivation of inoculated Escherichia coli O157:H7, Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella enterica and Shigella flexneri on spinach leaves using X-ray at different doses (0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.5, 0.75, 1.0, 1.5 and 2.0 kGy) was studied. The effect of X-ray on color quality and microflora counts (mesophilic counts, psychrotrophic counts and yeast and mold counts) of untreated and treated...
Source: Food Microbiology - November 18, 2009 Category: Food Science Authors: Mahmoud BS, Bachman G, Linton RH Tags: Food Microbiol Source Type: journals
Norovirus in retail shellfish.Email this article to a colleague.
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Norovirus is a common cause of gastroenteritis outbreaks associated with consumption of raw shellfish. The majority of norovirus infections worldwide are due to genogroup II noroviruses. Bivalve molluscs (mussels, clams and oysters) at the end of the commercial chain, the points of purchase, were sampled between 2005 and 2008 in several retail points in Apulia, Italy, and screened by a semi-nested RT-PCR specific for genogroup II noroviruses. Noroviral RNA was detected in 12.1% of the samples, with lower frequency being observed in samples obtained from hypermarkets (8.1%) rather than in samples from open-air markets a...
Source: Food Microbiology - November 18, 2009 Category: Food Science Authors: Terio V, Martella V, Moschidou P, Di Pinto P, Tantillo G, Buonavoglia C Tags: Food Microbiol Source Type: journals
Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism and Multi-Locus Sequence Typing for high-resolution genotyping of Listeria monocytogenes from foods and the environment.Email this article to a colleague.
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In conclusion the two methods can be perfectly integrated for high-resolution genotyping of L. monocytogenes.
PMID: 19913699 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Food Microbiology)
Source: Food Microbiology - November 18, 2009 Category: Food Science Authors: Parisi A, Latorre L, Normanno G, Miccolupo A, Fraccalvieri R, Lorusso V, Santagada G Tags: Food Microbiol Source Type: journals
FDA Approves New Drug Treatment For Long-Term Pain Relief After Shingles AttacksEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the approval of Qutenza (capsaicin) 8% patch, a medicated skin patch that relieves the pain of post-herpetic neuralgia (PHN), a serious complication that can occur after a bout with shingles. Shingles is an outbreak of rash or blisters on the skin that is caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox - the varicella-zoster virus. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pain / Anesthetics Source Type: news
FDA Approves New Drug Treatment For Long-Term Pain Relief After Shingles AttacksEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the approval of Qutenza (capsaicin) 8% patch, a medicated skin patch that relieves the pain of post-herpetic neuralgia (PHN), a serious complication that can occur after a bout with shingles. Shingles is an outbreak of rash or blisters on the skin that is caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox - the varicella-zoster virus. (Source: Pain / Anesthetics News From Medical News Today)
Source: Pain / Anesthetics News From Medical News Today - November 18, 2009 Category: Anesthesiology Tags: Pain / Anesthetics Source Type: news
Dengue fever in Cape Verde - update 1Email this article to a colleague.
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As of 16 November 2009, the Ministry of Health has reported 16 744 suspected cases of dengue in five islands: Brava, Fogo, Maio, Sal and Santiago. (Source: WHO Disease Outbreaks)
Source: WHO Disease Outbreaks - November 18, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: organizations
Nigeria: Borno Cholera Deaths Now 78, Three Die in TarabaEmail this article to a colleague.
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A fresh outbreak of cholera in parts of Maiduguri and Jere Local Government Area of Borno State claimed six more persons between Monday and yesterday, bringing to 78, the number of persons who died in one month as a result of the disease. This is besides an earlier outbreak in Biu Local Government Area of the state last month which killed nearly 100 people. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 18, 2009 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Rabies spreads in Indonesia's BaliEmail this article to a colleague.
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Bali Island, Indonesia - An outbreak of rabies is spreading
in Indonesia's resort island of Bali, officials said (Source: Monsters and Critics Health News)
Source: Monsters and Critics Health News - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Molecular intraspecific characterization of Photobacterium damselae ssp. damselae strains affecting cultured marine fishEmail this article to a colleague.
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Conclusions: In this study, the techniques tested are confirmed as good tools for molecular typing, because they allow discrimination between P. damselae ssp. damselae strains isolated within the same outbreak. In addition, ERIC-PCR and REP-PCR methods were more adequate for rapid typing of P. damselae ssp. damselae than RAPD, allowing the discrimination at strain level.Significance and Impact of the Study: The results, in agreement with previous studies, confirmed the high intraspecific variability among isolated P. damselae ssp. damselae strains at both phenotypic and genetic levels. This suggests the existence of differ...
Source: Journal of Applied Microbiology - November 18, 2009 Category: Microbiology Authors: A. Labella, M. Manchado, M.C. Alonso, D. Castro, J.L. Romalde, J.J. Borrego Source Type: journals
Prion Protein Gene Variant Protects Against KuruEmail this article to a colleague.
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Among the population of the Papua New Guinea highlands, where there was a devastating outbreak of the
prion disease kuru, carriers of certain genetic variants were protected from the disease, according to a study
published in the Nov. 19 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - November 18, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: info
Removal of Species Constraints in Antibody Detection.Email this article to a colleague.
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Serum antibodies from myriad species, particularly birds, can provide key information regarding transmission and territory expansion of emerging pathogens. Expedient antibody analysis is constrained by a lack of species-specific reagents, a deficiency potentially highlighted by the recent swine-origin influenza A (H1N1) outbreak. Available methodologies present difficulties that discourage thorough serologic monitoring of potential disease vectors or hosts. Rapid high throughput procedures were developed that combined serum amine labeling via biotinylation, contaminant removal, and microsphere-based immunoassays for an...
Source: Clinical and Vaccine Immunology - November 18, 2009 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Basile AJ, Biggerstaff BJ, Kosoy OL, Junna SR, Panella NA, Powers AM, Stark LM, Nemeth NM Tags: Clin Vaccine Immunol Source Type: journals
Transmission Dynamics of a Multidrug-Resistant Salmonella Typhimurium Outbreak in a Dairy FarmEmail this article to a colleague.
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Foodborne Pathogens and Disease , Vol. 0, No. 0. (Source: Foodborne Pathogens and Disease)
Source: Foodborne Pathogens and Disease - November 17, 2009 Category: Food Science Tags: article Source Type: journals
Ukraine H1N1 Sequence Changes Raise ConcernsEmail this article to a colleague.
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The commentary discusses the possible sequence changes is isolates from Ukraine. A map of the outbreaks is linked. (11/17/09 13:17) (Source: Recombinomics)
Source: Recombinomics - November 17, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: info
Ukraine Dead Increase to 315 -Still No SequencesEmail this article to a colleague.
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The commentary discusses the steady increase in fatalities in Ukraine. A map of the outbreak is linked. (11/16/09 19:17) (Source: Recombinomics)
Source: Recombinomics - November 17, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: info
Yellow fever vaccination campaign to startEmail this article to a colleague.
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17 November 2009 -- The largest-ever yellow fever mass vaccination campaign will kick off next week across three African countries. The week-long event will target 11.9 million people across Benin, Liberia and Sierra Leone, all three of which are at high risk of yellow fever outbreaks. (Source: WHO news)
Source: WHO news - November 17, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: organizations
FDA Expands Use Of CSL Limited's Seasonal And H1N1 Vaccines To Infants And ChildrenEmail this article to a colleague.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the use of the CSL Limited's seasonal and 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccines to include children ages 6 months and older. These vaccine were previously approved for use in adults, ages 18 years and older "Because children are among those most vulnerable to the 2009 H1N1 virus, having a broader range of vaccines available for use in children is an important step in responding to the H1N1 outbreak," said Margaret A. Hamburg, M.D. (Source: Pediatrics News From Medical News Today)
Source: Pediatrics News From Medical News Today - November 17, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Tags: Swine Flu Source Type: news
Can hepatitis C virus prevalence be used as a measure of injection-related human immunodeficiency virus risk in populations of injecting drug users? An ecological analysisEmail this article to a colleague.
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Background Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) outbreaks occur among injecting drug users (IDUs), but where HIV is low insight is required into the future risk of increased transmission. The relationship between hepatitis C virus (HCV) and HIV prevalence among IDUs is explored to determine whether HCV prevalence could indicate HIV risk.Methods Systematic review of IDU HIV/HCV prevalence data and regression analysis using weighted prevalence estimates and time[ndash]series data.Results HIV/HCV prevalence estimates were obtained for 343 regions. In regions other than South America/sub-Saharan Africa (SAm/SSA), mean IDU HIV ...
Source: Addiction - November 17, 2009 Category: Addiction Authors: Peter Vickerman, Matthew Hickman, Margaret May, Mirjam Kretzschmar, Lucas Wiessing Source Type: journals
Study Ties Restrooms to Illnesses on CruisesEmail this article to a colleague.
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A study found dirtier restrooms on ships with outbreaks of gastrointestinal sickness. (Source: NYT > Health)
Source: NYT > Health - November 16, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By NICHOLAS BAKALAR Tags: Ships and Shipping Bathrooms and Toilets Medicine and Health Digestive Tract Source Type: news
Markers of infection in inpatients and outpatients with acute Q-feverEmail this article to a colleague.
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Conclusions: Acute Q-fever, a relatively mild pneumonia with low CURB-65 scores, specifically induces a response in CRP, while PCT concentrations and leukocytes are within the normal range or increased only marginally. Clin Chem Lab Med 2009;47:1407–9. (Source: Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine)
Source: Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine - November 16, 2009 Category: Laboratory Medicine Source Type: journals
Ukraine Dead Increase to 299 - Still No SequencesEmail this article to a colleague.
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The commentary discusses the increase in H1N1 fatalities in Ukraine. A map of the outbreaks is linked. (11/15/09 22:55) (Source: Recombinomics)
Source: Recombinomics - November 16, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: info
H1N1's true toll not shown by death tallyEmail this article to a colleague.
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Experts say counting only lab-confirmed death numbers for H1N1 ends up underplaying the seriousness of the current flu outbreak. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - November 16, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
H1N1 "super flu" plague in Ukraine spark concern, conspiracy theories about originsEmail this article to a colleague.
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(NaturalNews) Here's what we know with some degree of certainty about the H1N1 virus in Ukraine right now: nearly 300 people have died from the viral strain, and over 65,000 people have been hospitalized (the actual numbers are increasing by the hour). The virus appears to be either a highly aggressive mutation of the globally-circulating H1N1 strain, or a combination of three different influenza strains now circulating in Ukraine. Some observers suspect this new "super flu" might be labeled viral hemorrhagic pneumonia (meaning it destroys lung tissue until your lungs bleed so much that you drown in your own fluid), but th...
Source: NaturalNews.com - November 16, 2009 Category: Consumer Health Advice Source Type: news
Farmers, Ranchers Fighting Back Against FDA Tyranny Over Animal FarmsEmail this article to a colleague.
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(NaturalNews) A bill that would grant the FDA expanded authority to inspect farms has come under fire from ranchers and farmers concerned about increased government interference in their operations.In response to a recent series of food-borne illness outbreaks, a bill has been approved by the House Energy and Commerce Committee that would allocate more money and authority to the FDA to fulfill its current food safety duties. Although technically the bill would not expand the FDA's authority to foods currently supervised by the Department of Agriculture (USDA) , meat, poultry and some egg products , many farmers and their a...
Source: NaturalNews.com - November 16, 2009 Category: Consumer Health Advice Source Type: news
H1N1 outbreak forcing physicians to change businessEmail this article to a colleague.
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While southeast Wisconsin has not been hit as hard as other areas of the country with this fall’s re-emergence of the H1N1 virus, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin and Milwaukee-area pediatricians have had their hands full treating young people with symptoms of the illness. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Health Insurance headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Health Insurance headlines - November 16, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: journals
H1N1 outbreak forcing physicians to change businessEmail this article to a colleague.
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While southeast Wisconsin has not been hit as hard as other areas of the country with this fall’s re-emergence of the H1N1 virus, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin and Milwaukee-area pediatricians have had their hands full treating young people with symptoms of the illness. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - November 16, 2009 Category: Biotechnology Source Type: journals
Fears grow over TB riskEmail this article to a colleague.
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PEOPLE moving to the Lothians from abroad have been urged to sign up to a GP to lower the risk of a tuberculosis outbreak. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health)
Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - November 16, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
On This Day in Science History - November 17 - Hans ZinsserEmail this article to a colleague.
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November 17th is Hans Zinsser's birthday. Zinsser was an American virologist who built his career on the typhus fever. He traveled the world with the Red Cross investigating outbreaks of typhus and studying the head and body louse. From his studies, he developed the vaccine to combat the disease.
He is also known for the book he wrote on the subject called Rats, Lice and History that was basically a biography of typhus and its effects on events in history. He explained how typhus impacted the Byzantine and Holy Roman Empires and ended wars. He showed how the body louse was an issue for all people, from kings to peasants. O...
Source: About.com Chemistry - November 16, 2009 Category: Chemistry Source Type: consumer
