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One of the best ways to combat the risk of a bioterrorist attack is to develop vaccines against potential agents. This week we published a review of vaccine development for some of the hemorrhagic viruses, including Rift Valley fever. Read about it here.

We have also followed up on the possible risk of bacterial meningitis in cochlear implants recipients, speaking with epidemiologists at the CDC, ENTs in Chicago and Milwaukee, and others, discussing approaches to prevention. Read all about it here. And we have published a short Q&A by Russell W. Steele, MD, on pneumococcal meningitis, including approaches to prevention of bacterial meningitis.

We also bring you the latest news on the West Nile virus cases across the US. See the news story here.

Look below for links to these and other reports of interest. And as always, send your comments, questions, and suggestions to me at harry_goldhagen@webmd.net (if your concern is technical, please contact our customer support staff at medscapecustomersupport@webmd.net).

Harry Goldhagen
Editor, Medscape ID


 

NEW FEATURES THIS WEEK

RECOGNIZING, MANAGING, AND PREVENTING PNEUMOCOCCAL MENINGITIS
Most deaths occur during the acute phase, so appropriate and aggressive early management is critical for survival.
Medscape Infectious Diseases 4(2) 2002


VACCINES FOR RIFT VALLEY FEVER, YELLOW FEVER, OMSK HF, AND KYASANUR FOREST DISEASE
At present, only a vaccine for yellow fever is widely available.
Medscape Infectious Diseases 4(2) 2002


WEST NILE VIRUS ACTIVITY - US, JULY 24-30, 2002
24 human cases of WNV illness were reported from Louisiana and Mississippi this week, for 36 total human cases in 2002.
MMWR 51(30) 2002


IMPACT OF VACCINE SHORTAGE ON DTAP VACCINE COVERAGE RATES AMONG CHILDREN AGED 24 MONTHS - PUERTO RICO, 2002
Now that supplies are back to normal levels, the routine schedule for DTaP vaccination of children should be resumed.
MMWR 51(30) 2002


NORWALK-LIKE VIRUS-ASSOCIATED GASTROENTERITIS IN A LARGE, HIGH-DENSITY ENCAMPMENT - VIRGINIA, JULY 2001
This report describes successful use of control measures to limit spread of illness to other campers.
MMWR 51(30) 2002


REVIEW OF NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS
In developing nations, brain cysticercosis is the leading cause of hydrocephalus and late-onset epilepsy in adults.
Neurosurg Focus 12(6) 2002
 

IMPROVING CKD CARE THROUGH SYSTEMATIC TEAM APPROACH Anemia is a core indicator of CKD quality outcomes. Review the "10 A's" of CKD in "The Emergence of the CKD Clinic: Modeling Practices for Excellence," NEW in the Secondary Anemia Resource Center: www.medscape.com/mp/rc/anemia

 

NEWS

FEATURE: POSSIBLE LINK BETWEEN COCHLEAR IMPLANTS AND BACTERIAL MENINGITIS
Experts are now recommending preoperative prophylactic vaccination.
Medscape Medical News 2002


FIFTH DEATH ATTRIBUTED TO WEST NILE VIRUS INFECTION IN LOUISIANA
The West Nile virus has killed a fifth person in Louisiana and roughly a dozen more have contracted the disease, making the state's outbreak the largest ever in the United States, state health officials said on Tuesday.
Reuters Health Information 2002


LEGIONNAIRE'S DISEASE CASES IN UK RISE TO 82
The number of confirmed cases in the worst outbreak of Legionnaire's disease in Britain in 17 years climbed to 82 on Tuesday.
Reuters Health Information 2002


FDA PANEL UNANIMOUSLY ENDORSES ADEFOVIR DIPIVOXIL FOR HEPATITIS B
Gilead Sciences Inc. earned the backing of expert advisors to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday for its experimental hepatitis B therapy adefovir dipivoxil, a nucleotide analogue designed to prevent viral replication.
Reuters Health Information 2002


UNEXPECTEDLY LOW RISK OF CONGENITAL VARICELLA SYNDROME REPORTED
The frequency of varicella syndrome among infants born to mothers with clinical varicella zoster virus infection during pregnancy is very low, researchers report.
Reuters Health Information 2002


INTRANASAL INFLUENZA VACCINE PREVENTS RECURRENT ACUTE OTITIS MEDIA IN CHILDREN
Intranasal administration of a virosomal influenza vaccine prevents recurrent acute otitis media in children, according to a report in the July 15th issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases.
Reuters Health Information 2002



 

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