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NEW FEATURES THIS WEEK

FROM THE EDITOR: SNEEZING AT SHEA: CONFERENCE-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS
How can we know so much about infection control and yet continue to spread disease?
Medscape Infectious Diseases 4(2) 2002


WEST NILE VIRUS INFECTION IN THE UNITED STATES: A REVIEW AND UPDATE
The epidemiology this year will depend on weather, the density and age of the vector and human populations.
Infect Med 19(6) 2002


WEST NILE VIRUS ACTIVITY - US, JULY 31-AUGUST 7, 2002, AND LOUISIANA, JANUARY 1-AUGUST 7, 2002
During this period, 68 human cases of WNV were reported from Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, and Illinois.
MMWR 51(31) 2002


ANTHRAX OF THE GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT
The apparent paucity of this form of anthrax reflects the lack of facilities able to make the diagnosis in these areas.
Emerg Infect Dis 8(7) 2002


OUTBREAK OF TULAREMIA AMONG COMMERCIALLY DISTRIBUTED PRAIRIE DOGS, 2002
Adults who handled sick or dead prairie dogs are being advised to take doxycycline or ciprofloxacin.
MMWR 51(31) 2002


FACIAL CELLULITIS IN CHILDHOOD: A CHANGING SPECTRUM
The efficacy of conjugated Hib vaccine has made many diseases virtually disappear.
South Med J 95(7) 2002
 

EXPANDING THE POTENTIAL FOR NEW INTERVENTIONS IN SEPSIS
Examine the role of toll-like receptors in the pathogenesis of
sepsis. "Bench-to-Bedside Review: Toll-like Receptors and Their
Role in Septic Shock" is featured in a Medscape Journal Scan, NEW
in the Research section of the Sepsis Resource Center.


 

NEWS

TOLL FROM MADAGASCAR FLU EPIDEMIC NEARS 400
The death toll from an influenza epidemic in Madagascar has risen to 399, and more than 5000 other cases have been recorded on the Indian Ocean island, the health ministry said on Tuesday.
Reuters Health Information 2002


CANADIAN DIES OF VARIANT CREUTZFELDT-JAKOB DISEASE
A Saskatchewan man has become Canada's first victim of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD), but the patient probably contracted the infection in Britain rather than in North America, Health Canada officials said on Thursday.
Reuters Health Information 2002


THIRD PERSON DIES IN BRITISH LEGIONNAIRE'S OUTBREAK
A woman in her 50s died from Legionnaire's disease in Britain on Tuesday, becoming the third person to die in an outbreak that has swept through a town in the northwest of the country for almost 2 weeks.
Reuters Health Information 2002


ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY OVERUSED IN WORK-UP OF INFECTIVE ENDOCARDITIS
Most patients who undergo transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) as part of an infective endocarditis (IE) work-up do not meet clinical criteria for the disease, according to a new report.
Reuters Health Information 2002


TEMPERATURE CONTROL ESSENTIAL FOR MALARIA TRANSMISSION
Thermoregulation, particularly cooler temperatures, is necessary during the transmission of Plasmodium falciparum from humans to mosquitos, researchers report in a brief communication in the August 15th issue of Nature.
Reuters Health Information 2002


FDA ORDERS CRYOLIFE TO RECALL HUMAN TISSUE
The US Food and Drug Administration said on Wednesday it had ordered Cryolife Inc. to recall distributed human tissue processed after October 3, 2001 because the company cannot ensure it is free from contamination.
Reuters Health Information 2002



 

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