Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . March 30th, 1998
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Conference Coverage (Retrovirus) - Chimp-Like HIV Kills Woman in Cameroon
Sickle Cell Disease - Prevention Programs for Newborns May Be Effective
Avian Influenza (Conference News) - Outbreak Response Highlights Need for Improved Readiness, Officials Say
Emerging Diseases - When the CDC Can't Identify a Microbe, It Calls on Harvard Sleuths
Epidemiology - U.S. Cancer Rates Falling for First Time
Etiology - Researchers Key in on Wild Primate Populations as Models for Infectious Disease
Haemophilus influenzae - Vaccine Credited with Near-Elimination of Hib Infection in U.S. Children
Nosocomial Infection (Conference News) - Cases of Hospital-Acquired Infection Increasing in the U.S.
Sickle Cell Disease - CDC Reports Mortality Data from Children Identified Via Screening Program
Pharmacokinetics (Mefloquine) - "The Effect of Food on the Bioavailability of Mefloquine."
Chemotherapy (Malaria) - "Monitoring the Efficacy of Sulphadoxine-Pyrimethamine in the Treatment of Uncomplicated Malaria in Western Kenya."
Disease Associations - "The Role of HIV Infection in Childhood Malignancies in Uganda."
Epidemiology (HIV) - "A Minimum Estimate of the Number of Living HIV Infected Persons Confidentially Tested in the United States."
Education and Prevention (HIV) - "Trends in HIV Seropositivity in Publicly Funded HIV Counseling and Testing Programs: Implications for Prevention Policy."
Laboratory Diagnostics - "Variation in Proficiency Testing Performance by Testing Site."
Mental Health - "Suicide After Natural Disasters."
Occupational Risk - "Cancer Risks Among Workers Exposed to Metalworking Fluids: A Systematic Review."
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