Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . December 7th, 1998
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Editorial - 5500 Funerals/Day As HIV Infects 22.5 Million Africans
At-Risk Populations - Big Drop in TB Cases Seen in NY Prisons
Transmission (TB) - Floating Card Game Site of TB Infections
Epidemiology (HCV) - Epidemiological Statistics Needed for Hepatitis C
Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors - Research Reveals Alarming Rate of HIV/AIDS Complacency
Polio - Apathy Cripples Eradication Program
Prisons (TB) - Drug-Resistant TB Runs Riot in Russian Jails
Testing (HIV) - Evidence Points to Increased Use of At-Home Testing
Dengue Vaccine - "A Model for Dengue Vaccine Trials Using Interferon Receptor-Deficient Mice."
Disease Associations - "The Epidemiology of Entamoeba histolytica Infection Among Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Patients in Care in the United States."
Imported Diseases - "Vector-Borne Diseases in Travelers."
Zoonosis (Influenza) - "Avian Influenza A (H5N1) Virus: Jumping the Host Species Barrier."
AIDS/HIV - "Trends in HIV Prevalence among Childbearing Women in the United States, 1989-1994."
Breast Cancer - "CYP17 Genotype and Breast Cancer Risk."
Cancer Screening - "Interventions to Enhance Cancer Screening: A Brief Review of What Works and What Is on the Horizon."
Drug Resistance - "gyrA Mutations Associated with Fluoroquinolone Resistance in Eight Species of Enterobacteriaceae."
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