Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . April 10th, 2001
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Prion Disease - Cobra Venom Factor Delays Onset Of Scrapie
Tuberculosis - New Genetic Typing Method May Ultimately Lead To Global Database
Community-Acquired Pneumonia - Streptococcus pneumoniae Still A Heavy Hitter
Lyme Disease - DNA Vaccine Prevents But Does Not Cure Infection
Meningococcal Disease - Mass Vaccination Program Dramatically Lowers Transmission In Spain
Otitis Media - Wait-And-See Approach Cuts Antibiotic Use
Polio - Don't Start Vaccination Too Soon Or Finish Too Early
Tuberculosis - CD40-Stimulated Dendritic Cells Boost Immunity, But Not Disease Resistance
Anthrax - Safety, Efficacy Tests Begin On Controversial Vaccine
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy - CDC Says Sheep Pose Disease Risk To Humans Only If Eaten
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy - USDA Is Monitoring Cows In Vermont, Minnesota, And Texas
Chlamydia - DNA Assay Better Than Culture For Detection
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease - Two Fatalities Reported In Colorado, USA
Ebola Virus - Antibody Reactivity Boosts Virulence
Epidemiology - Singapore's TB Rate Is High Compared To That Of Developed Countries
Foot-and-Mouth Disease - Current Prevention And Detection Efforts Examined
Influenza - Mandatory Vaccination of Japanese Schoolchildren Demonstrates "Herd Immunity"
Influenza - U.S. CDC Says 2000-01 Flu Season Lightest In Four Years
Influenza - Vaccination Of Healthy Working Adults Would Save Money
Lyme Disease - New Diagnostic Test Offers Higher Specificity
Malaria - Artesunate Plus Pyrimethamine-Sulfadoxine Regimen Cuts Transmission
Measles - UN Agencies Launch New Plan To Halve Global Measles Deaths By 2005
Nosocomial Infection - Re-Used Atomizer Nozzle May Have Spread Tuberculosis Strain
Spongiform Encephalopathies - Erythroid Lineage Markers May Point To Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
Streptococcal Infection - Peptidase Vaccine Clears Group B Streptococci
Tuberculosis - Colorimetric Assays Offer Rapid, Simple Test For Drug Resistance
Tuberculosis - DOTS Evaluated In Russia
Tuberculosis - Intestinal Worms May Lower Efficacy Of BCG Vaccine
Tuberculosis - More Vigilant Follow-Up Needed To Avoid Drug Resistance
Tuberculosis - Targeting Early Latent Infection Can Control Outbreaks
Tuberculosis - Two-Step Skin Testing Worthwhile
West Nile Virus - Heavy Spring Snow Melt May Boost Mosquito Breeding
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