TB and Outbreaks Week
Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . June 10th, 2003
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Tuberculosis Diagnosis - Novel immunoassay improves detection of latent infection
Tuberculosis Vaccine - Mycobacterial Apa protein immunogenic
Food-borne Disease - Ozone treatment can prevent alfalfa E. coli contamination
Pneumonia - Latent class analysis useful for diagnosis of pneumococcal pneumonia
Tuberculosis Therapy - Alginate-based oral drug delivery system shows promise
Tuberculosis Therapy - Treatment through "TB clubs" effective in Ethiopia
Chlamydia - Nearly 10% of young men could be infected
Corporate Update - Letter to shareholders give corporate update on virus drugs
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease - Scientists predict swift end to epidemic
Dengue Virus - Researchers find potential drug screening target
Disease Surveillance - Tool captures key risk factors to bring global chronic diseases under control
Encephalitis - Heparan sulfate not sole mediator of TBE virus cell attachment
Food-borne Disease - E.U. National Reference Laboratories effectively monitor milk pathogens
Food-borne Disease - Novel molecular assay can improve detection of contaminated shellfish
Food-borne Illness - Phage therapy could remove E. coli O157:H7 from livestock
Food-borne Illness - Phage therapy could remove E. coli disease from livestock
Funding - Pressure groups call on countries to fund project to treat AIDS, malaria, TB
Fungal Therapy - Micafungin (FK463) active against resistant aspergilli
Herpes - New treatment from common herb
Infectious Disease - Helicobacter metronidazole resistance possible without rdxA mutations
Infectious Disease - Clinical disinfectants trigger pseudomonal drug resistance
Infectious Disease - Combination vaccine delivers double blow
Infectious Disease - High malaria rates lower Ivory Coast cotton output
Infectious Disease - Non-bacteremic organ donors can still spread bacterial pathogens
Infectious Disease - Non-fumigatus Aspergillus less vulnerable to phagocytosis
Infectious Disease Therapy - Synthetic antibiotics alter Shaoyao-Gancao-tang levels
Infectious Disease Therapy - Telithromycin effective against refractory streptococcal infections
Influenza Vaccine - Elderly adults mount strong immune response to influenza vaccination
Influenza Vaccine - Influenza vaccine does not cause complications related to asthma or COPD
Information Technology - Researchers to centralize emergency room data to combat epidemics, bioterrorism
Kidney Transplantation - Outbreak of invasive aspergillosis among renal transplant patients documented
Legionnaires Disease - Water treatment reduces risk
Leukemia - Cryptosporidium may be cause of severe diarrhea during chemotherapy
Malaria - FDA approves export of DB289 for human clinical trial in Thailand
Malaria Therapy - Chemoprophylaxis can confound diagnosis
Pneumonia Vaccine - Group B Streptococcus vaccines under development
Polio - Supplementary polio immunization to be narrowed to key countries
Pulmonary Tuberculosis - Local Th2 lymphocytes play role in cavitary lesioning
Research Funding - New research to develop diagnostic tests for deadly infectious diseases
SARS - Alliance signed for SARS diagnostic test
SARS - Compounds show "moderate" in vitro activity against SARS virus
SARS - Epidemic poses 'huge challenges' but global response offers hope
SARS - Experts warn virus not losing strength over time
SARS - SARS could cause deaths during flu season
SARS - SARS from outer space?
SARS - U.S. steps to contain epidemic successful
Sexually Transmitted Diseases - School condom availability does not increase sexual activity
Smallpox - Scientists look for methods to improve vaccinations for infectious diseases
Smallpox - Virus researchers close in on the secret life of DNA
Staphylococcal Therapy - Linezolid with rifampicin effective against resistant S. aureus
Tuberculosis - A new antibiotic appears effective against multidrug-resistant strains
Water-borne Disease - Particulate matter aids Cryptosporidium detection
West Nile Virus - Outbreaks could be 'bigger than SARS' in 2003
West Nile Virus - Two Harvard experts claim West Nile virus could be "bigger than SARS" in 2003
Women's Health - Other viral infections common among HIV-infected women
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