TB and Outbreaks Week
Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . February 17th, 2004
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Tuberculosis Diagnostics - Airway sample incubation on LJ substrate improves PCR TB diagnosis
Avian Influenza - CDC: Bird flu could come from abroad
Avian Influenza - Hong Kong scientist says virus attacking birds' immune system may be behind outbreak
Avian Influenza - WHO: Chances good for beating bird flu
Childhood Immunization - Call for increase in flu vaccination among young children
Cholera - Positive results of cholera vaccine trial in Bangladesh reported
Cryptosporidiosis - CDC report: Health authorities should have warned of parasite
Disease Outbreak - Veterinarians volunteer for front line in preparing for disease outbreaks
Drug Development - Amaryllidaceae extracts have potent antimalarial activity
Ebola Virus - Republic of Congo declares end to latest Ebola outbreak; 29 dead
Escherichia Coli - Outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli O111:H8 reported
Tuberculosis Therapy - Isoniazid inhibits mycobacterial beta-ketoacyl reduction
Genomics and Genetics - NOS2 promoter CCTTT repeat mutation does not affect transcription
HIV/AIDS Opportunistic Infection - Mycobacterium kansasii-induced septal perforation reported
HIV/AIDS Opportunistic Infection - Mechanisms of Hst 5 candidacidal activity clarified
HIV/AIDS Opportunistic Infection - Risk of drug-resistant P. aeruginosa reduced in HAART era
Immunology - TNF-alpha keeps the type 1 immune response in check during mycobacterial infection
Infectious Disease - AECAs may play role in leprosy pathogenesis
Infectious Disease - Meningococcal penicillin G breakpoints identified
Influenza - Researchers add new drug prophylactic option against flu
Leishmaniasis - Nonprofit pharmaceutical seeks drug approval next year
Listeria - Lock to food-borne pathogen pathway may be key to vaccine
Anti-Infectives - Sponge sterol reverses Candida fluconazole resistance
Malaria - Gabonese IgG isotype responses to P. falciparum VSA characterized
Malaria Diagnostics - Binax NOW ICT suitable for rapid malaria diagnosis in travelers
Malaria Pathogenesis - Impaired IL-4 function protects against malaria infection in mice
Malaria Therapy - A. annua multi-harvesting improves artemisinin yield
Malaria Therapy - Novel LC assay accurately measures AQ and AQm in whole blood
Mosquito-borne Disease - Efficacy of pyrethroid-organophosphorous-treated bednets evaluated
Mycobacteria - Genomic variation between dassie bacillus and M. tuberculosis characterized
Obstetrics - Malaria-induced cytokine production may contribute to preterm deliveries
Poliomyelitis - WHO reports polio outbreak spreading in West Africa
Quality Assurance - Investigation continues into hepatitis outbreak at Mississippi nursing home
Drug Development - Plant jasmonates have antiparasitic as well as anticancer activity
SARS - Scientists track SARS genetic adaptations
Smallpox - Disease in 50-year-old tissues detected by integrated diagnostics approach
Smallpox - Study shows low risk of vaccinia transfer after immunization
Stem-Cell Transplantation - After treatment, SCT is feasible in patients with fungal infections
Stem-Cell Transplantation - Molecular assay identifies SCT recipients with high AdV infection risk
Tuberculosis - Inmates in HIV unit screened by jail health team for TB
Tuberculosis Enzymology - M. tuberculosis PknH function clarified
Tuberculosis Therapy - Post-antibiotic effects of anti-TB agents evaluated
Tuberculosis Vaccine - First U.S. TB vaccine trial in 60 years begins
Malaria Therapy - Alkaloid mixture enhances chloroquine efficacy in mice
Vector-borne Disease - Transgenic mosquitoes are less fertile than their counterparts in nature
Vectors and Zoonoses - CYP6AA2 expression linked to An. minimus deltamethrin resistance
Vectors and Zoonoses - Variant strain of Anaplasma phagocytophilum unable to infect mice
West Nile Virus - Biopharma, New York Hospital announce joint WNV clinical program
West Nile Virus - WNV antibodies found in New Jersey black bears
Animal Models - Guinea pig CD8 alpha and beta cDNA sequence determined
Antibiotics - Novel oxazolidinone more potent than linezolid against aerobic isolates
Avian Influenza - Asia nations seek to keep bird flu at bay
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