TB and Outbreaks Week
Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . March 2nd, 2004
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Tuberculosis Therapy - Rifampicin reduces focal ischemia-induced brain damage
West Nile Virus - WNV infection in kidney transplant recipient reported
Antimicrobial Drug Resistance - Genetic element linked to streptococcal macrolide resistance characterized
Drug Development - Primaquine analogue lacks methemoglobin toxicity
Drug Development - Trimethoprim derivatives active against drug-resistant malaria parasites
Tuberculosis Enzymology - Crystal structure of M. tuberculosis MshB determined
Avian Influenza - Avian flu virus continues to spread in Asian countries
Avian Influenza - Ban won't be lifted on Thai poultry until bird flu eradicated
Avian Influenza - New Zealand authorities make avian influenza a notifiable disease
Avian Influenza - U.N. says bird flu has not mutated to potent, new form; downplay tests in pigs
Cerebral Malaria - Synthetic prototype of P. falciparum GPI developed
Collaborations - Partnership to develop new treatment for tropical disease
Complementary and Alternative Medicine - Ivory Coast medicinal plants demonstrate antiparasite activity
Drug Development - Antimicrobial diflunisal hydrazide-hydrazones synthesized
Drug Development - Kenyan medicinal plants may yield antimalarial agents
Finance - Gates Foundation commits $82.9 million to develop new tuberculosis vaccines
Finance - SECEBT receives nearly $1 million for bioterror studies
Food-borne Illness - Scientists developing bacteria detection device
HIV Prevention - LA County to intensify fight against HIV, STDs in gay bathhouses
HIV/AIDS Opportunistic Infection - Enyzme immunoassay suitable for cryptosporidiosis diagnosis
HIV/AIDS Opportunistic Infection - Murine T cytotoxic-1 CD8 cells are effector cells against P. carinii
Haemophilus Vaccine - Haemophilus influenzae vaccine does not elicit helper T cells
Immunology - CD1a presents mycobacterial lipopeptides
Immunology - Effects of SAP, SLAM on Th1 cytokines during TB elucidated
Infection Control - National nosocomial infections surveillance program reduces infection rate
Infectious Disease - CIEF-WCID may enhance norovirus testing
Infectious Disease - Panfungal PCR useful for cerebral aspergillosis diagnosis
Infectious Diseases - Nonprofit drug company attacks developing-world diseases
Influenza - Availability of work site vaccinations increases rate of adult flu shots
Leukemia Therapy - Late CMV PRP reported after stem-cell transplantation
Malaria - Human serum haptoglobin is toxic to cultured P. falciparum
Malaria DNA Research - "Full-malaria" cDNA database updated
Malaria Drug Resistance - Crt and Mdr1 orthologues not involved in P. chabaudi chloroquine resistance
Malaria Prevention - Mosquito nets treated with multiple insecticides show promise
Malaria Therapy - High-dose artemisinin has D2 receptor-mediated sedative effect
Outbreaks - Salmonella found in sesame seed products
Poliomyelitis - Nigerian team seeks reassurance that polio vaccine is safe
Public Health - Should compulsory screening of immigrants be part of U.K. policy?
SARS - 2003 Outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome in Beijing summarized
Tuberculosis - New Mexico health department, University study spread of TB at the border
Tuberculosis Diagnostics - BDProbeTec ET system facilitates rapid TB diagnosis
Tuberculosis Diagnostics - Gallium-67 scintigraphy can help diagnose tuberculous peritonitis
Tuberculosis Enzymology - Structural features of M. tuberculosis AKmt identified
Tuberculosis Enzymology - Structure of M. tuberculosis RpiB characterized
Tuberculosis Epidemiology - Household TB transmission lower than expected
Tuberculosis Pathogenesis - STAT1 plays key role in defense against pulmonary TB in mice
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