TB and Outbreaks Week

Drug-Resistant Enterococcus - Vancomycin-resistant E. facecalis disseminated between hospitals 100 km apart

Genital Herpes - Viral shedding explored as a surrogate marker for genital herpes transmission

Healthcare Delivery - Performance incentives improve quality of TB/HIV healthcare delivery

Stem Cell Transplantation - Daily IV busulfan + cyclophosphamide for 4 days followed by SCT may be toxic

Tuberculosis - Effective TB control requires treatment to include nonactive disease

Virology - CMV UL76 encodes novel virion-associated protein that inhibits viral replication

Animal Models - Goat model of S. aureus infection evaluated

Anthrax - Crystal structure of Bacillus anthracis DHPS elucidated

Anthrax - U.S. to buy 75 million doses of vaccine

Anti-Infectives - Antibiotic residues characterized in milk from Manchega ewe dairy farms

Antiviral Drug Development - Rab9 identified as a novel antiviral drug target

Arsenic Contamination - Reducing arsenic contamination often increases water-related infectious diseases

Avian Influenza - WHO: Ducks may infect humans with bird flu

Biotmaterials - Antibacterial bioactive glass developed for head and neck structural defects

Blood Banking - SC refrigeration is simple option for autotransplants within few days of harvest

Botulism - Eighty percent of botulism outbreaks attributed to home-preserved vegetables

Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy - Scientists raise concerns about second wave of 'mad cow' prion infection

Caprine Arthritis Encephalitis Virus - Caprine arthritis encephalitis virus isolated from sheep during epidemic

Chlamydia Pneumoniae Vaccine - DNA vaccine plus booster protects against Chlamydia pneumoniae

Colorectal Cancer - Excessive alcohol intake plus low folate increase risk of colorectal cancer

Complementary & Alternative Medicine - Studies suggest green tea/tea polyphenols lower cancer risk/inhibits tumors

Congenital Hypothyroidism - High prevalence of parental consanguinity in infants with permanent CH

Cytomegalovirus - Human cytomegalovirus-induced host cell enlargement is iron dependent

Diagnostics - Archival cytologic samples suitable for PCR testing

Diagnostics - Diagnostic kit maker receives approval to export Vscan test kits from China

Diagnostics - Novel method detects/quantitates hemoglobin-based oxygen carriers in plasma

Diagnostics - Routine use of chip-mediated diagnostic techniques still in question

Drug-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus - Molecular monitoring determines nosocomial dissemination of MSRA

Epidemiology - Human disease outbreaks are bioindicators of ecologic well-being

Epidemiology - The minimum spanning tree model tracks the source of hepatitis C outbreaks

Epstein-Barr Virus - Rheumatoid factors induce signaling from B cells and lead to EBV activation

Flu Vaccine - Arkansas flu shots almost gone

Flu Vaccine - Coconino, Arizona, officials to administer flu shots

Flu Vaccine - Hawaii to hold flu shot clinics for chronically ill

Flu Vaccine - Local agencies in Michigan play key role in distribution of flu vaccine

Flu Vaccine - Majority of physicians say flu vaccine shortage is crisis, e-survey shows

Flu Vaccine - Minnesota nursing homes report they have enough flu vaccine

Flu Vaccine - Mississippi health officials say 50K more flu vaccines available

Flu Vaccine - Veterans Health Administration cancels flu shot clinics

Food-Borne Disease - Rapid immunoassay detects Salmonella Enteritidis in poultry

Formaldehyde Exposure - Formaldehyde-induced DNA adducts biomarkers of nasal cell formaldehyde exposure

HIV/AIDS Epidemiology - Doctors Without Borders says children with HIV/AIDS dying needlessly

HIV/AIDS Education - HIV/AIDS knowledge lowest among Chinese college students from rural areas

HIV/AIDS Epidemiology - Use of blood donor data for HIV surveillance does not reflect normal population

HIV/AIDS Genetics - HIV-1 recombination is a major evolutionary force affecting genetic variation

HIV/AIDS Perinatal Transmission - Nevirapine does not prevent perinatal HIV-1 transmission in the field

HIV/AIDS Prevention - Global communication effectively transfers HIV prevention strategies

HIV/AIDS Risk - Adolescent woman may be more susceptible to HIV infection than men in Cameroon