TB and Outbreaks Week

Hemorrhagic Fever - Signal peptide of arenavirus glycoprotein forms mature G1-G2 complex subunit

Human T Lymphotropic Virus - Novel SNP in human perforin gene associated with outcome of HTLV-1 infection

Influenza - NIAID launches influenza genome sequencing project

Influenza - Take steps to minimize risk if getting the flu even without shot, expert says

Influenza - WHO says flu vaccine coming within year

Influenza Outbreak - Flu season starts in Oregon

Influenza Vaccine - Alabama nursing homes still waiting for flu shots

Influenza Vaccine - Chiron asks British regulators to inspect flu vaccine facility

Influenza Vaccine - Hawaii opens flu shot clinics for chronically ill

Influenza Vaccine - Ineffective vaccine given to about 300 in Arkansas, health official says

Influenza Vaccine - Senator says money for new flu vaccine research probably on the

Influenza Vaccine - Utah lifting flu shot restrictions

Influenza Vaccine - Vermont to hold 17 flu shot clinics

Legal Issues - Wyoming leader calls for law against bodily fluid attacks

Lyme Disease -  Borrelia burgdorferi changes antigens based on host immune response

Lyme Disease - Receptor identified in tick guts

Mergers & Acquisitions - Company amends merger agreement with V.I. Technologies

Oral Health - The market for betel quid is increasing despite risk to oral health

Pediatrics - Pediatric nutrition company lists steps to keep families well during flu season

Pertussis - Closing schools can't contain whooping cough outbreak

Pneumococcal Vaccine -  Streptococcus pneumoniae protects against fatal pneumococcal challenge

Pneumocystis Pneumonia - Neutrophils and ROS do not contribute to lung tissue damage in mice

Pneumonia - Seniors in South Carolina urged to get pneumonia shots

Poliomyelitis - U.N. says African conflicts, funding gap threaten polio eradication

Quality of Life - WHOQOL-HIV field test instrument promising for HIV/AIDS QOL assessment

Respiratory Syncytial virus - Respiratory syncytial virus associated with lipid-raft Hep2 cells in infection

Sepsis - Cells linked to asthma and eczema also help cure deadly illness in mice

Skin Cancer Marker - HLA A11 is marker for nonmelanomatous skin cancer risk after renal transplant

Surgical Technology - Cleaning efficacy of laparoscopic devices determined

Tuberculosis Therapy - Researchers find a shorter, stable cure for murine tuberculosis

Tuberculosis Therapy - Risk factors for early relapse of tuberculosis described

Urology - Diamonds are a urologist's best friend

West Nile Virus - CDC expects mild season for mosquito-borne virus

West Nile Virus - Netherlands Vaccine Institute signs agreement to produce West Nile vaccine