TB and Outbreaks Week

HIV/AIDS Threat - Minnesota doctors get alert on possible new form of HIV

HIV/AIDS Transmission - Micronutrient supplementation increases genital tract shedding of HIV-1 in women

HIV/AIDS Treatment - Clinton signs agreement with China to provide AIDS drugs to children

HIV/AIDS Tuberculosis Coinfection - Immune reconstitution syndrome develops within 6 months in HIV/TB coinfection

HIV/AIDS Vaccine - Evolutionary ability of human immunodeficiency virus outlined

Hemodialysis - Slime factor positivity in nasal coagulase negative staphylococci determined

Hepatitis C - Scientists replicate hepatitis C virus in laboratory

Herpesvirus - Researchers report details of new studies and findings in the area of herpesvirus

Infectious Disease - Physicians call for increased funding for federal infectious disease programs

Influenza - U.S. health official says mutated bird flu virus could cause worldwide pandemic

Influenza Outbreaks - Global climate variability associated with influenza epidemics

Invasive Aspergillosis - Utility of noninvasive diagnostic tests compared

Locust Plague Monitoring - MODIS data monitors oriental migratory locust plague

Lyme Disease Vaccine - Vaccinating wild mouse reservoirs intervenes in the Lyme disease cycle

Malaria -  Plasmodium parasite is a "new" challenge for insect innate immunity

Malaria - Recent findings illuminate research in malaria

Nanotechnology - Biofunctionalized nanoparticles used to probe pathogenic bacteria

Neurodegeneration - Quercetin protects against oxidative stress-induced neurodegeneration

Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma - Findings in non-hodgkin lymphoma provide new insights

Obesity Pathogenesis - Obesity pandemic reviewed

Parasitology -  Giardia lamblia caudal complex characterized

Prion Disease - Single source of chronic wasting disease unlikely in north-central Colorado deer

Prion Diseases - Novel immunoassay accurately detects abnormal prion protein

Professional Education - Emotional and educational support lacking for HIV-infected children in Scotland

Quality Assurance - Legislation would require Maryland hospitals to publish infection rates

Rabies - German doctors attempt to stop rabies in infected donor recipients

SARS - SARS survivors suffer from increased distress and poor quality of life

SARS Coronavirus - SARS-CoV genome detected in nasopharyngeal aspirate and autopsy lung specimen

SARS Outbreaks - Research in SARS ouTBreaks provides new insights

SARS Vaccine - Core structure from SARS coronavirus S2 fusion protein determined

Schistosomiasis - Novel reagent strip test useful for field diagnosis

Small Mammal Outbreaks - Small mammals outbreaks influenced by multiple factors

Streptococcus Vaccine - Invasive group B streptococcal disease in Danish infants reviewed

Streptococcus Vaccine - Vaccination influence on pneumococcal serotype coexistence studied

Tuberculosis - Expression of IL-27 during TB is detrimental to the control of bacteria

Vector-Borne Disease - "Blinding" an insect's sense of smell may be the best repellent

Water Treatment - Coagulation pretreatment influences protozoan cyst removal from water