TB and Outbreaks Week

Epstein-Barr Virus - Researchers detail new studies and findings in the area of epstein-barr virus

Food Safety - Scientists determine molecule's role in harboring food-borne bacterium

Genetics & Genomics -  E. coli 0157 fimbria-encoding genomic islands associated with pathogenicity

Genetics & Genomics - Same-sex mating by fungi spawned infection outbreak, evidence suggests

HIV/AIDS Prevention - Biopsycho-behavioral HIV prevention program improves risk behavior attitudes

HIV/AIDS Risk Factors - Adolescents' HIV risk is reduced with community intervention

Hepatitis A Virus - Outbreak of hepatitis A associated with green onions

Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 - Dendritic cells become infected by human herpes simplex virus type 2

Infections - Malaria infection studied, levels of essential trace elements and iron revealed

Infectious Diseases - Worms can worsen malaria

Influenza - Early wave of influenza pandemic occurred in New York City in 1918

Influenza - Genotypically unique H5N1 influenza virus isolated from duck meat

Influenza Vaccine - MF59-adjuvant influenza vaccine provides protection in elderly

Malaria - Hospital admissions for malaria down in South Africa following drug introduction

Malaria - New findings in the area of malaria described

Malaria Vaccine Development - Duffy binding-like-gamma domain from Plasmodium protein expressed

Malaria Vaccine Development - Naturally acquired protective immunity helps identify malaria vaccine candidates

Malaria Vaccine Development - Researchers closer to developing vaccine for malaria control

Malaria Vaccines - New research in the area of malaria vaccines detailed

Measles Therapy - Small-molecule inhibitor of primary measles virus strains designed

Monkeypox Outbreak - Acute-phase humoral immunity to monkeypox characterized

Mosquito-Borne Disease - Chikungunya virus expressing genes in Aedes mosquitoes characterized

Nosocomial Infections - Heminested PCR detects astrovirus from environmental swabs

Patents - Complaint initiates U.S. ITC investigation of patent infringement on smallpox vaccine products

Pediatric Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors - Overweight adolescents at increased risk of cardiovascular disease

Product Licensing - Pharma company enters in license agreement with Lupin Laboratories

Respiratory Medicine - Combination therapy superior for bacteremic Streptococcus pneumoniae pneumonia

SARS - Immunodominant epitopes identified on SARS-CoV membrane protein

Salmonella Outbreaks - AFLP discriminates S. enterica serovar Typhimurium DT126 isolates

Tuberculosis Diagnosis - TB skin testing, anergy, and malnutrition in Peru examined

Tuberculosis Therapy - Earlier directly observed TB therapy leads to overall shorter treatment duration

Tuberculosis Therapy - IFN-gamma responses to ESAT-6 in TB patients investigated

Tuberculosis Vaccine - Codon optimization enhances efficacy of DNA vaccine encoding TB antigen

Tuberculosis Vaccines - Studies add new findings to tuberculosis vaccines body of knowledge

Virology - HTLV-1 Tax triggers microtubule reorientation in the virological synapse

Yersinia -  Yersinia rLcrV and rYopB inhibit activation of murine peritoneal macrophages