TB and Outbreaks Week
Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . January 24th, 2006
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DNA Research - Human papillomaviruses may be spread through blood
Disease Control - Antigenic divergence of B. pertussis circulating isolates has evolved over time
Epidemiology - Tuberculosis rate high in southeastern Iran
Virology - Varicella-zoster virus DNA persistently detected following severe chickenpox
Avian Influenza - Diagnostics company's announces Chinese joint venture to produce test kit for avian flu
Avian Influenza - U.S. Congressional bill includes $3 billion for development and purchase of vaccines
Chagas Disease - Optimal strategy to combat Chagas disease is a combination of vector control and potential new drug
Ciguatera Disease - Changes in Gambierdiscus spp algae blooms predict incidence of ciguatera disease
Collaborations - Collaboration to pursue plant-made vaccine solution to avian influenza
Collaborations - University, MMV, DNDi to collaborate on anti-parasitic drugs for malaria and leishmaniasis
Complementary & Alternative Medicine - Effective alternative treatment to resurface major burns presented
Dengue Virus - Dengue virus type 4 has a higher rate of geographic dispersal than Dengue virus type 2
Diagnostics - Borrelia burgdorferi cross-reacts with Yersinia Western blot assay
Diagnostics - Airway clearance techniques have no effect on efficacy of sputum induction procedures
Diagnostics - Fast ligation-mediated PCR fast and reliable for IS6110-based MTB complex typing
Diagnostics - Infectious Cryptosporidium oocysts detected by cell culture immunofluorescence assay
Diagnostics - MIRU-VNTR detects coinfecting MTB strains and confirms compartmentalized infections
Diagnostics - Multiplex PCR rapidly identifies adenovirus types 3 and 7 from respiratory samples
Diagnostics - Nested PCR detects Mycobacterium tuberculosis and M. bovis in bovine samples
Diagnostics - New research in the area of diagnostics detailed
Diagnostics - Rapid immunochromatographic assay detects adenovirus from conjunctival swabs
Diagnostics - Repetitive sequence-based PCR rapid and reproducible for MRSA outbreak analysis
Diagnostics - Reports advance knowledge in diagnostics research
Diagnostics - Transcription-reverse transcription concerted assay detects MTB in respiratory samples
Diagnostics - VNTR and FliP are rapid and discriminatory Mycobacterium tuberculosis typing methods
Diagnostics - Whole blood ELISA more specific than ELISPOT for active tuberculosis diagnosis
Disease Associations - Tuberculin reactivity rates lower and anergy rates higher in Indian ESRD patients
Disease Control - V. parahaemolyticus infections and algal intoxications emerging health problems in Chile
Disease Control - Estimated infection date predicts large-scale syphilis epidemics
Drug Resistance - Studies advance knowledge in Drug Resistance research
Environmental Health - E. coli O157:H7 found in environments samples even when animals are culture negative
Environmental Health - Mortality is increased on cold weather days in Mexico City and Monterrey
Epidemiology - C. neoformans strains from India genetically diverse from other regions in the world
Epidemiology - KSHV seropositivity high among family members of patients with classic Kaposi sarcoma
Genetics & Genomics - Mutations associated with isoniazid resistance detected in MTB isolates from China
Genetics & Genomics - Seven-strain Staphylococcus aureus PCR product microarray discriminates related isolates
Genetics & Genomics - VNTR typing discriminates MTB strains with different levels of genetic relationship
Influenza - Evidence exists for future H5N1 influenza virus transmission among humans
Influenza - Fluchannel.com launched to provide seasonal and pandemic influenza information
Influenza - Strategy developed for stockpiling oseltamivir in preparation for influenza pandemic
Influenza - U.S. FDA approves influenza vaccine manufacturing facility
Legislative Issues - Greenwood praises passage of pandemic influenza plan
Malaria - Two new malaria treatments available in 2006
Malaria Therapy - Semi-mechanistic model of antimalarial effect of artemisinin is developed
Malaria Vaccine - Plasmodium vivax MSP1 Pv200L is potential malaria vaccine subunit
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis - Dexamethasone suppresses cytokines/chemokines induced after MTB microglia infection
Norovirus Outbreaks - Norovirus genotypes identified as cause of gastroenteritis outbreaks in Finland
Nosocomial Infections - Research add new data to Nosocomial Infections body of knowledge
Parasitology - Risk of infection with vector-borne diseases increases in group settings
RNA Research - Methyltransferase Erm(37) slips on rRNA to confer atypical resistance in MTB
Respiratory Diseases - U.S. CDC issues new guidelines for detection of tuberculosis
Respiratory Medicine - MTB extrarespiratory strains infect macrophages more efficiently than respiratory strains
Rotavirus - Study finds GSK vaccine candidate safe, effective
Rotavirus - Study finds Merck oral vaccine effective
SARS - Molecular diagnostic tests for SARS coronavirus is evolving
Transplant Medicine - Recent findings illuminate research in Transplant Medicine
Tuberculosis Outbreaks - Rapid genomic deletion typing monitors TB outbreak in urban homeless population
Tuberculosis Risk Factors - Prevalence and risk factors determined for positive tuberculin skin test after TB exposure
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