TB and Outbreaks Week

HIV/AIDS - Researchers from the United States and Switzerland detail new studies and findings in the area of HIV/AIDS

HIV/AIDS - Studies from Canada, the United States and Finland describe new findings in HIV/AIDS research

HIV/AIDS Epidemiology - SDF1 gene polymorphism may not be sufficient to prevent HIV infection in Brazil

HIV/AIDS HAART Drug Resistance - HAART drug resistance and HIV clade distributions analyzed among blood donors in Brazil

HIV/AIDS Healthcare Costs - HIV/AIDS health care quality affected by transitions from Medicaid

HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - HIV-1 gag binding protein annexin 2 essential for viral assembly in monocyte-derived macrophages

HIV/AIDS Prevention - Condom use is low in rural Tanzania

HIV/AIDS Quality of Life - Questionnaire evaluates quality of life of people living with HIV in the HAART era

HIV/AIDS Sociology - Childhood HIV/AIDS stigma fueled by structural violence and social inequity in Brazil

HIV/AIDS Sociology - HIV-positive Latin Americans in Japan lack community support

HIV/Syphilis Coinfection - HIV/syphilis coinfected patients have decreased CD4 cell counts and increased HIV RNA

Herpes - Researchers' work from Sweden and Germany adds to herpes body of knowledge

Human Herpesvirus-8 Infection - HHV-8 infection control influenced by common variants in key host immune genes

Influenza Vaccine - Influenza epidemic strain converted into genetically homologous attenuated virus

JC Virus - JC virus immunoreactivity not detected in gliomas and medulloblastomas

Malaria - Institute for OneWorld Health provides access to artemisinin-based combination therapies

Market Analysis - Influenza drug market struggles with reimbursement issues and pandemic fears

Measles Vaccine - Vulnerability to measles among nursery school children has risen sharply

Mycobacteria - Findings from the United States and France describe new data in mycobacteria research

Neisseria Meningitis Outbreaks -  Neisseria meningitidis isolates from outbreaks in Ethiopia characterized

Pneumococcal - Data from South Africa, Kenya and United States advance knowledge in pneumococcal research

SARS - Researchers from Canada, the Hong Kong and Taiwan publish new studies and findings in the area of SARS

SARS Transmission - SARS transmission dependent on seasonal temperature changes and hospital infections

Salmonella Bacteremia Risk Factors -  Salmonella bacteremia risk factors in Kenyan children identified

Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia Coli - Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli strains analyzed for genetic heterogeneity

Staphylococcus Aureus Infection - IFN-gamma required for acquired resistance against Staphylococcus aureus infection

Syndromic Surveillance - Respiratory syndromic surveillance data correlate with virologic test results

Tobacco Use & Tuberculosis Notification - Cigarette consumption predicts sex ratio of tuberculosis notifications

Tuberculosis - Recent studies from Belgium and the United States add new data to tuberculosis research

Tuberculosis Control - Community or family-member DOTS feasible for tuberculosis control in Nepal

Tuberculosis Education - Tuberculosis teaching in nursing schools in Brazil should include psychological aspects of TB

Tuberculosis Immunity - Tuberculosis immunity regulated in part by mannose binding lectin gene variant

Tuberculosis Screening - Symptom-based screening identifies 91% of children with intrathoracic tuberculosis

Tuberculosis Study - U.S. National Institutes of Health funds $13.7 million for Texas tuberculosis study

Tuberculosis Therapy - Prior tuberculosis treatment exposure guides design of nonindividualized MDR-TB regimens

West Nile Virus - West Nile virus blood donor screening can be used to monitor seasonal incidence

West Nile Virus - West Nile virus induces vocal fold paralysis

West Nile Virus Transmission - Efficient West Nile virus transmission by Culex tarsalis depends on warm temperatures