TB and Outbreaks Week

HIV/AIDS Epidemiology - HIV/AIDS and acute respiratory tract infection disease burden increasing in Eritrea

Plague Epidemiology -  Yersinia pestis-related pandemics driven by multiple forces

SARS - SARS transmission to healthcare workers due to substandard infection control

Trichophyton Outbreaks -  Trichophyton tonsurans infection widely spread among combat sport club members in Japan

Tuberculosis Epidemiology - Pediatric tuberculosis rates higher among racial/ethnic minorities in California

Anopheles Mosquito Research -  Anopheles mosquitoes successfully reared on membrane apparatus with human whole blood

Asthma Epidemics - School-age children transmit agents responsible for asthma epidemics

Avian Influenza - ORC Worldwide organizes meetings and encourages California business to prepare for avian influenza

Avian Influenza - Prepared response to influenza pandemic developed by Scotland tourism organization

Bioterrorism Surveillance - Bioterrorism outbreak may be identified by wild or domestic animal surveillance

Borreliosis Transmission - Lyme borreliosis spreads rapidly in U.S. via cross-species Borrelia burgdorferi transmission

Business Update - Crucell presents update on strategy and operations at analyst briefing

Cholera Outbreaks - Vibriophage can ameliorate cholera outbreaks

Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever - Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever risk factors in Eastern Turkey identified

Dengue Virus Epidemiology - Positive selection in Dengue viral envelope accompanies clade reintroduction

Diagnostics - Enhanced diagnostic techniques may reduce TB prevalence and mortality by 20% or more

Diagnostics - SARS rapidly identified by coronavirus protein microarray

Diagnostics - West Nile virus detection in mosquitoes compared by RT-PCR and antigen assays

Drug Development - Pyrazinamide Mannich bases active against multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Drug Resistance - Surveillance uncovers smoking gun for antibiotic resistance emergence

Epidemiology - Children at high risk of developing active disease after tuberculosis exposure

Epidemiology - Socioepidemiological aspects of toxoplasmosis contribute to disease spread

HIV Epidemiology - HIV decline in countries with generalized epidemics may be related to changing behavior

HIV/AIDS Drug Development - Peptidic CCR5 receptor ligand inhibits HIV coreceptor activity

HIV/AIDS Education - Peer education in HIV prevention decreases discrimination and improves condom attitudes

HIV/AIDS Epidemiology - Emerging pediatric HIV epidemic related to migration in low incidence countries

HIV/AIDS Epidemiology - HIV prevalence declining in Kenya

HIV/AIDS Epidemiology - HIV prevalence declining in urban Malawi but increasing in rural areas

HIV/AIDS Epidemiology - HIV prevalence decreasing in Zimbabwe

HIV/AIDS Epidemiology - HIV-1 subtype B and F infections evolving at similar rate over time in Brazil

HIV/AIDS Healthcare - Government distrust may be barrier to HIV/AIDS healthcare service

HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - Cellular and humoral immune response concurs in monozygotic adult twins infected with same HIV

HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - Cytokine receptor polymorphisms characterized in patients with HIV/AIDS

HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - HIV-1 Nef protects monocyte-derived macrophages from HIV-1-induced apoptosis

HIV/AIDS Risk Factors - Male sex work related to HIV infection among men who have sex with men in San Francisco

HIV/AIDS Risk Factors - Risk factors for HIV infection identified for men who have sex with men

HIV/AIDS Screening - Inpatient HIV screening identifies patients with more advanced disease

HIV/AIDS Travelers - HIV-infected travelers from U.K. to U.S. plan insufficiently for medical issues

HIV/AIDS-Related Infection - Bacterial pneumonia may be associated with virological failure in HIV/AIDS

HIV/Gonorrhea Coinfection - Safer sex fatigue related to unsafe sex and increased rectal gonorrhea among HIV+ gay men

HIV/Tuberculosis Coinfection - Multivitamin/mineral supplement during TB treatment reduces mortality in HIV coinfection

HIV/Tuberculosis Coinfection - NNRTI-based HAART at 4-12 weeks of TB treatment safe and effective in advanced AIDS