TB and Outbreaks Week

Cryptosporidiosis -  Cryptosporidium widespread in untreated water bodies around Ireland

Food Safety - Microbial contamination in salads in U.K. may be caused by field irrigation water

Rotavirus Infection - Group C rotavirus detected in gastroenteritis patients in Slovenia

Salmonella Outbreaks - Infected food workers were important source for Salmonella transmission in outbreaks

Adenovirus Diagnostics - Human adenoviruses isolates rapidly typed by two-step molecular typing system

Algae Control - Tilapia controls algal blooms in eutrophic waters

Aspergillosis Therapy - Combination therapy increases survival in systemic aspergillosis

Avian Influenza - Bird flu support and education offered on-line

Avian Influenza - Prisons are unprepared for flu pandemic

Bovine Tuberculosis Treatment - Monensin sodium marginally reduces fecal shedding of bovine tuberculosis

Business Update - Invitrogen awarded contract extension for biothreat detection by U.S. Department of Defense

Cancer Risk Factors - Innate immune inflammation against Helicobacter hepaticus induces mammary adenocarcinoma

Chronic Gastritis - Dendritic cell immune response to Helicobacter antigen critical to gastritis persistence

Drug Development - Inscent wins SBIR to develop technologies, products based on insect chemosensory proteins

Drug Development - Praziquantel prevents helminth-induced cholangiocarcinoma via iNOS-dependent DNA damage inhibition

Enterocytozoon Bieneusi -  Enterocytozoon bieneusi propagated in immunocompromised rodents

Environmental Health - Elevated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon exposure related to reduced fetal and child growth

Facilities - MedImmune breaks ground on new biologics manufacturing facility in Frederick, Maryland

Food Safety -  Salmonella in cantaloupes reduced by chlorine and hydrogen peroxide treatments

HIV/AIDS Alcohol Abuse - Alcohol abuse linked with inpatient healthcare in HIV-infected and -uninfected veterans

HIV/AIDS Behavioral Medicine - Poor mental health-related quality of life in HIV/AIDS associated with unsafe sex

HIV/AIDS Behavioral Medicine - Social network of an individual is most powerful predictor of HIV risk behavior

HIV/AIDS Drug Development - HIV-1 integrase inhibited by purine derivatives at low micromolar range

HIV/AIDS Education - Educational video during informed consent of HIV clinical trial ensures comprehension

HIV/AIDS Epidemiology - HIV drug-resistant and nonsubtype B strains increasingly common in perinatally infected

HIV/AIDS Epidemiology - HIV-infected subjects and matched comparators identified from existing datasets

HIV/AIDS Epidemiology - Pediatric HIV/AIDS rising in Lagos

HIV/AIDS Infection - Multidrug regimens rapidly eradicate intestinal protozoa in HIV/AIDS patients

HIV/AIDS Prevention - Adolescents choose oral contraceptives and not condoms after abortion

HIV/AIDS Prevention - Drama-based intervention promotes voluntary counseling and HIV testing

HIV/AIDS Transmission - Breastfeeding plus zidovudine reduces mortality rate at 7 months compared with formula feeding

Infective Endocarditis - gC1qR/p33 blockade reduces Staphylococcus aureus colonization in infective endocarditis

Kaposi Sarcoma - Hypoxia-induced KSHV lytic replication mediated in part through cooperation of HIF-1 alpha

Legionellosis - Legionellosis may appear as an emerging infectious disease in children

Metapneumovirus Vaccine - Human metapneumovirus neutralized by monoclonal antibodies

Microbial Colonization - Impact of gut microbiota composition on cytokine profile development evaluated in children

Needlestick Injuries - Majority of needlestick injuries can be prevented

Needlestick Injuries - Universal precautions against needle stick injuries lacking in U.K. hospitals

Nontuberculous Mycobacteria - Disseminated nontuberculous mycobacteria emerging in HIV-negative immunosuppressed patients