Malaria estimated at 515 million cases worldwide
• Infections • Mar 09 05

More than half a billion people, nearly double previous estimates, were affected by the deadliest form of Malaria in 2002, scientists said on…    

UK hospital superbug infections fall - govt
• Infections • Mar 07 05

Infections with the hospital “superbug” MRSA in England, which have been blamed in an increased number of patient deaths, have fallen to their…    

Morocco says CJD death not linked to mad cow
• Infections • Mar 04 05

The death this week of a Moroccan who developed Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) has no link with mad cow disease, a government minister said on…    

Morocco may have first human mad cow death
• Infections • Mar 03 05

The Moroccan government said on Thursday it believes a man died of the human form of mad cow disease, which is suspected to be…    

Cholera outbreak in southwestern Nigeria kills 51
• Infections • Mar 01 05

At least 51 people have died and hundreds hospitalised following a major outbreak of cholera in southwestern Nigeria, health officials said on Tuesday.

Five…    

Hospitals get guidelines on reporting infections
• Infections • Mar 01 05

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released guidelines on Monday designed to help states track and alert the public to serious…    

Hep B vaccine protects for at least 15 years
• Infections • Feb 28 05

After receiving three doses of hepatitis B vaccine, people are protected against infection for at least 15 years, a new study shows. This finding…    

Add avian influenza to list of things to worry about
• Infections • Feb 27 05

I have a modest list of worries that includes, among other things, finding a job after graduation and the fact that girls don’t seem…    

Wash helps stop “mad cow” transmission in surgery
• Infections • Feb 25 05

British scientists said on Friday they had developed a cheap and effective detergent wash that virtually eliminates the risk of spreading variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob…    

Ethiopia records polio case as virus spreads
• Infections • Feb 25 05

A two-year-old girl has contracted polio in Ethiopia in another sign that the epidemic is spreading across Africa, the World Health Organization (WHO) said…    

Platelet transfusions carry risk of infection
• Infections • Feb 25 05

Despite the fact that a blood infection called bacterial sepsis is one of the most frequent causes of death in people who have received…    

Studies expose bacterial secret for infecting body
• Infections • Feb 24 05

Bacteria that cause a range of diseases from dysentery to plague use a needle-like “sword” to attack cells, and some have evolved a shield…    

Madagascar needs newer anti-malaria drugs - WHO
• Infections • Feb 24 05

Madagascar urgently needs new anti-malarial drugs, as the prevalent strain of the disease there is fast growing resistant to the most affordable medication, the…    

Hepatitis C rate may be underestimated in UK
• Infections • Feb 23 05

More than half a million people in Britain may be infected with hepatitis C - two or three times the official estimates - a…    

US study criticizes infection-prevention practices
• Infections • Feb 22 05

Infection risks after surgery are often dealt with improperly because patients fail to get timely doses of the right medications, U.S. researchers said on…    

Japan found bird flu in flies from 2004 outbreak
• Infections • Feb 22 05

Japanese researchers found flies infected with the bird flu virus after an outbreak among chickens in Japan last year, a Health Ministry official said…    

Environmental changes are spreading infectious diseases
• Infections • Feb 22 05

Dramatic environmental changes now sweeping the planet, such as the loss of forests and the spread of cities are promoting conditions for a rise…    

Federal officials warns of epidemic from bird flu virus
• Infections • Feb 22 05

A Federal health official said that the Earth may be on the brink of a world-wide epidemic from a bird flu virus.

The…    

Bird flu can produce other diseases, doctors say
• Infections • Feb 18 05

The bird flu virus can produce a deadly encephalitis, diarrhoea and other symptoms that do not look like the classic respiratory disease, an international…    

TB prevention among homeless faces hurdles
• Infections • Feb 17 05

A recent outbreak of tuberculosis among homeless people in New York highlights the difficulty in tracing cases when they’re handled by different jurisdictions, according…    

Only 0.2% of asylum seekers have TB, Kent tests show
• Infections • Feb 17 05

Only one in 500 of the asylum seekers screened for tuberculosis (TB) in Kent last year tested positive for the disease, SocietyGuardian.co.uk has learned.

Vietnam’s largest city orders mass kill of poultry
• Infections • Feb 16 05

Ho Chi Minh City has ordered the slaughter of all poultry in hopes of stamping out the deadly bird flu virus that has killed…    

Vaccine-in-a-potato seems to work
• Infections • Feb 14 05

The idea of using genetically modified plants to produce medicines for humans seems to be becoming a reality. In a new study, US researchers…    

Good news, bad news on teen vaccine
• Infections • Feb 12 05

New shot is better at stopping meningitis, but shortages are expected until factory gears up.

Health officials are bracing for the possibility of shortages…    

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