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Genetic testing needed to follow TB outbreaks
• Infections • Feb 11 05

Simply tracing one exposed person to the next is not an accurate way to follow the spread of tuberculosis, Norwegian researchers report. Instead, formal… Genetic testing needed to follow TB outbreaks   

 
 

Bacterial infection may cut esophageal cancer risk
• Infections • Feb 10 05

People who aren’t infected with Helicobacter pylori have a “markedly increased” risk of developing esophageal cancer, a new study shows. However, the findings don’t… Bacterial infection may cut esophageal cancer risk   

 
 

Conventional TB tests fail millions, say health experts
• Infections • Feb 07 05

Eight-year-old Simon Njeri was in and out of hospital much of last year until his mother, Teresa, went to a drop-in centre in Kayole,… Conventional TB tests fail millions, say health experts   

 
 

Stigma numbs Tanzania’s attempts at battling leprosy
• Infections • Feb 07 05

Paulina Nungu believes witchcraft was behind the leprosy which ate away her index finger and some of her toes.

She contracted the disease while… Stigma numbs Tanzania’s attempts at battling leprosy   

 
 

WHO: Asia on track to halt polio spread by year-end
• Infections • Feb 04 05

India, Pakistan and Afghanistan, the last three Asian countries where polio is endemic, are on track to halt its spread by year-end after halving… WHO: Asia on track to halt polio spread by year-end   

 
 

Japan has first death from human mad cow disease
• Infections • Feb 04 05

Japan confirmed Friday its first case of the human variant of mad cow disease after the death of a man believed to have contracted… Japan has first death from human mad cow disease   

 
 

NY officials bar rabbi from circumcision ritual
• Infections • Feb 03 05

New York City health officials have gone to court to stop a rabbi from performing a type of ritual circumcision they believe may have… NY officials bar rabbi from circumcision ritual   

 
 

Two New York Men Diagnosed With Rare Sexually Transmitted Disease
• Infections • Feb 03 05

A rare sexually transmitted disease that can scar the genitals has been found in two patients in New York, and the strain is the… Two New York Men Diagnosed With Rare Sexually Transmitted Disease   

 
 

First Cambodian human case of infection with A/H5 avian influenza
• Infections • Feb 03 05

The Ministry of Health in Viet Nam has today reported one further laboratory confirmed case of human infection with H5 avian influenza. The 25-year-old… First Cambodian human case of infection with A/H5 avian influenza   

 
 

China says meningitis outbreak routine
• Infections • Feb 02 05

China sought on Wednesday to play down fears of a meningitis outbreak, echoing World Health Organisation (WHO) comments that the incidents were routine and… China says meningitis outbreak routine   

 
 

HK wants info on deadly China meningitis outbreak
• Infections • Feb 01 05

Hong Kong health officials are urgently seeking information about an outbreak of meningitis in China that has infected more than 250 people and killed… HK wants info on deadly China meningitis outbreak   

 
 

Leprosy infections down but stigma persists: WHO
• Infections • Feb 01 05

Leprosy cases have declined over the past two decades but much still needs to be done to help those suffering in silence because of… Leprosy infections down but stigma persists: WHO   

 
 

Low risk to human health from BSE goat case: EU
• Infections • Feb 01 05

The world’s first case of “mad cow disease” found in a goat poses only a minimal risk to human health and the brain-wasting disease… Low risk to human health from BSE goat case: EU   

 
 

Louse-borne bacteria found in 4000-year-old tooth
• Infections • Feb 01 05

DNA from a microbe that is transmitted by body lice and can cause trench fever, was recently identified in a human tooth dating back… Louse-borne bacteria found in 4000-year-old tooth   

 
 

Tuberculosis case sparks Dutch health scare
• Infections • Jan 31 05

A supermarket worker in a central Dutch town has been diagnosed with a virulent form of tuberculosis (TB), sparking the largest health screening of… Tuberculosis case sparks Dutch health scare   

 
 

Malaria in Aceh under control, aid group says
• Infections • Jan 28 05

Outbreaks of malaria in Aceh may be fewer than before the tsunami that made a half-million homeless, due to intense preventive programmes by… Malaria in Aceh under control, aid group says   

 
 

Mad cow disease found in French goat, EU says
• Infections • Jan 28 05

Mad cow disease has been found in a goat, the first time the brain-wasting affliction that ravaged European cattle herds and killed at least… Mad cow disease found in French goat, EU says   

 
 

Antibody curbs late anthrax illness, in rats
• Infections • Jan 27 05

Synthetically produced antibodies that target a component of the anthrax toxin may reduce illness and death due anthrax exposure, even after shock has set… Antibody curbs late anthrax illness, in rats   

 
 

Cholera outbreak kills 23 in eastern Congo
• Infections • Jan 25 05

An outbreak of cholera has killed 23 people in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo over the past three weeks and infected more than 850… Cholera outbreak kills 23 in eastern Congo   

 
 

Disease outbreak still risk in Indonesia’s Aceh - WHO
• Infections • Jan 25 05

Survivors of last month’s quake and tsunami in Indonesia still face the risk of deadly disease outbreaks such as cholera, but epidemics could… Disease outbreak still risk in Indonesia’s Aceh - WHO   

 
 

Illness may help mad cow agent spread, study finds
• Infections • Jan 20 05

The agent that transmits mad cow and related diseases may spread further in the body of an animal suffering from certain illnesses, scientists said… Illness may help mad cow agent spread, study finds   

 
 

Dual infection may cause serious lung disease
• Infections • Jan 20 05

Infants who become infected with both respiratory syncytial virus and metapneumovirus are prone to develop severe inflammation of the small airways of the… Dual infection may cause serious lung disease   

 
 

New virus may cause childhood diseases - study
• Infections • Jan 19 05

A newly discovered virus related to the SARS virus may cause several mysterious childhood ailments, including Kawasaki disease, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday.

The… New virus may cause childhood diseases - study   

 
 

Modified measles vaccine could fight West Nile
• Infections • Jan 17 05

A measles vaccine, modified to express a West Nile virus protein, protects mice against West Nile virus, according to French researchers.

The researchers believe… Modified measles vaccine could fight West Nile   

 
 

Douching not related to pelvic disease
• Infections • Jan 14 05

Contrary to some past reports, new study findings indicate that women who douche do not increase their risk of pelvic inflammatory disease, or genital… Douching not related to pelvic disease   

 
 
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