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- Agenus initiates enrollment in brain tumor vaccine trial
- Expert doubts CDC promotion of influenza vaccine
- SARS-like coronavirus possibly found in New York
- Study shows vitamin C kills drug-resistant strands of TB
- Vical Incorporated announces results of herpes vaccine trial
- Swine-origin flu variant cases continue in U.S.
- Scientist map critical portion of anti-influenza antibody
- Boy dies from superbug infection at NIH hospital
- Progress made on new TB drug
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U.N. refugee agency helps Niger deal with cholera epidemic
Tweet The U.N. refugee agency said on Tuesday that it is working with Niger to help the country contain a cholera epidemic that has killed seven individuals in just over a week. Two of the individuals killed were Malian refugees. … Read More »
Study shows vitamin C kills drug-resistant strands of TB
Tweet Scientists at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University recently discovered vitamin C kills drug resistant tuberculosis in laboratory cultures, which opens a new door for immunization development against TB. The study, led by William Jacobs, Jr., … Read More »
ECDC recommends changes for surveillance of rubella
TweetThe European Center for Disease Prevention and Control is preparing to make changes in the monitoring of rubella throughout Europe to help align the data, according to a recent report by the agency. While most European Union and European Economic … Read More »
UNICEF launches emergency measles vaccination campaign in CAR
TweetThe United Nations Children’s Fund and its partners announced on Tuesday the launch of an emergency immunization program against measles in the Central African Republic, estimated to reach some 125,000 children. The campaign began on Wednesday and will last for … Read More »
More than 7 million Africans now receiving HIV treatment
TweetThe Joint U.N. Programme on HIV/AIDS announced on Tuesday that the number of people in Africa receiving antiretroviral treatment for HIV has increased from less than 1 million in 2005 to more than 7 million in 2012. The UNAIDS report showed … Read More »
New computer model predicts infectious avian influenza
Tweet A new computer model may be able to tell scientists when certain avian influenza strains could transmit from birds to humans, according to a recent report in the International Journal Data Mining and Bioinformatics. Chuang Ma, a scientist with … Read More »
New malaria detection system deemed highly effective
Tweet The LAMP test for malaria was deemed highly sensitive and accurate in the United Kingdom according to a research study recently published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases. The study conducted to research the LAMP test, which stands for … Read More »
Studies describe new, highly accurate malaria test
Tweet A new malaria test was found to detect malaria in a very low threshold in infected people in both clinical and remote settings, according to articles recently published in the Journal for Infectious Diseases. The test, which is called … Read More »