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Tag Archives: Infectious disease
Syphilis cases rose in New Mexico in 2012
Tweet Syphilis cases rose to the highest number and rate in New Mexico since 1988, according to a recent report from the New Mexico Department of Health. Doctors in New Mexico reported 101 cases of primary and secondary syphilis, a … Read More »
Infectious diseases claim 17,315 lives on Chinese mainland
TweetThe Chinese Ministry of Health announced on Friday that infectious diseases killed 17,315 people in total across the Chinese mainland in 2012, an increase from the 15,802 killed in 2011. The most deadly disease on the Chinese mainland was AIDS … Read More »
Lab contamination causes first U.S. case of cowpox
Lab contamination was apparently behind the first person in the United States becoming infected with cowpox. Read More »
Drug-resistant bacteria found in more than 35 states
Drug-resistant bacteria have been found in more than 35 states and in an increasing number of countries. Read More »
Selecta raises $15 million to advance potential vaccine
A Massachusetts startup that uses nanotechnology to engineer safer and more effective vaccines is expected to say April 5 that it has raised another $15 million in venture capital to finance the further development of its products according to the Boston Read More »
Battelle, IBM, Merck join university in plan for vaccine factory
An ambitious plan to build a vaccine factory in the Pittsburgh area is gaining momentum with the announcement March 11 of three new partners in the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center project, the Pittsburgh Business Times reported. Read More »
Doctors should help increase immunizations in adults, report says
Up to 50,000 U.S. adults die each year from vaccine preventable diseases, and the direct health care burden of vaccine preventable diseases in American adults is $10 billion a year.
Crucell appoints new chief medical officer
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