http://www.examiner.com/x-7707-Infectious-Disease-Examiner?cid=exrss-Infectious-Disease-Examiner en-us Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:40:20 -0700 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:22:09 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-7707-Infectious-Disease-Examiner~y2009m11d22-Another-African-nation-reintroduces-DDT-into-its-malaria-control-arsenal?cid=exrss-Infectious-Disease-Examiner A few years after the World Health Organization (WHO) reversed its decade’s long policy against the use of DDT, another African country will begin using it as part of its malaria eradication program. The nation of Botswana announced it w... malaria Parasitic infections Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:22:09 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7707-Infectious-Disease-Examiner~y2009m11d22-Another-African-nation-reintroduces-DDT-into-its-malaria-control-arsenal?cid=exrss-Infectious-Disease-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7707-Infectious-Disease-Examiner~y2009m11d21-Another-Salmonellaassociated-recall-this-time-its-cantaloupes?cid=exrss-Infectious-Disease-Examiner Five Crowns Marketing of Brawley, California is voluntarily recalling cantaloupes packed under the Majesty label because of a potential health risk due to possible contamination of Salmonella. The recall comes after lab analysis performed by a... food borne illness Salmonella recall alert Bacterial Infections Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:31:47 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7707-Infectious-Disease-Examiner~y2009m11d21-Another-Salmonellaassociated-recall-this-time-its-cantaloupes?cid=exrss-Infectious-Disease-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7707-Infectious-Disease-Examiner~y2009m11d21-Israel-facing-mumps-outbreak?cid=exrss-Infectious-Disease-Examiner The Israeli Health Ministry has announced that since September there have been 105 cases of mumps, primarily in Jerusalem. This compares with only 13 cases in the whole of 2008 and 7 in 2007. The director of the Public Health Services beli... vaccine preventable diseases mumps Viral infections Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:32:39 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7707-Infectious-Disease-Examiner~y2009m11d21-Israel-facing-mumps-outbreak?cid=exrss-Infectious-Disease-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7707-Infectious-Disease-Examiner~y2009m11d20-New-sexually-transmitted-infection-numbers-are-out-How-does-your-state-measure-up?cid=exrss-Infectious-Disease-Examiner The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has come out with the 2008 statistics for 3 of the common, reportable sexually transmitted infections (STI); chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis. The categories of statistics are numerous bu... syphilis gonorrhea chlamydia Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Sexually transmitted infections Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:59:36 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7707-Infectious-Disease-Examiner~y2009m11d20-New-sexually-transmitted-infection-numbers-are-out-How-does-your-state-measure-up?cid=exrss-Infectious-Disease-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7707-Infectious-Disease-Examiner~y2009m11d19-Research-may-show-why-hepatitis-B-infection-is-worse-in-men-than-women?cid=exrss-Infectious-Disease-Examiner In the latest issue of the Journal of Proteome Research, Chinese scientists are reporting that the discovery of unusual liver proteins, found only in males, may cause hepatitis B (HBV) infection to be more severe in men than women. In experime... hepatitis B Viral infections Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:08:52 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7707-Infectious-Disease-Examiner~y2009m11d19-Research-may-show-why-hepatitis-B-infection-is-worse-in-men-than-women?cid=exrss-Infectious-Disease-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7707-Infectious-Disease-Examiner~y2009m11d19-Can-infectious-diseases-increase-the-risk-of-stroke?cid=exrss-Infectious-Disease-Examiner In the November 9 issue of the Archives of Neurology, researchers led by Mitchell Elkind, MD of Columbia University attempted to determine if there was an association between certain infections and the risk for stroke. A prospective cohort st... infection Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:34:30 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7707-Infectious-Disease-Examiner~y2009m11d19-Can-infectious-diseases-increase-the-risk-of-stroke?cid=exrss-Infectious-Disease-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7707-Infectious-Disease-Examiner~y2009m11d18-Does-the-common-cold-virus-interfere-with-the-H1N1-influenza-virus?cid=exrss-Infectious-Disease-Examiner In the latest issues the New Scientist and Eurosurveillance, the authors hypothesize in these two articles that the rhinovirus (one of the cold viruses) may actually fend off H1N1 influenza virus and prevent a person from getting infected. A q... swine flu influenza common cold Viral infections H1N1 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:10:35 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7707-Infectious-Disease-Examiner~y2009m11d18-Does-the-common-cold-virus-interfere-with-the-H1N1-influenza-virus?cid=exrss-Infectious-Disease-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7707-Infectious-Disease-Examiner~y2009m11d18-Yellow-fever-cases-confirmed-in-the-Ivory-Coast?cid=exrss-Infectious-Disease-Examiner Health officials in the African nation of Côte d'Ivoire have confirmed 3 cases of yellow fever in the northwest Denguélé region. There are also around a dozen of suspected cases in the region. Health officials have been... yellow fever Viral infections Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:06:03 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7707-Infectious-Disease-Examiner~y2009m11d18-Yellow-fever-cases-confirmed-in-the-Ivory-Coast?cid=exrss-Infectious-Disease-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7707-Infectious-Disease-Examiner~y2009m11d17-Vitamin-B12-deficiency-and-fish-tapeworms?cid=exrss-Infectious-Disease-Examiner Diphyllobothrium latum, or the fish tapeworm, is basically a Scandinavian import to the United States. As Robert Desowitz describes in his classic book “New Guinea Tapeworms and Jewish Grandmothers”, many Scandinavian fishermen settled... Parasites food borne illness food safety fish Diphyllobothrium Parasitic infections Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:21:25 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7707-Infectious-Disease-Examiner~y2009m11d17-Vitamin-B12-deficiency-and-fish-tapeworms?cid=exrss-Infectious-Disease-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7707-Infectious-Disease-Examiner~y2009m11d16-What-is-Scombroid-fish-poisoning?cid=exrss-Infectious-Disease-Examiner There are outbreaks of this food borne illness seen worldwide from Europe to North America to Asia. It is an acute syndrome characterized by facial flushing, sweating, rash, a burning or peppery taste in the mouth, diarrhea, and abdominal cram... food borne illness food safety fish scombroid Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:42:01 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7707-Infectious-Disease-Examiner~y2009m11d16-What-is-Scombroid-fish-poisoning?cid=exrss-Infectious-Disease-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7707-Infectious-Disease-Examiner~y2009m11d16-FDA-backs-off-its-proposed-oyster-ban?cid=exrss-Infectious-Disease-Examiner In a follow up to an October 31st story, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) put out a statement on November 13th stating that before proceeding with implementing the ban, they will conduct an independent study to assess how post-harvest p... food borne illness food safety Vibrio vulnificus Food and Drug Administration Bacterial Infections Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:27:59 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7707-Infectious-Disease-Examiner~y2009m11d16-FDA-backs-off-its-proposed-oyster-ban?cid=exrss-Infectious-Disease-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7707-Infectious-Disease-Examiner~y2009m11d15-The-CDC-comes-out-with-new-H1N1-numbers-What-are-we-supposed-to-believe?cid=exrss-Infectious-Disease-Examiner When Dr. Anne Schuchat addressed the press on November 12 with the new numbers concerning deaths by H1N1, did this raise questions for you as it did for me? She talks about previous numbers being based on laboratory confirmed cases which poten... vaccines swine flu influenza Centers for Disease Control and Prevention H1N1 Sun, 15 Nov 2009 08:15:03 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7707-Infectious-Disease-Examiner~y2009m11d15-The-CDC-comes-out-with-new-H1N1-numbers-What-are-we-supposed-to-believe?cid=exrss-Infectious-Disease-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7707-Infectious-Disease-Examiner~y2009m11d14-WHO-reports-several-cases-of-coinfection-with-H1N1-influenza-and-dengue-fever?cid=exrss-Infectious-Disease-Examiner To date the World Health Organization has reported several cases of patients afflicted with co-infections of H1N1 influenza and dengue fever. Most reported cases were from Vietnam and the island of Barbados. There have been two deaths reported... swine flu dengue influenza Viral infections H1N1 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:01:16 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7707-Infectious-Disease-Examiner~y2009m11d14-WHO-reports-several-cases-of-coinfection-with-H1N1-influenza-and-dengue-fever?cid=exrss-Infectious-Disease-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7707-Infectious-Disease-Examiner~y2009m11d14-Boston-University-a-case-of-laboratory-acquired-meningococcal-meningitis?cid=exrss-Infectious-Disease-Examiner A graduate student working in one of Boston University’s (BU) labs was sickened with an infection with the bacterium, Neisseria meningitidis. This connection was confirmed by genetic fingerprinting performed by the state laboratory. A bl... bacteria vaccines meningitis illnesses tularemia ebola Bacterial Infections Sat, 14 Nov 2009 05:33:43 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7707-Infectious-Disease-Examiner~y2009m11d14-Boston-University-a-case-of-laboratory-acquired-meningococcal-meningitis?cid=exrss-Infectious-Disease-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7707-Infectious-Disease-Examiner~y2009m11d13-Measles-outbreak-in-the-Philippines?cid=exrss-Infectious-Disease-Examiner The Philippine Department of Health (DOH) has noted a dramatic increase of measles cases in the area of the Western Visayas (the island of Panay). Iloilo had the most cases in the region with 33 of the 41 cases. There have been no fatalities from ... viruses vaccines vaccine preventable diseases Philippines Viral infections Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:26:50 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7707-Infectious-Disease-Examiner~y2009m11d13-Measles-outbreak-in-the-Philippines?cid=exrss-Infectious-Disease-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7707-Infectious-Disease-Examiner~y2009m11d12-FDA-Commissioner-reassures-health-professionals-of-H1N1-vaccine-safety?cid=exrss-Infectious-Disease-Examiner In a letter to healthcare professionals dated November 10, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner, Margaret A. Hamburg, MD tried to reassure the medical community about the safety of the H1N1 vaccine. She noted that patients may ... vaccines swine flu influenza Food and Drug Administration H1N1 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:21:37 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7707-Infectious-Disease-Examiner~y2009m11d12-FDA-Commissioner-reassures-health-professionals-of-H1N1-vaccine-safety?cid=exrss-Infectious-Disease-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7707-Infectious-Disease-Examiner~y2009m11d12-Outbreak-of-Chagas-disease-through-contaminated-acai-berries?cid=exrss-Infectious-Disease-Examiner Though still under investigation, health authorities in the Para state of Brazil is reporting an outbreak of food borne trypanosomiasis. There have been 13 confirmed cases of Chaga’s in the Belem neighborhood. State officials at present ... Parasites food borne illness chagas Parasitic infections Thu, 12 Nov 2009 04:23:29 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7707-Infectious-Disease-Examiner~y2009m11d12-Outbreak-of-Chagas-disease-through-contaminated-acai-berries?cid=exrss-Infectious-Disease-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7707-Infectious-Disease-Examiner~y2009m11d11-Family-becomes-infected-from-Salmonella-from-pet-lizards?cid=exrss-Infectious-Disease-Examiner As reported by WLKY in Louisville, Kentucky, a father who allowed his children to bring home two lizards from science class got his family violently sick with a Salmonella infection. The dad told his kids that they could bring home the two gre... pets bacteria food borne illness Salmonella handwashing children Bacterial Infections Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:35:50 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7707-Infectious-Disease-Examiner~y2009m11d11-Family-becomes-infected-from-Salmonella-from-pet-lizards?cid=exrss-Infectious-Disease-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7707-Infectious-Disease-Examiner~y2009m11d10-Tyra-Banks-features-the-Tapeworm-Diet-on-her-show?cid=exrss-Infectious-Disease-Examiner On Monday’s Tyra Banks Show, the main topic was the fad diet, “The Tapeworm Diet”. Unbelievably, two women guests stated they were willing to ingest tapeworm to lose weight. Are you serious? You would think the “gross facto... Parasitic infections Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:44:27 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7707-Infectious-Disease-Examiner~y2009m11d10-Tyra-Banks-features-the-Tapeworm-Diet-on-her-show?cid=exrss-Infectious-Disease-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7707-Infectious-Disease-Examiner~y2009m11d10-A-month-after-the-American-Samoa-tsunami-Dengue-fever-cases-double?cid=exrss-Infectious-Disease-Examiner A physician from the island’s only hospital, LBJ Tropical Medical Center, reports that in the month of October there were 62 confirmed cases of dengue fever and 2 deaths from the mosquito borne infection. This compares to only 27 confirm... mosquitoes dengue outbreak emergency preparedness Viral infections Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:23:17 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7707-Infectious-Disease-Examiner~y2009m11d10-A-month-after-the-American-Samoa-tsunami-Dengue-fever-cases-double?cid=exrss-Infectious-Disease-Examiner