Pediatric Bocavirus. Shenzhen Port in January continued to be found four cases of human infection Boca virus. New pathogen epidemic identified in sub-Saharan Africa. Public release date: 30-Sep-2012 [ Print | E-mail Share ] [ Close Window ] Contact: Aileen Sheehypress.office@sanger.ac.uk 0044-012-234-96928Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute A new study out today (Sunday 30 September) reveals that the emergence and spread of a rapidly evolving invasive intestinal disease, that has a significant mortality rate (up to 45%) in infected people in sub-Saharan Africa, seems to have been potentiated by the HIV epidemic in Africa.
The team found that invasive non-Typhoidal Salmonella (iNTS) disease is caused by a new form of the bacteria Salmonella Typhimurium that has spread from two different focal hubs in Southern and Central Africa beginning 52 and 35 years ago, respectively. They also found that one of the major contributing factors for the successful spread of iNTS was the acquisition of genes that afford resistance to several front line drugs used to treat blood-borne infection such as iNTS.
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Deadly Sars Virus 'Close to being Global Pandemic' News tips from the journal mBio. Public release date: 3-Jan-2012 [ Print | E-mail Share ] [ Close Window ] Contact: Jim Sliwajsliwa@asmusa.org 202-942-9297American Society for Microbiology Unique E. coli Protein May Be Not After All A bacterial protein recently thought to be a unique mechanism for utilizing iron may not be after all.
Researchers from the University of Georgia, the Fellowship for Interpretation of Genomes, the University of Oklahoma and the University of Utah School of Medicine report their findings in the latest issue of the online journal mBio®. The ability to acquire iron from their host is an important factor in the ability of bacteria to establish an infection.
Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC. Heartland virus (HRTV) is a recently described phlebovirus initially isolated in 2009 from 2 humans who had leukopenia and thrombocytopenia.
Serologic assessment of domestic and wild animal populations near the residence of 1 of these persons showed high exposure rates to raccoons, white-tailed deer, and horses. To our knowledge, no laboratory-based assessments of viremic potential of animals infected with HRTV have been performed. We experimentally inoculated several vertebrates (raccoons, goats, chickens, rabbits, hamsters, C57BL/6 mice, and interferon-α/β/γ receptor–deficient [Ag129]) mice with this virus. All animals showed immune responses against HRTV after primary or secondary exposure. However, neutralizing antibody responses were limited. Skeletons point to Columbus voyage for syphilis origins.
Public release date: 20-Dec-2011 [ Print | E-mail Share ] [ Close Window ] Contact: Beverly Clarkbeverly.clark@emory.edu 404-712-8780Emory University Skeletons don't lie.
But sometimes they may mislead, as in the case of bones that reputedly showed evidence of syphilis in Europe and other parts of the Old World before Christopher Columbus made his historic voyage in 1492. None of this skeletal evidence, including 54 published reports, holds up when subjected to standardized analyses for both diagnosis and dating, according to an appraisal in the current Yearbook of Physical Anthropology. HIV/AIDS vaccine developed at Western proceeding to human clinical trials. Public release date: 20-Dec-2011 [ Print | E-mail Share ] [ Close Window ] Contact: Jeff Renaudjrenaud9@uwo.ca 519-661-2111 x85165University of Western Ontario The first and only preventative HIV vaccine based on a genetically modified killed whole virus has received approval by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to start human clinical trials.
Developed by Dr. Chil-Yong Kang and his team at The University of Western Ontario, with the support of Sumagen Canada, the vaccine (SAV001) holds tremendous promise, having already proven to stimulate strong immune responses in preliminary toxicology tests with no adverse effects or safety risks. "FDA approval for human clinical trials is an extremely significant milestone for our vaccine, which has the potential to save the lives of millions of people around the world by preventing HIV infection," says Kang, a researcher and professor at Western's Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry. Dr. Information Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University - National. The Ward Room of the mouth, hands, feet, after the situation concerned. Castrating sheep with teeth: not a good idea. Just a quick post as I’m in end-of-semester hell.
Via Maryn McKenna on Twitter, the CDC has released a report of Campylobacter illnesses due to not food consumption, but because of castrating lambs. With their teeth. On June 29, 2011, the Wyoming Department of Health was notified of two laboratory-confirmed cases of Campylobacter jejuni enteritis among persons working at a local sheep ranch. During June, two men had reported onset of symptoms compatible with campylobacteriosis. Both patients had diarrhea, and one also had abdominal cramps, fever, nausea, and vomiting. Sadly, this wasn’t the first time I’ve heard of such a procedure.
On a related note, my grandma always had sheep on her farm. Global Viral Forecasting Initiative. ID Source - Home. Autres informations anglophones.