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H7N9 influenza: History of similar viruses gives cause for concern

(EurekAlert) The H7N9 avian flu strain that emerged in China earlier this year has subsided for now, but it would be a mistake to be reassured by this apparent lull in infections. The virus has several highly unusual traits that paint a disquieting picture of a pathogen that may yet lead to a pandemic, according  Read More »

Seeking Novel Therapies Against Influenza

(MedicalNewsToday) The influenza virus’ ability to mutate quickly has produced new, emerging strains that make drug discovery more critical than ever. For the first time, researchers at Seattle BioMed, along with collaborators at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and the University of Washington, have mapped how  Read More »

Long wet season spawns rising dengue cases

(JakartaPost) The Health Ministry expects an increase in the number of dengue fever cases this year, the first time in three years, due to the prolonged wet season. “As of May 2013, Jakarta had already seen 3,119 cases of dengue fever, almost half of last year’s. The trend has repeated in other provinces,” Tjandra Yoga  Read More »

Immunization Strategies Improved For Dengue Fever In Thailand

(MedicalNewsToday) Using a unique data set spanning 40 years of dengue fever incidence in Thailand, an international team led by biostatistician Nicholas Reich at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has for the first time estimated from data that after an initial dengue infection, a person is protected from infection with other strains for between one  Read More »

Cuba’s Secretive Public Health Policies Criticized

(HavanaTimes) An article titled “Secret Epidemics: Cuba’s Public Health Ethics” (“El silencio epidemiológico y la ética de la Salud Pública cubana”) appears in the most recent issue of Cuba’s quarterly Public Health Journal (Revista Cubana de Salud Publica). Written by National School of Medicine physician Luis Suarez Rosas, the work criticizes the Cuban government’s information  Read More »

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