Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus Cases Increased in 2004 to 2012
Highest rates of HZO seen in older adults, women, and in whites versus other racial groups
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Infectious Disease
U.S. measles outbreak grows with 75 new cases, mostly in New York
By Gabriella Borter (Reuters) – U.S. health authorities recorded 75 new cases of the measles...
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Antibiotics after assisted births could stop thousands of infections
LONDON (Reuters) – Giving a single dose of antibiotics to mothers who have a medically...
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African swine fever outbreak spreads to fourth province
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – An outbreak of African swine fever, a severe hemorrhagic disease of...
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Vietnam culls 1.2 million pigs as African swine fever spreads nationwide
HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnam has culled more than 1.2 million farmed pigs infected with African...
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Infection Risk Lower With Certain Psoriasis Treatments
Risk for serious infection reduced for new users of apremilast, etanercept, ustekinumab versus methotrexate
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Prior Training Increases Internists’ Knowledge of PrEP for HIV
IM residents with training report more frequent prescribing, higher comfort level in educating patients
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T2Bacteria Panel Accurately IDs Bloodstream Infections
Mean time to species identification 3.61 to 7.70 hours, depending on number of samples tested
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CDC: U.S. Measles Cases in 2019 Reach 839
Most on cruise ship under measles quarantine cleared to leave
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Hong Kong reports African swine fever case
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong government confirmed an African swine fever case on Friday...
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Registry Can Reduce CRE Carriers, CRE Prevalence
Incident carriers, prevalence of CRE reduced even when only 25 percent of facilities participate
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Model Predicts Counties at Risk for Measles Outbreak
Counties identified as being at risk should be targeted for enhanced surveillance, vaccination
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CDC: Hepatitis A Virus Reports Increased in 2016 to 2018
Multiple infection outbreaks among those reporting drug use, homelessness account for most reports
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Singapore reports first case of rare monkeypox virus
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore has reported its first case of the rare monkeypox virus...
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CDC: HIV Racial Disparity Measure Decreased From 2010 to 2016
Most incident HIV infections among black women would not have occurred if rates were same as for whites
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Generic Version of Truvada Available in U.S. by Sept. 2020
Activists have been urging Gilead to make the generic drug more widely available
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Cholera, more civilian casualties feared in Libya: WHO
By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) – A month-old battle for Libya’s capital Tripoli...
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Clashes in Ebola-affected Congo city kill at least nine
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) – Heavy fighting between the army and local...
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Scientology Cruise Ship Passengers, Crew Still Under Quarantine
Affected crew member, who was immediately isolated after showing symptoms, has since recovered
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Amid U.S. measles outbreak, who needs an additional dose of the vaccine?
(Reuters) – The United States is in the midst of its largest measles outbreak in 25 years,...
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