U.S. pork industry cancels convention over African swine fever fears
By Tom Polansek CHICAGO (Reuters) – The U.S. pork industry canceled its annual convention on...
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Infectious Disease
WHO experts to decide whether Congo Ebola outbreak is international emergency
LONDON (Reuters) – The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday said it had reconvened...
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South Africa reports farm outbreak of African swine fever: OIE
PARIS (Reuters) – South Africa has detected an outbreak of African swine fever on a farm in...
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New York declares measles emergency, blasts misinformation fueling outbreak
By Jonathan Allen and Gina Cherelus NEW YORK (Reuters) – A measles outbreak in Brooklyn,...
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STI Incidence Up After Receipt of HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis
Younger age, greater partner number, group sex, but not condom use, linked to increased risk of STI
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CDC: Still No Source As E. Coli Outbreak Grows to 96 Cases
Electron micrograph of E. coli. Photo: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Outbreak affecting five states; no deaths reported, but 11 people have been hospitalized
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Century-old bacteria from sick soldier offer clues to cholera epidemics
By Kate Kelland (Reuters) – Scientists have mapped the genome of a strain of cholera...
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Congo Ebola outbreak ‘far from contained,’ U.S. aid chief says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The deadly Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is far...
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GSK wins U.S. nod for two-drug HIV combination
By Ludwig Burger (Reuters) – GlaxoSmithKline Plc’s two-drug treatment for HIV...
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Factbox: Cyclone Idai’s death toll stands at 847, cholera cases rise
BEIRA, Mozambique (Reuters) – Hundreds of thousands of people are in need of food, water and...
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China reports new African swine fever outbreak in Xinjiang region
BEIJING (Reuters) – China said on Monday it had confirmed a new outbreak of African swine...
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Telemedicine Leads to More Antibiotic Rx for Pediatric Respiratory Infection
More antibiotics prescribed with less guideline-concordant antibiotic management versus other settings
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Model Can Predict Sepsis Risk for Emergency Medical Admissions
Computer-aided National Early Warning Score model makes use of data already collected by clinicians
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FDA Warns Against Use of Preowned or Unauthorized Test Strips
Unauthorized, preowned test strips could cause infection, inaccuracy
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First Two-Drug Regimen Approved for HIV-1 Treatment
Dovato indicated for use in patients with no history of antiretroviral treatment
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China reports first African swine fever outbreak in Tibet
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s agriculture ministry late on Sunday confirmed the first...
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China’s Inner Mongolia reports human infection of H7N9 bird flu virus: Xinhua
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s Inner Mongolia region reported on Saturday a case of human...
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Cholera vaccinations launched in post-cyclone Mozambique
GENEVA (Reuters) – Health officials launched a vaccination campaign in Mozambique’s...
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CDC investigates E.coli outbreak in several states
(Reuters) – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and several other U.S....
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Hospital staff errors with gowns and gloves spread bacteria
By Carolyn Crist (Reuters Health) – – Healthcare workers caring for infectious...
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