American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Q fever? A bigger threat to humans than thought

(HealthDay)—You've probably never heard of Q fever, but the bacterial disease may be sickening—and killing—more Americans than once believed, a new study suggests.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Rocky mountain spotted fever risks examined

In Mexicali, Mexico, an uncontrolled epidemic of Rocky Mountain spotted fever, one of the deadliest tickborne diseases in the Americas, has affected more than 1,000 people since 2008.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Researchers in China link dangerous foodborne pathogen to centipedes

A dangerous foodborne parasite typically found in snails and other mollusks was detected in two patients in a Chinese hospital and traced to their consumption of raw wild centipedes, according to a new case report published ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Study shows blood test can differentiate between Zika and dengue

A new study from the Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine shows that, depending on the interpretation criteria, serological tests can distinguish recent Zika infections in areas where dengue is ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Florida teen first human case of another mosquito-borne virus

(HealthDay)—The first confirmed human case of Keystone virus has been diagnosed in a Florida teen, but it's likely that infection with the mosquito-borne disease is common among state residents, researchers report.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Low-cost anti-hookworm drug boosts female farmers' physical fitness

Impoverished female farm workers infected with intestinal parasites known as hookworms saw significant improvements in physical fitness when they were treated with a low-cost deworming drug. The benefits were seen even in ...

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