Journal of Infectious Diseases

Estimates reveal low population immunity to new bird flu virus H7N9 in humans

The level of immunity to the recently circulating H7N9 influenza virus in an urban and rural population in Vietnam is very low, according to the first population level study to examine human immunity to the virus, which was ...

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New malaria test kit gives a boost to elimination efforts worldwide

A new, highly sensitive blood test that quickly detects even the lowest levels of malaria parasites in the body could make a dramatic difference in efforts to tackle the disease in the UK and across the world, according to ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 17, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Bird flu expert working on vaccine that protects against multiple strains

(Medical Xpress)—As the bird flu outbreak in China worsens, a Purdue University expert is working on vaccines that offer broader protection against multiple strains of the virus.

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New malaria tool shows which kids at greatest risk

Researchers at Michigan State University have identified a test that can determine which children with malaria are likely to develop cerebral malaria, a much more life-threatening form of the disease.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 08, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cure in sight for kissing bug's bite

Chagas disease, a deadly tropical infection caused by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi and transmitted by biting insects called "kissing bugs," has begun to spread around the world, including the U.S. Yet current treatm ...

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Patients can emit small, influenza-containing particles into the air during routine care

A new study suggests that patients with influenza can emit small virus-containing particles into the surrounding air during routine patient care, potentially exposing health care providers to influenza. Published in The Journal of ...

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Candidate dengue vaccine shows promise in early-stage trial

A candidate dengue vaccine developed by scientists at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has been found to be safe and to stimulate a strong immune response in most vaccine recipients, according to results from an early-stage ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 23, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

HPV in older women may be due to reactivation of virus, not new infection

A new study suggests that human papillomavirus (HPV) infection in women at or after menopause may represent an infection acquired years ago, and that HPV infections may exist below limits of detection after one to two years, ...

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Infants with severe RSV disease may be immunosuppressed

Infants with severe lower respiratory tract infection caused by respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) may have a dysfunctional innate immune response that relates to the severity of their disease. These are the findings from ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Dec 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Inner city infants have different patterns of viral respiratory illness than infants in the suburbs

Children living in low-income urban areas appear especially prone to developing asthma, possibly related to infections they acquire early in life. In a new study in The Journal of Infectious Diseases, available online, resear ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Sep 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

In heterosexuals, transmitted HIV strains often resemble original infecting virus

A new study has found that even though HIV diversifies widely within infected individuals over time, the virus strains that ultimately are passed on through heterosexual transmission often resemble the strain of virus that ...

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Study explores medical exemptions from school vaccination requirements across states

In states where medical exemptions from vaccination requirements for kindergarten students are easier to get, exemption rates are higher, potentially compromising herd immunity and posing a threat to children and others who ...

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Danger in the blood: Scientists show how antibiotic-resisting bacterial infections may form

New research may help explain why hundreds of thousands of Americans a year get sick – and tens of thousands die – after bacteria get into their blood. It also suggests why some of those bloodstream ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Aug 15, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Human papillomavirus types do not replace others after large-scale vaccination

Vaccines against human papillomavirus (HPV) are now recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for both teenage boys and girls. The vaccine protects against the two most common types of the virus that cause ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jul 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Significant decline of genital warts in young women

(Medical Xpress) -- The incidence of condyloma or genital warts (GW) is significantly declining in young women, according to a novel register study from Karolinska Institutet. The researchers suggest that this recent development ...

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