New Coronavirus Found in Beluga Whale May 26, 2008
With emerging infectious diseases on the rise, it is now estimated that 75% derive from zoonotic sources ... 24, 2005) Emerging infectious diseases pose a global threat to human and animal health, and the problem is likely to worsen, warns an expert in this week's British Medical Journal. (Science Daily)
Tips from the Journals of the American Society for Microbiology May 23, 2008
With emerging infectious diseases on the rise, it is now estimated that 75% derive from zoonotic sources. This being the case, health officials are now looking to zoological parks and aquariums for emerging virus surveillance. (EurekAlert!)
Sauder Business School signs education pact in Beijing May 22, 2008
"This sharing of knowledge and experience - and the cultivation of business networks that goes with it - will be important to both of our regions in today's increasingly connected global economy." The University of British Columbia is participating at the B.C. Canada Pavilion in a variety of ways throughout the summer, including the Research and Innovation Summit (May 25-28), which will feature presentations by UBC faculty on clean energy and emerging infectious diseases, and the Teaching and... (Canada Newswire)
Smallpox Drug: Cure For The Common Cold? May 21, 2008
Said Samuel Stanley Jr., director of the Midwest Regional Center of Excellence for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases Research (MRCE): "It is exciting to see work funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases' MRCE program lead to potential new therapies for this important virus.". There are 52 known serotypes, or strains, of adenovirus in humans. (Science Daily)
Read more... May 20, 2008
The afternoon commencement speaker was University of Maryland professor Rita Colwell, former director of the National Science Foundation and an expert in emerging infectious diseases and safe drinking water. JAMM AQUINO / Creative caps also were abundant yesterday, as seen above with test tubes perched atop a graduate's cap. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
* WHA fails to discuss Taiwans application May 20, 2008
The WHO-sponsored disease reporting and response efforts worldwide must be seamless, as mankind faces threats of emerging infectious diseases, including the H5N1 influenza A virus. Any gap in such efforts threatens the health and the well-being of all nations, Leavitt wrote. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
Panel urges review of possible lab threats May 17, 2008
"There is an urgent need in this country to conduct research aimed at finding causes, diagnoses, and cures for the alarming number of recently emerging and reemerging infectious diseases," said Robert McCarron, senior vice president for government relations at the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities in Massachusetts ... Yesterday's hearing was the latest chapter in the saga of BU's National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories, which sits more than 80 percent complete on... (Boston Globe)
Parasites found in Atlanta swimming spots May 16, 2008
The study is being published in a CDC publication, Emerging Infectious Diseases. Vote for this story. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
CDC biolab not ready after 2 1/2 years May 15, 2008
Construction began in 2001 on the new 368,000-square-foot building called the Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratory at the CDC's Clifton Road campus. The building including the wing containing the BSL-4 labs was completed in September 2005. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
TB Strain May Be Linked To Unpasteurized Dairy, Study Suggests May 7, 2008
The study is now on line in advance of publication in the June issue of Emerging Infectious Diseases. Additional contributors to the study include senior author Steffanie A. Strathdee, Ph. (Science Daily)
More killer germs resisting world's antibiotics May 6, 2008
These XDR-TB bacteria possess ``such extensive drug resistance as to be nearly untreatable with currently available drugs,'' Sarita Shah, a epidemiologist at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City, reported in the Emerging Infectious Diseases journal. Church led a team of scientists who discovered ``super-resistant'' bacteria dining on a diet of antibiotics at 11 different soil sites. (Anchorage Daily News)
Doctor finds higher calling when death knocks May 5, 2008
He relies on a well-thumbed reference book, "Tropical Medicine and Emerging Infectious Diseases," and the Internet, which allows him to research and e-mail with experts in the United States about how to handle the bizarre cases - such as the man with a 5-inch horn protruding from his neck. About the shape and texture of a pumpkin stalk, it was some type of accelerated bone growth. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Ugandan Monkeys Harbor Evidence Of Infection With Unknown Poxvirus Apr 23, 2008
The findings appear online in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases. Adapted from materials provided by. (Science Daily)
State, federal officials to mark completion of Ricketts Laboratory Apr 4, 2008
In 2003, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases named the University the lead institution for the Great Lakes Regional Center of Excellence for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases Research and awarded the center more than $35 million in research funding ... The express purpose and specific design of the laboratory is to generate the very best science and technology in a safe, central, state-of-the-art facility to produce drugs, vaccines and diagnostic devices to... (Univeristy of Chicago Chronicle, IL)
Galea Life Sciences' Subsidiary Awarded Presentation Slot for Clinical Policy Abstract At 15th International Symposium on HIV and Emerging Infectious Diseases Apr 1, 2008
MIAMI, April 1, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Galea Life Sciences, Inc. (Other OTC: - ) announced that its BioSource Therapeutics, Inc. (BST) subsidiary will present its clinical policy abstract emphasizing the value of nutrition and protein in combating muscle and skeletal wasting at the 15th International Symposium on HIV and Emerging Infectious Diseases (ISHEID), May 28-30, in Toulon, France ... The International Symposium on HIV and Emerging Infectious Diseases (ISHEID) is convening the 15th... (Primezone Releases)
Zoologists Unlock New Secrets About Frog Deaths Mar 28, 2008
Lips and Sears, however, found climate change doesn t appear to trigger outbreaks of the fungus, but that it instead spreads in wave-like patterns often seen in exotic species and emerging infectious diseases. They call their theory the spreading pathogen hypothesis. (Science Daily)
Men And Women Have Different Eating Habits, Study Shows Mar 22, 2008
21, 2008) When it comes to what we eat, men and women really are different according to scientific research presented today (March 19) at the 2008 International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases in Atlanta, Georgia. In general, men are more likely to report eating meat and poultry items and women are more likely to report eating fruits and vegetables. (Science Daily)
Canine Influenza Was Around Earlier Than Once Thought Mar 21, 2008
20, 2008) The canine influenza virus, first identified in 2004, had been circulating in the greyhound population for at least five years prior to its discovery and may have been responsible for numerous outbreaks of respiratory disease among dogs at racing tracks during that period, according to research presented March 18 at the 2008 International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases in Atlanta, Georgia. See also. (Science Daily)
Community-acquired Staph Pneumonia Appears More Common, Including MRSA Mar 21, 2008
Researchers report their findings March 19 at the 2008 International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases in Atlanta, Georgia. Adapted from materials provided by , via , a service of AAAS.. (Science Daily)
The Gender Divide Starts over Dinner Mar 21, 2008
The findings were to be presented Wednesday in Atlanta at the 2008 International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases. In the study, Shiferaw's team collected data on almost 15,000 American adults who participated in the Foodborne Disease Active Surveillance Network survey, which ran from May 2006 to April 2007. (MEDLINEplus)
Gender decides eating habits Mar 21, 2008
"To our knowledge, there have been studies in the literature on gender differences in eating habits, but nothing this extensive," the epidemiologist told the 2008 International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases in Atlanta, Georgia. Researchers found that men were more likely to eat meat and poultry, especially duck, veal, and ham, and certain shellfish such as shrimp and oysters. (India Times, India -- Health/Science)
Community-Based Staph Pneumonia More Common Than Thought Mar 20, 2008
The study findings were to be presented Wednesday at the International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases, in Atlanta. More information. (U.S. News & World Report)
Pneumococcal Disease Rates Down Significantly Post-vaccine Mar 20, 2008
Researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report their results March 18 at the 2008 International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases in Atlanta, Georgia. See also. (Science Daily)
Foodborne Outbreaks From Leafy Greens On Rise Mar 20, 2008
19, 2008) Over the past 35 years the proportion of foodborne outbreaks linked to the consumption of leafy green vegetables has substantially increased and that increase can not be completely attributed to Americans eating more salads according to research presented March 17 at the 2008 International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases in Atlanta, Georgia. See also. (Science Daily)
Men and women eat differently? Mar 20, 2008
"To our knowledge, there have been studies in the literature on gender differences in eating habits, but nothing this extensive," the epidemiologist told the 2008 International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases in Atlanta, Georgia. Men go for meat, women veggies. (iAfrica.com)
Who likes asparagus? Men more than women Mar 20, 2008
International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases. . (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
You really are what you eat Mar 20, 2008
On the Net: International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases. Sponsored Links. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Severe West Nile Infection Could Lead To Lifetime Of Symptoms Mar 19, 2008
18, 2008) Most people who suffer severe infection with West Nile virus still experience symptoms years after infection and many may continue to experience these symptoms for the rest of their lives according to research presented March 17 at the 2008 International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases in Atlanta, Georgia. See also. (Science Daily)
Symptoms of West Nile Virus Infection May Persist Mar 19, 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Infection with mosquito-borne West Nile virus (WNV) can result in significant long-term problems, such as mental and functional impairment, as well as depression, according to data from an ongoing study funded by the National Institutes of Health presented Monday at the International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases in Atlanta. "People who have the greatest sequelae are those (who) had the most severe form of the disease, which is encephalitis," lead... (MEDLINEplus)
Study blames mud for bike racers' illnesses Mar 18, 2008
Findings of the investigation into the outbreak were presented yesterday at the International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases in Atlanta. Investigators from the Public Health Agency of Canada's field epidemiology program, the B.C. CDC and Vancouver Coastal Health Authority conducted the investigation. (Globe and Mail -- National)
For bioterror lab, a long road seen Mar 15, 2008
"The BU project, known as the National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories, is one of the cornerstones of the Bush administration's campaign to prepare for potential acts of bioterrorism. The federal government is underwriting most of the cost of building the Albany Street facility, which is 77 percent complete. BU had originally intended to open the lab by this fall.Conservation Law Foundation attorney Eloise P. Lawrence, whose organization sued to block the facility, said the exhaustive... (Boston Globe)
Nanoemulsion vaccines show increasing promise Feb 27, 2008
A National Institutes of Health program, the Great Lakes Regional Centers of Excellence for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases, funded the research ... The study was funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, through the Great Lakes Regional Centers of Excellence for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases. (EurekAlert!)
Pandemic Hot Spots Map a Path to Prevention Feb 23, 2008
The team says these findings suggest that emerging infectious diseases flourish where people are coming into greater contact with wild animals. This study and others before it increasingly show "that there are patterns which can be used for the forecasting of novel pandemics," says infectious disease specialist Nathan Wolfe of the University of California, Los Angeles, who was not part of the study. (Scientific American)
India hotspot for new infectious diseases: Report Feb 23, 2008
NEW DELHI: India is a hotspot for emerging infectious diseases (EIDs), a study by an international team of scientists which recently published its findings in the journal Nature has warned. Of special concern are zoonoses (diseases that travel from animals to humans) such as bird flu, incidences of which have risen worldwide. (Times of India)
New Infectious Diseases On The Rise Feb 22, 2008
A new study shows that since 1940, scientists have identified 335 emerging infectious diseases in people ... "The benefits would not just be felt locally: in an era of increasing globalization, emerging infectious diseases are everybody's problem," writes Professor Mark Woolhouse, PhD, of the Centre for Infectious Diseases at Scotland's University of Edinburgh, in an editorial publish 00004000 ed with the study in Nature. (CBS News)
Global Report Identifies Emerging Infectious Diseases Feb 22, 2008
A trusted source of newsand information since 1942. So, we can use different models of future change. (Voice of America)
Scientists: India risks new epidemics Feb 22, 2008
NEW DELHI, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) -- India is facing a risk for emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) as the human population expands into natural wilderness, The Times of India reported on Friday ... The team also prepared a detailed map highlighting the world's hotspots for emerging infectious diseases. (Xinhuanet, China)
Map pinpoints disease 'hotspots' Feb 21, 2008
Map of world's Emerging Infectious Diseases hotspots. A detailed map highlighting the world's hotspots for emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) has been released. (BBC News -- Health)
Emerging Infectious Diseases On The Rise: Tropical Countries Predicted As Next Hot Spot Feb 21, 2008
Providing the first-ever definitive proof, a team of scientists has shown that emerging infectious diseases such as HIV, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), West Nile virus and Ebola are indeed on the rise ... But this team did not stop with determining the causes and origins of emerging infectious diseases; they took it a step further ... 24, 2005) Emerging infectious diseases pose a global threat to human and animal health, and the problem is likely to worsen, warns an expert in this... (Science Daily)
Next human plague 'likely to come from animal contact' Feb 21, 2008
More than 20 percent of emerging infectious diseases derive from a growing imperviousness to drugs, such as extremely drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB), chloroquine-resistant malaria and verocytotoxigenic Escherichia coli, a highly dangerous strain of intestinal bug. Many of these outbreaks have occurred in Western Europe or North America. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Animal Viruses Threaten Human Plagues Feb 20, 2008
More than 20% of emerging infectious diseases derive from a growing imperviousness to drugs in ceertain bacteria, such as extremely drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) and chloroquine-resistant malaria. Bookmark this page. (Sky News)
Weekend Calendar Feb 14, 2008
LECTURES Research on Emerging Infectious Diseases, noon, South Quadrangle, Grand Ave.. DANCE , 8 p.m., Space/Place Theatre, North Hall. (Daily Iowan, IA)
Swine flu monitoring needed for farm workers, study says Feb 12, 2008
The concern is that swine viral strains could adapt into a form that results in efficient human-to-human transmission, said Dr. Joan L. Robinson, a professor at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada, a pediatrician at the Stollery Childrens Hospital, and lead author of the study, which was published recently in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases. Swine flu in humans is under-recognized in Canada, but it has the capacity to become a problem, she added. (EurekAlert!)
Local student learns at Centers for Disease Control Feb 8, 2008
After graduation from BVU, Nicole took a position as an Emerging Infectious Diseases training fellow in the Q Fever laboratory at the CDC. Last month, Nicole started another fellowship and is working in the Special Pathogens Branch at the CDC and has plans to eventually pursue a graduate degree. Storm Lake Pilot Tribune 2008. (Storm Lake Pilot Tribune, IA)
Find out more about infectious diseases Jan 30, 2008
PETALING JAYA: Find out more about new infectious diseases at a talk entitled New and Emerging Infectious Diseases by Professor Stephen B. Calderwood from Harvard Medical School. Organised by University Tunku Abdul Rahman (Utar), the talk will be held on Feb 19 at 10am at the Utar campus here in Jalan 13/6. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
The war on disease in Asia: Avian virus Jan 28, 2008
Avian flu is just one of many emerging infectious diseases in these countries ... Source: World Health Organization About this report: Star-Bulletin reporter Helen Altonn looked into emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases in the Asia Pacific region on an East-West Center 2007 Health Journalism Fellowship for U.S. and Asian health writers. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Seasonal flu vaccine may help in fight against H5N1 Jan 26, 2008
Researchers at the National Institute for Infectious Diseases in Rome published a study in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases in December showing that ordinary seasonal flu vaccines may provide a small amount of protection against bird flu. Their study was among the first to support the idea that getting an annual flu shot may help people's bodies fight off the H5N1 virus. (Guardian Unlimited)
Drug-Resistant Bacteria Found in Arctic Jan 26, 2008
The scientists detailed their findings in the January issue of the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases. Copyright. (Fox News)
Drug-Resistant Bacteria Found in Wild Arctic Birds Jan 25, 2008
He and his team report their findings in the January issue of the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases. Spreading Immunity. (National Geographic)
High Arctic STD rate raises fears of greater HIV in the North Jan 22, 2008
"It's definitely been going up in the North and it's rather alarming at how fast," Dionne Gesink Law, a co-author of the paper published in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases, said Monday. The paper compared instances of chlamydia and gonorrhea in Canada's three northern territories with southern Canada, Alaska and Greenland between 2003 and 2006. (Brandon Sun)
Can hantavirus infection spread among humans? Jan 19, 2008
The findings will soon be published in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases. . (EurekAlert!)
Are Urban Vermin the Most Disease-Ridden Animals? Jan 18, 2008
Even so, zoonotic diseases represent a growing proportion of emerging infectious diseases; two British studies calculated that about 75 percent of emerging infectious diseases are zoonotic. (By comparison, about 60 percent of all human pathogens can infect animals. (Scientific American)
Establishing a nationwide emergency department-based syndromic surveillance system for better public health responses in Taiwan Jan 18, 2008
With international concern over emerging infectious diseases (EID) and bioterrorist attacks, public health is being required to have early outbreak detection systems. A disease surveillance team was organized to establish a hospital emergency department-based syndromic surveillance system (ED-SSS) capable of automatically transmitting patient data electronically from the hospitals responsible for emergency care throughout the country to the Centers for Disease Control in Taiwan (Taiwan-CDC)... (BioMed Central)
HealthSport's Enlyten SportStrips Included in Special Operations Forces Nutrition Guide Jan 15, 2008
USU is a typical academic health center with a unique focus on health promotion and disease prevention, and with the specialized mission of educating health care practitioners to deal with peace and wartime casualties, natural disasters, emerging infectious diseases and other public health emergencies. About HealthSport, Inc.. (Primezone Releases)
High degree of resistance to antibiotics in Arctic birds Jan 12, 2008
In the latest issue of the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases, Swedish researchers report that birds captured in the hyperboreal tundra, in connection with the tundra expedition Beringia 2005, were carriers of antibiotics-resistant bacteria. These findings indicate that resistance to antibiotics has spread into nature, which is an alarming prospect for future health care. (EurekAlert!)
Smallpox Vaccine Alternative Identified Jan 10, 2008
UC Irvine is home to the Pacific-Southwest Center for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases Research one of only 10 federally funded regional centers dedicated to research for countering bioterrorism and infectious disease threats. About the protein microarray laboratory. (Science Daily)
Drug-resistant E. coli found in polar birds Jan 3, 2008
Reporting in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases, scientists in Sweden traveled to vast regions of the frigid polar ice cap in search of species they hoped had been spared exposure to drug-resistant strains. They were surprised when they discovered widespread antibiotic-resistant E. coli in Arctic-dwelling birds never exposed to the drugs. (AZCentral -- News)
Shot may fight bird flu Dec 27, 2007
They also found a few immune cells called CD4 T-cells seemed to recognize and act against H5N1 virus and seasonal vaccine administration enhanced the frequency of such reactive CD4 T-cells, they wrote in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases. Our findings indicate that seasonal vaccination can raise neutralizing immunity against (H5N1 avian influenza) virus, the researchers concluded. (MSNBC -- Health)
Federal bill provides $845M for isle projects Dec 22, 2007
$25 million for a laboratory that will study emerging infectious diseases and bioterrorism threats. $6. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Texas Football Succumbs to Virulent Staph Infection From Artificial Turf Dec 22, 2007
His report was published by the CDC in the December edition of Emerging Infectious Diseases. It's a big problem, and it's likely to get bigger. (Bloomberg)
Can Interacting Pathogens Explain Disease Patterns? Dec 15, 2007
24, 2005) Emerging infectious diseases pose a global threat to human and animal health, and the problem is likely to worsen, warns an expert in this week's British Medical Journal. The recent emergence of. (Science Daily)
Ruling may stall opening of biolab Dec 14, 2007
The project, known as the National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories, is being built on Albany Street and represents a bid by BU to vault into the top tier of the nation's medical research institutions. Underwritten by federal funds, the laboratory, scheduled to open next fall, is a cornerstone in the Bush administration's campaign to prepare for potential acts of bioterrorism. (Boston Globe)
Deadly Virus Strips Away Immune System's Defensive Measures Dec 14, 2007
With support from the National Institutes of Health's Regional Centers for Excellence in Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases Research program, Virgin teamed up with co-author Adolfo Garc;a-Sastre, Ph ... Funding from the Midwest Regional Centers for Excellence in Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases Research and the New England Regional Center for Excellence in Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases Research supported this research. (Science Daily)
Immune Compound Blocks Virus' Ability To Hijack Antibodies Dec 14, 2007
Funding from the Pediatric Dengue Vaccine Initiative, the National Institutes of Health, the Midwest Regional Center for Excellence for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases Research and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases supported this research. Adapted from materials provided by. (Science Daily)
New Software To Aid Early Detection Of Infectious Disease Outbreaks Dec 8, 2007
According to the results published in the September 2007 issue of Emerging Infectious Diseases, the transmission was not sustained. "The faster we learn about emerging infectious diseases and their characteristics, the quicker we can contain and mitigate them," said Longini. (Science Daily)
