The prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection is high among immigrants from the former Soviet Union residing in the New York City metropolitan area, a research shows. Reuters Health Information
A study showed that both vaccine components and the proportionate mix of circulating influenza subtypes, strains, and drift variants affect vaccine effectiveness. Medscape Medical News
A comparison of pneumococcal conjugate polysaccharide and free polysaccharide vaccines (PPV) in the elderly shows advantages of conjugate vaccine, according to German and US researchers. Reuters Health Information
Patients infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) have a modestly increased risk of developing non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), according to a report in the April 15th International Journal of Cancer. Reuters Health Information
A strain of hand, foot and mouth disease has killed four more children in China, bringing the death toll in recent weeks to 34, state media said on Friday, as it praised a doctor who alerted authorities to the epidemic. Reuters Health Information
Timely reporting of foodborne diseases is necessary to identify persons at risk for exposure and to prevent additional cases in outbreak settings. Learn more about these foodborne outbreaks. Emerging Infectious Diseases
One person died and about 280 were placed in quarantine aboard a cross-Canada train on Friday after a mystery illness caused violent flu-like symptoms. Reuters Health Information
An antibiotic restriction policy could reduce the rates of antimicrobial resistance among Streptococcus pneumoniae that cause acute otitis media, according to a report in the April 15th issue of The Journal of Infectious Diseases. Reuters Health Information
Results of a French study do not support a role for human herpesvirus-6 (HHV-6) infection in the development of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Reuters Health Information
South Korea has culled all domestic fowl in the Seoul area in a bid to contain a second outbreak of bird flu to hit the capital in less than a week. Reuters Health Information
