Lab exams confirmed on Saturday that there was no infectious disease outbreak on a cross-Canada train that was held in quarantine on Friday in northern Ontario after a passenger aboard died. Reuters Health Information
In general, dengue infection in late pregnancy does not affect pregnancy outcome, according to results of a study appearing in the May issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Reuters Health Information
Most cases of rotavirus gastroenteritis seen in primary care practice occur in young children, a multicentre team of European researchers reported in the recently concluded annual meeting of the European Society of Pediatric Infectious Diseases in Graz, Austria. Reuters Health Information
Seasonal flu viruses are developing the ability to evade influenza drugs globally, but how and why this is happening is not clear, experts told a conference on Monday. Reuters Health Information
The use of a rapid test to confirm the clinical diagnosis of influenza can reduce antibiotic use in the pediatric office setting, researchers from Germany reported at the annual meeting of the European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases. Reuters Health Information
A multicenter sepsis educational program implemented in Spain has improved compliance with treatment guidelines and reduced hospital mortality, according to a report in the Journal of the American Medical Association for May 21. Reuters Health Information
European authorities have approved the first pre-pandemic bird flu vaccine, Prepandrix, from GlaxoSmithKline Plc, its maker said on Monday. Reuters Health Information
In screening for cervical cancer, a negative human papillomavirus (HPV) test predicts a very low risk of high-grade lesions for at least 6 years, much longer than the 3-year predictive value of a conventional cytology test, new research shows. Reuters Health Information
In a murine model, a replication-defective human adenoviral 5 (HAd) vector expressing the gene encoding hemagglutinin in an H5N1 influenza virus conferred durable immunity and cross-protection against challenge with more recent strains of H5N1, according to a study in the April 15 issue of The Journal of Infectious Diseases. Reuters Health Information
Last year, for the first time ever, coxsackievirus B1 (CBV1) was the most common enterovirus in the United States, according to findings released Thursday in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Reuters Health Information
