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Five Lab Workers Exposed to Vaccinia in 2-Year Period
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Recent reports of five laboratory-acquired vaccinia virus (VACV) infections underscore "the need for proper vaccination, laboratory safety, infection-control practices, and rapid medical evaluation of exposures in the context of orthopoxvirus research," Dr. R. Melchreit, from the Connecticut Department of Public Health, and associates write in the April 18th issue of the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Reuters Health Information
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Risk Factors for Congenital Malaria Identified
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In endemic malaria areas, babies born premature and those born to primigravidas are at increased risk of congenital malaria, researchers from Nigeria report. Reuters Health Information
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Industrial Air Scrubbers May Spread Legionnaires: Report
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An industrial air scrubber in Sarpsborg, Norway has been identified as the source of an outbreak of Legionnaires disease that occurred in May 2005, investigators report in the January 1 issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases. Reuters Health Information
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European Rotavirus Gastroenteritis Burden Highest in Young Children
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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
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