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Mortality in Severe Malaria Increases With Age
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Mortality in severe falciparum malaria is significantly greater among adults over 50 years of age than in other age groups, a multinational team of researchers from Asia report in the July 15th issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases. Reuters Health Information
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Chikungunya Virus Has Adapted to New Vector
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The Chikungunya virus has spread to several new countries in the past year because it has found a new species of mosquito to carry it, researchers said on Friday. Reuters Health Information
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ACE Gene Variant Appears Not to Affect Pneumonia Risk
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Contrary to the results of earlier research conducted among Asians that suggested an effect of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) gene polymorphisms on the susceptibility to and severity of community-acquired pneumonia, a study among white patients reported in the January issue of Chest failed to find these relationships. Reuters Health Information
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