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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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TB "Pseudoepidemics" Common in US Armed Forces
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High rates of false-positive tuberculin skin test (TST) conversions are common among US Army personnel, particularly after overseas deployments, investigators report in the June issue of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. Reuters Health Information
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Late Congenital CMV Has No Effect on Fetal Outcome
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Although cytomegalovirus (CMV) is highly transmissible during primary maternal infection in the third trimester, there appear to be no serious consequences in neonates, Israeli researchers report in the June issue of BJOG International. Reuters Health Information
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