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SARS: No evidence that any of the treatments worked
The SARS virus set alarm bells ringing across the world when it first appeared in 2002, but now a review of the effectiveness of the treatments used against it has found no evidence that any of them worked.   view more (2006-09-12)

Fast way of spotting multidrug resistant bacteria could help stop outbreaks in hospitals
A type of bacterium widely found on our skin and in the environment has now become a major threat in hospitals where it can cause serious infections, such as pneumonia in severely ill patients.   view more (2007-11-28)

Volunteers sought for avian flu vaccine study
Vanderbilt University Medical Center is enrolling volunteers in a study to test a new vaccine that targets avian flu, the first such vaccine against the virus.   view more (2005-10-31)

AIDS surpasses black death as deadliest disease in history
In terms of illness and death, AIDS is worse than the Black Death of the 14th century. Ninety five per cent of new infections of HIV are in the world's poor countries and heterosexual transmission is responsible for most of these, reports Peter Lamptey, in this week's BMJ.   view more (2002-01-23)

Researchers report breakthrough against world's deadliest viruses
Scientists from the Public Health Agency of Canada-with assistance from the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases-have developed vaccines against the Ebola and Marburg viruses that have been shown to be effective in non-human primates.   view more (2005-06-06)

Study of sugars on cell surface identifies key factor in flu infection
Scientists have identified a key factor that determines the ability of influenza viruses to infect cells of the human upper respiratory tract-a necessary step for sustaining spread between people.   view more (2008-01-07)

Thailand : understanding of dengue fever epidemics by satellite imagery
Since dengue hemorrhagic fever appeared in the 1950s in South-East Asia many successive epidemics have occurred in Thailand. A team of researchers from IRD (Institut de recherche pour le développement, ex-Orstom) and the Center for Vaccine Development (Mahidol University, Thailand) undertook... view more (2000-12-14)

Household transmission of SARS: Lessons learned
In the 2003 outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in Toronto, Ontario, about 20% of cases resulted from household transmission (spread of the infection within a household).   view more (2006-11-07)

Researchers Find That Cattle Tuberculosis Remains in Fields For Up to 4 Months
Researchers from the University of Warwick's Department of Biological Sciences have found evidence that bovine tuberculosis remains in fields for up to 4 months. This means that long after an outbreak of bovine TB on a farm healthy cattle may still be exposed to the disease from pasture that had... view more (2002-04-19)

An HIV Vaccine is within reach
An effective, affordable, and accessible HIV vaccine is 7-10 years away, according to scientists at the Medical Research Council of South Africa, in this week's BMJ. However, its success depends on a complex interplay of politics, science, and public-private partnerships.   view more (2002-01-23)

EUREKA project destroys BSE-infected waste using plasma technology
The European Union's response to recent public health crises such as the BSE outbreak has prompted a EUREKA project to develop a more effective, safer and environmentally friendly method for destroying potentially infected animal wastes. New EU directives to eradicate BSE have generated such a huge... view more (2004-03-16)

Black-footed ferrets sired by males that died 8 years ago
Two black-footed ferrets at the Smithsonian's National Zoo have each given birth to a kit that was sired by males who died in 1999 and 2000   view more (2008-09-03)

Human antibodies protect mice from avian flu
An international team of scientists, including researchers from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, report using antibodies derived from immune cells from recent human survivors of H5N1 avian influenza to successfully treat... view more (2007-05-29)

Avian influenza survivors' antibodies effective at neutralising H5N1 strain
Adults who have recovered from the potentially deadly H5N1 strain of avian influenza may hold the key to future treatments for the virus, according to an international team of researchers.   view more (2007-05-29)

New software to aid early detection of infectious disease outbreaks
A newly released software program will let health authorities at the site of an infectious disease outbreak quickly analyze data, speeding the detection of new cases and the implementation of effective interventions.   view more (2007-12-07)

H5N1 threat puts human flu back in spotlight
The emergence of the avian influenza virus H5N1 that is currently devastating chicken flocks in many countries and threatening to unleash a worldwide epidemic among humans has triggered a renewed interest among scientists in studying influenza A viruses.   view more (2006-05-05)

Guidelines needed to prevent spread of infection in European hospitals
National and European guidelines to control the spread of vancomycin resistant enterococci should be drawn up before these bacteria become endemic in European hospitals, argue researchers in this week's BMJ. Vancomycin resistant bacteria have a low virulence but can cause serious infections in... view more (2002-03-13)

New TB test reveals patients at risk, says study
A recently introduced blood test can reveal which patients may develop active tuberculosis (TB) much more precisely than the 100-year old TB skin test, according to a new study published today in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine.   view more (2008-10-21)

Vaccine provides 100 percent protection against avian flu virus in animal study
University of Pittsburgh researchers announced they have genetically engineered an avian flu vaccine from the critical components of the deadly H5N1 virus that completely protected mice and chickens from infection.   view more (2006-01-27)

FMD future: vaccines or funeral pyres?
Millions of animals could be needlessly slaughtered and billions of dollars lost from economies, unless the world backs an international science team to develop new tools to fight foot-and-mouth disease (FMD). A group of world-leading researchers aims to develop a more effective FMD vaccine and... view more (2003-09-29)

Cattle tuberculosis is on the increase
Foot and mouth may have masked the spread of another cattle killer Cattle being slaughtered. Restrictions on animal movements. Farmers facing ruin. It all sounds horribly familiar to anyone who has lived through Britain`s foot and mouth (FMD) epidemic. This time, though, the culprit is bovine... view more (2002-03-20)

Perth researchers to trial bird flu vaccine
Perth researchers have begun a trial to test the effectiveness of a new vaccine to protect against the potentially deadly bird flu.   view more (2006-06-29)

Mouse study reveals new clues about virulence of 1918 influenza virus
The first comprehensive analysis of an animal's immune response to the 1918 influenza virus provides new insights into the killer flu, report federally supported scientists in an article appearing online today in the journal Nature.   view more (2006-09-29)

NASA technology helps predict and prevent future pandemic outbreaks
With the help of 14 satellites currently in orbit and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Applied Sciences Program, scientists have been able to observe the Earth's environment to help predict and prevent infectious disease outbreaks around the world.   view more (2007-11-07)

Funding to investigate 'food miles' - from farm to fork
Geographers from Coventry and Exeter Universities have been awarded over £170,000 by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) to investigate the links between food production and food consumption. In recent years there has been growing public concern about the health and safety of food... view more (2002-12-03)
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