The Hindu - Jun 22, 2013
In a bid to effectively tackle the spread of dengue fever in the State, the Health Department on Friday directed taluk health officers to report dengue cases and ensure that patients get access to proper treatment.
GMA News - Jun 22, 2013
Health workers and education officials, as well as the general public, may now keep tabs on dengue cases in schools with a newly launched dengue monitoring website launched by the Department of Science and Technology.
Zee News - Jun 22, 2013
New Delhi: Threats of diseases like dengue and malaria loom large over parts of Delhi that were flooded in the first spell of monsoon and the rise in the Yamuna water level, health experts warned Saturday.
GhanaWeb - Jun 22, 2013
The Disease Control Unit of the Dormaa Central Municipal Directorate of the Ghana Health Service has embarked on an education campaign in selected communities to facilitate the early detection of Buruli Ulcer cases for redress.
Ynetnews - Jun 22, 2013
57-year-old man dies after being bitten by snake while on vacation with family in Sea of Galilee.
Phuket Gazette - Jun 22, 2013
PHUKET: With three recent deaths from Dengue Fever in Phuket and 59 deaths nationwide this year, the Phuket Public Health Office (PPHO) yesterday held an emergency meeting to renew their efforts to stymie the spread of the disease this rainy season.
Hindustan Times - Jun 22, 2013
Earlier, the hospital used to refer dengue patients with low platelet count to other hospitals. However, with the installation of the high-end equipment, they won't have to refer all the patients.
Channel News Asia - Jun 22, 2013
Town councils said they have not eased off efforts as dengue is still a threat; special task force teams continue to check for dengue breeding sites from Mondays to Saturdays.
The News International - Jun 22, 2013
According to the Provincial Focal Person for Dengue Surveillance Cell Sindh, 303 cases of dengue fever cases have been reported in Sindh, out of them 294 were in Karachi, while nine cases were reported in the rest of Sindh this year so far.
Sunday Leader - Jun 22, 2013
According to the Health Ministry, the decision to declare the dengue eradication week was taken following meetings held with the relevant Ministries.
The News International - Jun 22, 2013
The Punjab University Health Centre in collaboration with the office of Resident Officer-II has started spray of insecticides for prevention of dengue fever on both campuses.
The Malaysian Insider - Jun 22, 2013
With Laos heading for a historic dengue epidemic, and the Myanmar authorities warning of rising cases, South-east Asia is in the
Phuketwan - Jun 22, 2013
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The News International - June 22, 2013
The Punjab University Health Centre in collaboration with the office of Resident Officer-II has started spray of insecticides for prevention of dengue fever on both campuses.
AllAfrica.com - June 21, 2013
A study which was conducted between 2004 and 2005 indicated that the infections rate of elephantiasis and elephantiasis of scrotum stood at 25.6 per cent while the bilharzia infection rate stood at 14.9 per cent.
Nigerian Tribune - June 21, 2013
A public health expert, Dr Daniel Onwujekwe, said on Thursday, in Lagos, that chronic nasal congestion, swelling of the nose and nasal speech might be early signs of leprosy.
Los Angeles Times - June 21, 2013
The results were unexpected because "bacteria normally evolve quickly," according to Dr. Maria Ochoa, director of the Hansen's Disease Clinic at Los Angeles County/USC Medical Center, which treats people with leprosy. Ochoa was not involved in the ...
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Mr Marles told Parliament on Thursday research by Geelong scientists could provide a global solution to Bairnsdale ulcer (mycobacterium ulcerans), which was the third largest mycobacterial infection in the world behind TB and leprosy.
www.worldbulletin.net - June 21, 2013
Medical supplies for Syrians suffering from leishmaniasis both inside and outside the country come from a patchwork of local aid organizations, private donors, and international aid organizations like the WHO and UNHCR -- all of which struggle to get ...
Daily Mail - June 21, 2013
Also known as the 'Aleppo evil' or, to give it its proper name, cutaneous leishmaniasis, it causes painful lesions which can become secondarily infected, often leading to permanent disfigurement.
Indian Express - June 21, 2013
Pune district has registered as many as 1,516 cases of snake bites between April 2012 and March 2013, At the Sassoon General Hospital in Pune, authorities said they had been receiving two to three patients every day ever since the onset of monsoon.
MassLive.com - June 21, 2013
A bobcat that attacked a Holden man on Monday tested positive for rabies, the state Department of Health confirmed Friday. When Michael Votruba, 24, of Holden arrived home from work, the animal jumped on his leg and chest, reports the Associated Press.
Palm Beach Post - June 21, 2013
A West Palm Beach man is undergoing rabies treatments as a precaution after he was bit by a fox Thursday evening. The man was in his yard in the area of Caloosa Boulevard and Twisted Tree when a fox approached him, he told investigators.
ABC Online - June 21, 2013
A far north Queensland trial aimed at tackling the spread of dengue fever will be extended next month. Researchers have been working in Cairns, releasing mosquitoes infected with the wolbachia bacteria, which blocks dengue transmission.
Xinhua - Jun 21, 2013
BANGKOK, June 21 (Xinhua) -- Nearly 49,000 people in Thailand have been infected with dengue virus, 59 of whom died, Thai National News Bureau reported Friday.
Deccan Chronicle - Jun 21, 2013
Thiruvananthapuram: While dengue and fever-related diseases have taken a toll of more than 140 lives across the state, a leading virologist, whose brainchild was Kerala State Institute of Virology and Infectious Diseases in Alappuzha, laments the state ...
Radio Australia - June 20, 2013
A major health campaign could eliminate Yaws from Vanuatu (Credit: ABC). The WHO says Yaws is a neglected tropical disease that affects the skin, bone and cartilage, but a new drug can cure it and raises the prospects of eradicating Yaws altogether.
Monthly Prescribing Reference - June 20, 2013
... species and/or Cryptococcus species infections refractory to amphotercin B deoxycholate, or in patients where renal impairment or unacceptable toxicity precludes the use of amphotercin B deoxycholate; and for the treatment of visceral leishmaniasis.
Bandera County Courier - June 20, 2013
It was a challenge at that time to find up-to-date information about the disease, with most studies and articles claiming the disease was a concern only in Central and South America. In 2012 we spoke with local animal ... The deadly parasite ...
AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - June 20, 2013
[Daily News] THE Ministry of Health and Social Welfare Intends to put emphasis on the use of insecticide Treated mosquito nets to fight lymphatic filariasis (elephantiasis), Following the realization That even Anopheles mosquitoes spread the disease.
The Connexion-June 20, 2013
A man has died after being bitten by a snake he was showing as part of a traveling exhibition to reduce people's fear of snakes.
Rappler - Jun 20, 2013
CROWDSOURCED. Through the help of teachers and school coordinators, DOST can track which areas have alarming cases ofdengue. Screen grab from Dengue Vector Surveillance Website.
ABS CBN News - Jun 20, 2013
MANILA - The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has launched a website that monitors possible dengue sites in public schools.
Daily News - June 20, 2013
The high level meeting also saw the launching of the Neglected Tropical Diseases Strategic Master Plan (2012-2017), which would show the national programme guideline in combating river blindness, elephantiasis, trachoma, plague, bilharzia, sleeping ...
pharmabiz.com - June 20, 2013
While malaria vaccine is going through phase I clinical trials, the efforts to develop a vaccine for dengue is into the advanced stages of pre-clinical studies.
APA - June 20, 2013
Baku-APA. The dengue fever in Paraguay has caused 67 deaths so far this year, the country's press said Wednesday, APA reports quoting Xinhua.
Channel News Asia - June 20, 2013
SINGAPORE: There were fewer reported cases of dengue fever on Wednesday, compared to Tuesday. According to statistics from the Ministry of Health, there were 39 reported cases of dengue fever on Wednesday as of 3pm.
The Hindu - June 20, 2013
The suspected dengue deaths were reported from Thiruvananthapuram and Kottayam. Of the 153 cases of dengue, 54 were from Thiruvananthapuram, 23 from Pathanamthitta, 20 from Kollam, 28 from Kottayam, 13 from Idukki and the rest from other districts.
India Today - June 20, 2013
As the Capital grapples with flood-like situation, health experts are expecting a spurt in dengue cases. The water that has submerged the low-lying areas poses a big challenge for the health authorities in tackling the vector-borne disease and other ...
The News International - June 20, 2013
Dr M Shakeel Aamir Mullick, the focal person for the Sindh DengueSurveillance Cell Sindh, said 295 dengue fever cases had been reported in the province since January 2013, out of them 286 in Karachi and nine in the rest of the province.
AsiaOne - June 20, 2013
SINGAPORE - SINGAPORE'S dengue toll has climbed above the five-figure mark, with 10,258 patients diagnosed since the start of the year. And Communicable Disease Centre head Leo Yee Sin warned that the annual number of cases could top 15,000, ...
Phuketwan - June 20, 2013
... rooms at all six other Phuket hospitals.* The unprecedented outbreak of dengue on Phuket required action and increased awareness among all residents especially, a crisis summit agreed yesterday at Vachira Phuket Hospital, base for the ''war room.''.
Marketwire (press release) - June 19, 2013
Impavido is an oral agent for the treatment of leishmaniasis which Paladin acquired on a worldwide basis from Aeterna Zentaris in 2008. Impavido is currently the only oral treatment for leishmaniasis approved for sale in Europe, the Indian subcontinent ...
Foreign Policy (blog) - June 19, 2013
Cutaneous leishmaniasis, also known as the "Aleppo evil" or the "Aleppo boil," is carried by sand flies and causes painful lesions that can become secondarily infected, often resulting in disfigurement.
Europa Press - June 19, 2013
Los fármacos actualmente en investigación contra la enfermedad del sueño, la leishmaniasis, el mal de Chagas y el sida pediátrico "podrían cambiar de modo drástico el tratamiento de algunas de estas enfermedades olvidadas".
Leadership Newspapers - June 19, 2013
He said that the free eye treatment includes: cataract, trachoma and trichiasis. “We shall distribute free azaichroms drugs to all patients with trachoma disease,” Ashiru added.
Metro - June 19, 2013
Though the earliest evidence of leprosy was found on a 4,000-year-old skeleton in India, its absolute origin is as yet unknown. Scientists used the medieval DNA, which was remarkably well preserved, to trace the pathogen's global spread across the last ...
Isle of Man Today - June 19, 2013
The island's public health watchdogs have issued a warning to people after a case of rabies in Spain. A dog in the city of Toledo, central Spain, was confirmed to have rabies on June 5.
the Diplomat - June 19, 2013
Dengue cases have been rising dramatically in several Southeast Asian countries recently. Dengue (aka dengue fever) is a tropical virus with no known cure that is carried by the Aedes aegypti mosquito.
Xinhua - June 19, 2013
VIENTIANE, June 19 (Xinhua) -- A total of 31 people died in Laos this year due to dengue, out of the 7,920 people infected, according to Lao government statistics.
Global Times - June 19, 2013
Local governors are being asked to activate their communicable disease control committees, monitor the dengue situation in their area, promote awareness campaigns, coordinate with other sectors and development partners, and mobilize resources.
The Hindu - June 19, 2013
Stressing once again the danger caused by dengue and the need to keep the environment clean, Collector Anshul Mishra went around meeting people in Thumbaipatti and Kottampatti villages near here on Tuesday.
AsiaOne - June 19, 2013
SINGAPORE - The number of people with dengue has crossed the five figure mark with 10,258 cases diagnosed by 3pm last Monday.
Pattaya Mail - June 19, 2013
Meanwhile, in the capital, the department of the disease control worked with the Yaemsa-ard Rangsit School in launching a campaign against dengue fever, as Thailand's dengue patient tally is the second highest in ASEAN countries, Singapore being first.
Times of India - June 19, 2013
MANGALORE: DakshinaKannada district has sufficient facilities to treat dengue cases and several measures are in place to check its spread.
Ceylon Daily News - June 19, 2013
The Education Ministry will train 1,500 school prefects and 590 senior school teachers this month on eradicating Dengue breeding grounds in schools and surrounding areas in Kurunegala and Puttalam districts.
GMA News - June 19. 2013
A children's song encouraging people to keep their surroundings clean and dry to prevent dengue-carrying mosquitoes from breeding marked the intervals between the songs they danced to.
Medicinatv.com - June 18, 2013
No obstante, tras 10 años de trabajo, DNDi ha desarrollado seis tratamientos, siendo éstos dos antimaláricos, una terapia combinada para enfermedad del sueño avanzada, otra combinada para leishmaniasis visceral en África, un conjunto de terapias ...
AllAfrica.com - June 18, 2013
TSETSE flies, the vectors that spread sleeping sickness in humans and nagana in cattle have hit districts in northern Uganda, Bunyoro, Busoga and Kalangala.
LiveScience.com - June 18, 2013
... two of the world's most common and widespread intestinal parasites: whipworms (Trichuris trichiura), which cause the infection known as trichocephalus, and giant roundworms (Ascaris lumbricoides), the largest of the nematodes found in human ...
The New Indian Express - June 18, 2013
Professor and Head of Department of Paediatrics at JSS Hospital, Mysore, Dr D Narayanappa told Express: “If it rains heavily and continuously, there will no stagnation of water, so there will be no spread of dengue.
Jakarta Globe - June 18, 2013
As part of his “Eliminate Dengue” program, funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, O'Neill will carry out a pilot project in Yogyakarta, a densely populated city with a high prevalence of dengue outbreaks, in which mosquitoes will be treated ...
Daily News & Analysis - June 18, 2013
Allegedly, the daily status report on dengue is not being updated in the state. For example, three people died of dengue at KR Pet, Byadgi and Gadag on Sunday but the daily report on the disease did not mention these death cases. There are rumours that ...
Sudan Vision - June 18, 2013
Elimination goals up to 2020 for several neglected tropical diseases such as sleeping sickness, visceral leishmaniasis, or lymphatic filariasis were set out early last year in the WHO NTD Roadmap, and new health tools are needed to support this strategy.
TODAY online - June 18, 2013
SINGAPORE — After climbing for 11 consecutive weeks, the number of new dengue infection cases dipped to 813 last week — two fewer than the record high of 815 cases set two weeks ago.
Ceylon Daily News - June 18, 2013
President Mahinda Rajapaksa ordered Health Ministry Secretary Dr. Nihal Jayatilleke to cover all schools in the country in the government's dengue control programme to protect schoolchildren from dengue. The President had informed the Secretary that ...
Inquirer.net - June 18, 2013
The Navotas City government has reported a steady decline in dengue cases for the first five months of the year. The City Epidemiology Surveillance Unit said in a statement that dengue cases from January to May this year dropped by 19 percent compared ...
Deccan Herald - June 18, 2013
A BBMP official said the maximum number of dengue positive cases have been reported at the C V Raman Nagar and Mahadevapura areas in the City, the reason being intermittent rain coupled with lack of water supply.
The Nation - June 18, 2013
Dengue fever has hit 4,374 Bangkok residents and claimed one life in the capital during the past six months. The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration has implemented a variety of measures in a bid to control the disease.
Asian Scientist Magazine - June 18, 2013
Siriwanarangsun advises villages to use monetary penalties and public shame to urge vigilance against Aedes mosquitoes, the carriers of dengue that often use man-made containers as breeding grounds where eggs can survive up to one year.
The Global Dispatch - June 17, 2013
There are dozens of countries in the old world and the new where you get this Could Potentially Disfiguring and fatal disease.
AllAfrica.com - June 17, 2013
On claims that the guinea worm disease is no longer existent in Nigeria, the minister stressed that the disease had been completely eradicated, as the country had not recorded any case of guinea worm infection for years. He said that the International ...
The Guardian Nigeria - June 17, 2013
... to change behavioural activities that cause the bulk of human parasitic diseases. He pointed out that “Nigeria has the highest number of infected cases of ascariasis (55 million), hookworm (38 million) and trichuriasis (34million) in sub-Saharan ...
Healio - June 17, 2013
WHO estimated that 120 million people globally were infected with lymphatic filariasis in 2010, and Haiti was one of four countries still endemic.
Olive Press - June 17, 2013
AUTHORITIES in Castile-La Mancha have declared a state of high alert after a rabid pit bull terrier attacked five people in Toledo. The dog bit four children and an adult in the central Spanish city, marking the first recorded case of the disease on ...
argenpress.info - June 17, 2013
Las vinchucas son vectores del parásito Trypanosoma cruzi, causante de la enfermedad de Chagas. Si bien el método principal para eliminarlas son los insecticidas, es fundamental realizar un monitoreo para evitar re-infestaciones con vinchucas ...
Bernama - June 17, 2013
BANGKOK, June 17 (Bernama) -- The Thai government, through the Ministry of Public Health, is intensifying its public campaigns against dengue fever, particularly among youths, after figures show that the number of dengue fever cases in Thailand has ...
Inquirer.net - June 17, 2013
“Dengue season” is upon us, what with the onset of the rainy season. This is because the rains and floods create stagnant pools of water where mosquitoes bearing the dengue-causing organism breed.
Pune Mirror - June 17, 2013
Despite the dengue fever menace rearing its ugly head in the city every year, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) still has hardly any special powers to act against those responsible for harbouring mosquito-breeding conditions on their premises.
The New Indian Express - June 17, 2013
There was a dip in the number of fever and dengue cases on Sunday with only 7 new dengue cases being reported across the state.
Straits Times - June 17, 2013
Construction of the Downtown Line along Bukit Timah Road. on Aug 30, 2012. The Land Transport Authority (LTA) has done well in keeping its construction sites dengue-free so far.
Daily News & Analysis - June 17, 2013
“This is the season where many people are affected by dengue and we end up in dire need of platelets and since there is always a shortage, more voluntary blood donors are always required,” he said.
The Hindu - June 17, 2013
A recent pre-monsoon entomological survey has revealed that 20 places in the city are vulnerable to the outbreak of dengue and other mosquito-borne diseases.
The Hindu - June 17, 2013
Virology experts have pointed out that the aggravated presentation and severity of dengue in the State may be possibly due to antibody-dependent enhancement.
Straits Times - June 17, 2013
The number of people with dengue has crossed the five figure mark with 10,258 cases diagnosed by 3pm on Monday, June 17, 2013.
New Straits Times - June 17, 2013
BANGKOK : The Thai government, through the Ministry of Public Health, is intensifying its public campaigns against dengue fever, particularly among youths, after figures show that the number of dengue fever cases in Thailand has become the second ...
Thailand National News Bureau - June 17, 2013
BANGKOK, 17 June 2013 (NNT) - Thailand's Ministry of Public Health had joined 9 other ASEAN members in celebrating ASEAN Dengue Day 2013, raising awareness among the locals about the dangerous disease.
Ministry of Defence (press release) - Jun 17, 2013
The Health Ministry together with the Ministry of Defence and Urban Development and Colombo Municipal Council launched dengue eradication programmes and search Operations Island wide.
The Nation - June 17, 2013
Punjab Environmental Protection Secretary Sher Alam Mehsood called upon the health and other departments to take concrete measures for control of dengue as it spreads during monsoon, saying that dengue eradication could not be possible in a short ...
The Express Tribune - June 17, 2013
“Since the monsoon is now upon us the threat of dengue has increased. People need to start taking precautions: they need to stock up on anti-mosquito sprays and cover water pots to avoid the spread of the disease.
Ceylon Daily News - Jun 17, 2013
Health Ministry officials who conducted entomological surveys in Gampaha, Colombo and Kalutara on the expansion of dengue mosquito breeding sites, found that 56 percent out of the total of dengue cases in Sri Lanka have been reported from Colombo, ...
Times of India - June 17, 2013
RELATED. MYSORE: Krishnaraja Hospital received three suspected cases of dengue on Sunday. K R hospital medical superintendent Dr B G Sagar said: "Blood test have to be done for three patients who are admitted to hospital with suspected dengue."
Sun.Star - June 17, 2013
THE Department of Health (DOH) is already bracing for a rise in dengue cases in the country, particularly in Visayas and Mindanao with the disease's peak season August and September just around the corner.
The Hindu - June 16, 2013
The inmates of the Government Leprosy Hospital, Chevayur, on Saturday, staged a protest at the hospital on Saturday alleging harassment by a junior medical consultant. The inmates did not allow the doctor to enter the hospital and sought the ...
Killeen Daily Herald - June 16, 2013
With the most recent cases, the county's 2013 rabies toll is 18 — all but two of them skunks — according to the Texas Department of State Health Services. One case of horse rabies was reported by a Gatesville veterinarian in April. The heavy outbreak ...
La Opinión de Tenerife - June 16, 2013
Incluso actualmente se han detectado casos de la enfermedad de chagas, provocada por el Trypanosoma cruzi, que ha sido transmitida sin la existencia de la chinche, más bien, por otras vías como las transfusiones de sangre o determinados alimentos, ...
Channel News Asia - June 16, 2013
She said: “For patients of dengue fever, it's also important for them to prevent themselves from (getting bitten by) the mosquitoes. We have to stop the mosquito-to-human and human-to-mosquito transmission in order to control the incidence of dengue.
Straits Times - June 16, 2013
As the dengue outbreak shows no sign of abating, the National Environment Agency (NEA) will be launching new initiatives to rope in more volunteers as "dengue fighters". New posters featuring such volunteers - who work alongside the NEA - will be put up.
The News International - June 16, 2013
He said two dengue fever patients expired in Karachi this year. He further said six dengue patients were still admitted to different hospitals of the city and three new dengue patients were admitted to different hospitals of the city, while six ...
Sun.Star - June 16, 2013
THE Department of Health (DOH) is already bracing for the rise of dengue cases in regions outside Metro Manila, particularly in Visayas and Mindanao.
Cebu Daily News - June 16, 2013
MANILA, Philippines - The Navotas City government has reported a continued decline in dengue cases for the first five months of the year.
The Hindu - June 16, 2013
Contrary to claims by the health authorities that dengue is under control in the city, hospitals are recording a rise in the number of cases suffering from the vector-borne disease.
The Hindu - June 16, 2013
The Bahrain Malayalee Culture Centre has warned that the outbreak of dengue fever may affect Gulf-bound employees. The centre said Gulf–bound travellers had faced similar situations earlier too.
Philippine Star - June 16, 2013
CEBU, Philippines - National and local health officials gathered at Plaza Sugbo fronting the Cebu City Hall for the nationwide information campaign kickoff against the deadly dengue virus.
Sunday Observer - June 16, 2013
Officials of the Public Health Department of the Colombo Municipal Council who are conducting dengue inspections in the Colombo city have found that some gardens of Government Ministers have also turned into mosquito breeding grounds apart from the ...
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Clin Infect Dis. 2013 Jun 19. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 23784923 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Sukupolvi-Petty S, Brien JD, Austin SK, Shrestha B, Swayne S, Kahle K, Doranz BJ, Johnson S, Pierson TC, Fremont DH, Diamond MS.
J Virol. 2013 Jun 19. [Epub ahead of print]
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BMC Evol Biol. 2013 Jun 18;13(1):124. [Epub ahead of print]
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Mariappan T.
Trop Doct. 2013 Jun 18. [Epub ahead of print]
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[No authors listed]
Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2013 Jun 18. doi: 10.1038/nrgastro.2013.110. [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available.
PMID: 23774774 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Crawford BA, Kribs-Zaleta CM, Ambartsoumian G.
Bull Math Biol. 2013 Jun 18. [Epub ahead of print]
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Olkowski S, Forshey BM, Morrison AC, Rocha C, Vilcarromero S, Halsey ES, Kochel TJ, Scott TW, Stoddard ST.
J Infect Dis. 2013 Jun 17. [Epub ahead of print]
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Deng J, Toh CS.
Sensors (Basel). 2013 Jun 17;13(6):7774-85. doi: 10.3390/s130607774.
PMID: 23774989 [PubMed - in process] Free Article
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Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2013 Jun 17. [Epub ahead of print]
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Forestier CL.
Parasite Immunol. 2013 Jun 17. doi: 10.1111/pim.12044. [Epub ahead of print]
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Sá RM, Petrášová J, Pomajbíková K, Profousová I, Petrželková KJ, Sousa C, Cable J, Bruford MW, Modrý D.
Am J Primatol. 2013 Jun 17. doi: 10.1002/ajp.22170. [Epub ahead of print]
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Holsback L, Cardoso MJ, Fagnani R, Patelli TH.
Rev Bras Parasitol Vet. 2013 Jun 17;0. doi:pii: S1984-29612013005000212. 10.1590/S1984-29612013005000018.
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Torrero MN, Morris CP, Mitre BK, Hübner MP, Mueller E, Karasuyama H, Mitre E.
Vaccine. 2013 Jun 15. doi:pii: S0264-410X(13)00779-2. 10.1016/j.vaccine.2013.06.010. [Epub ahead of print]
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Guedes-Barbosa LS, Pereira da Costa I, Fernandes V, Henrique da Mota LM, de Menezes I, Aaron Scheinberg M.
Semin Arthritis Rheum. 2013 Jun 15. doi:pii: S0049-0172(13)00019-X. 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2013.01.006. [Epub ahead of print]
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Abay SM, Tilahun M, Fikrie N, Habtewold A.
J Infect Dev Ctries. 2013 Jun 15;7(6):468-74. doi: 10.3855/jidc.2658.
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Sharma P, Bhargava M, Sukhachev D, Datta S, Wattal C.
Int J Lab Hematol. 2013 Jun 15. doi: 10.1111/ijlh.12116. [Epub ahead of print]
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Koroma JB, Sesay S, Sonnie M, Hodges MH, Sahr F, Zhang Y, Bockarie MJ.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2013 Jun 13;7(6):e2273. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002273. Print 2013 Jun.
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Bratschi MW, Bolz M, Minyem JC, Grize L, Wantong FG, Kerber S, Njih Tabah E, Ruf MT, Mou F, Noumen D, Um Boock A, Pluschke G.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2013 Jun 13;7(6):e2252. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002252. Print 2013 Jun.
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Bae YA, Cai GB, Kim SH, Sohn WM, Kong Y.
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Holzmuller P, Grébaut P, Semballa S, Gonzatti MI, Geiger A.
Expert Rev Proteomics. 2013 Jun;10(3):289-301. doi: 10.1586/epr.13.14.
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Dias CN, Rodrigues KA, Carvalho FA, Carneiro SM, Maia JG, Andrade EH, Moraes DF.
Chem Biodivers. 2013 Jun;10(6):1133-41. doi: 10.1002/cbdv.201200292.
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Buro C, Oliveira KC, Lu Z, Leutner S, Beckmann S, Dissous C, Cailliau K, Verjovski-Almeida S, Grevelding CG.
PLoS Pathog. 2013 Jun;9(6):e1003448. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1003448. Epub 2013 Jun 13.
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Santos JP, Lima-Costa MF, Peixoto SV.
Cad Saude Publica. 2013 Jun;29(6):1141-8. Portuguese.
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Segovia M, Carrasco HJ, Martínez CE, Messenger LA, Nessi A, Londoño JC, Espinosa R, Martínez C, Alfredo M, Bonfante-Cabarcas R, Lewis MD, de Noya BA, Miles MA, Llewellyn MS.
Emerg Infect Dis. 2013 Jul;19(7):1098-101. doi: 10.3201/eid1907.121576.
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O'Brien C, Kuseff G, McMillan E, McCowan C, Lavender C, Globan M, Jerrett I, Oppedisano F, Johnson P, Fyfe J.
Aust Vet J. 2013 Jul;91(7):296-300. doi: 10.1111/avj.12071.
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Evans DD, Nelson LW.
Nurse Pract. 2013 Jul 10;38(7):13-22. doi: 10.1097/01.NPR.0000431181.95053.89.
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Deps P, Lucas S, Porro AM, Maeda SM, Tomimori J, Guidella C, Reuter T, Oliveira NS, Madureira BP, Souza VA, Loureiro RM, Alves BL, Bellone A, Lockwood DN.
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Infect Immun. 2013 Jul;81(7):2645-59. doi: 10.1128/IAI.00147-13. Epub 2013 May 13.
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Rubinstein E, Keynan Y.
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de Sales Marques C, Brito-de-Souza VN, Guerreiro LT, Martins JH, Amaral EP, Cardoso CC, Dias-Batista IM, da Silva WL, Nery JA, Medeiros P, Gigliotti P, Campanelli AP, Virmond M, Sarno EN, Mira MT, Lana FC, Caffarena ER, Pacheco AG, Pereira AC, Moraes MO.
J Infect Dis. 2013 Jul;208(1):120-9. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jit133. Epub 2013 Apr 1.
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Furtado MM, de Ramos Filho JD, Scheffer KC, Coelho CJ, Cruz PS, Ikuta CY, de Almeida Jácomo AT, de Oliveira Porfírio GE, Silveira L, Sollmann R, Tôrres NM, Neto JS.
J Wildl Dis. 2013 Jul;49(3):510-21. doi: 10.7589/2012-02-056.
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Machain-Williams C, López-Uribe M, Talavera-Aguilar L, Carrillo-Navarrete J, Vera-Escalante L, Puerto-Manzano F, Ulloa A, Farfán-Ale JA, Garcia-Rejon J, Blitvich BJ, Loroño-Pino MA.
J Wildl Dis. 2013 Jul;49(3):684-9. doi: 10.7589/2012-12-318.
PMID: 23778622 [PubMed - in process] Free Article
Kading RC, Borland EM, Cranfield M, Powers AM.
J Wildl Dis. 2013 Jul;49(3):587-99. doi: 10.7589/2012-08-212.
PMID: 23778608 [PubMed - in process] Free Article
Liu D, Chu T, Chen S.
Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol. 2013 Jul-Aug;79(4):553. doi: 10.4103/0378-6323.113107. No abstract available.
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Shetty VP, Ghate SD, Wakade AV, Thakar UH, Thakur DV, D'souza E.
Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol. 2013 Jul-Aug;79(4):512-7. doi: 10.4103/0378-6323.113081.
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Huang M, Zheng H.
Int J Infect Dis. 2013 Aug;17(8):e653-5. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2013.03.011. Epub 2013 Apr 24.
PMID: 23769454 [PubMed - in process]
Semnani RT.
Adv Exp Med Biol. 2013;785:49-56. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4614-6217-0_6. Review.
PMID: 23456837 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Stolk WA, ten Bosch QA, de Vlas SJ, Fischer PU, Weil GJ, Goldman AS.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2013;7(1):e1984. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0001984. Epub 2013 Jan 3.
PMID: 23301115 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] Free PMC Article
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