Thursday, October 9, 2014

CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports (MMWR) for September 2014

Weekly data for reportable US diseases which includes data on:
• Dengue
• Hansen's Disease
• Rabies (human cases)

September 5, 2014 / Vol. 63 / No. 35 

September 12, 2014 / Vol. 63 / No. 36 

September 19, 2014 / Vol. 63 / No. 37 

September 26, 2014 / Vol. 63 / No. 38 

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“We must expect reverses, even defeats. They are sent to teach us wisdom and prudence, to call forth greater energies, and to prevent our falling into greater disasters.”
 - Robert E. Lee

Saturday, September 20, 2014

NTD's in the news the week of 4Aug - 10Aug 2013

Hindustan Times - August 8, 2013
The major reason for the vast discrepancy is because the government and private hospitals use different testing kits to confirm a dengue case. 

Times of India - August 8, 2013
MUMBAI: The BMC's insecticide department on Wednesday found at least four breeding spots of the dengue-spreading aedesegypti mosquitoes near the dengue victim's house in the Koliwada area of Worli. OmkarRaje (14) from the locality had died on ...

Hindustan Times - August 8, 2013
There has been a sudden spurt in the number of dengue cases reported in the national capital, even as cases of malaria have dropped significantly compared to last year. 

7thSpace Interactive (press release) - Aug 8, 2013
Results: A total of 136 S. aureus strains were collected from five different types of infection: furuncles, pyomyositis, abscesses, Buruli ulcers, and osteomyelitis, from hospital admissions and out-patients in Benin.

MiamiHerald.com - August 7, 2013
GENEVA -- Scientists in Switzerland are hunting for a species of mosquito capable of spreading the tropical disease dengue that may have crossed the Alps. 

PakistanToday.com.pk - August 7, 2013
KEMU VC Professor Faisal Masood disclosed that more than 500 dengue cases had been reported in Karachi only and in order to control dengue fever it was necessary for people to refrain from travelling during the upcoming Eid holidays. 

Science Daily (press release) - August 7, 2013
Related systems are likely present in other insects, including those that spread diseases like malaria and sleeping sickness that kill hundreds of thousands annually.

Deccan Herald - August 7, 2013
... overdose of sedatives administered by Dr Deepak at a local hospital in Chitradurga, medical authorities at Nimhans said that when she was brought to the hospital, she was diagnosed with an advanced stage of rabies — caused because of a neglected ...

Fall River Herald News - August 7, 2013
The town is being asked for $100,000 because it delayed, for three days, notifying the state about the death of a calf being watched for rabies.

Tribune-Review - August 7, 2013
A Redstone Township woman bitten by a poisonous copperhead snake Sunday near the Yough River Trail in Perry Township was back camping at the site Tuesday. 

7thSpace Interactive (press release) - August 7, 2013
American cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL) is characterized by cutaneous lesions that heal spontaneously or after specific treatment. This paper reports on the analysis of kDNA minicircle sequences from clinical samples (typical lesions and scars) that ...

Focus Taiwan News Channel - August 7, 2013
Taipei, Aug. 7 (CNA) The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has ruled out rabies infections in humans any time in the last three years, after testing specimens from patients with encephalitis or encephalomyelitis, the center said Wednesday. 

Inquirer.net - August 7, 2013
With the drainage system blocked, residents of barangays Cansojong and Poblacion in Talisay City are complaining of stagnant, ankle-deep floodwater. 

The Express Tribune - August 7, 2013
Meanwhile, Dr Muhammad Saleem Rana, a vector-control expert and former Health Services Academy associate professor, said the recent rains necessitated the immediate introduction of measures to kill dengue mosquito larvae. 

New Vision - August 7, 2013
KAMPALA - The success Uganda has recorded in controlling neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) could be eroded if its neighbours remain reluctant to match its standards, experts have warned.

Times of India - August 7, 2013
Omkar Raje, from the Koliwada area, got the usual symptoms of dengue like high fever, chills and rigidity and was taken to Parel's KEM Hospital by his family in mid-July. 

Pravda - August 6, 2013
Havana - Renowned Cuban and foreign professors attend the XIII International Course on Dengue, expected to be held on the premises of the Institute of Tropical Medicine "Pedro Kourí" (IPK), in the Cuban capital from August 12 to 23. 

The News International - August 6, 2013
taking the total number of dengue patients this year to 549.Across Sindh, 562 dengue fever cases have been detected since January with 549 of them in Karachi alone, said Sindh Dengue Surveillance Cell's Dr M Shakeel Aamir Mullick.Six dengue patients ...

The Japan Times - August 6, 2013
The health ministry began work Tuesday at a leprosarium to excavate what was once the only “prison” for rebellious Hansen's disease patients brought in from facilities nationwide, as part of efforts to create a replica of the abusive jail for public ...

The News International - August 6, 2013
LAHORE: Faisalabad and Lahore have been declared high-risk for dengue as 19 cases were confirmed in the cities following the rains. Dengue is spreading in the province due to the failure of the health department and local administration.

BBC News - August 6, 2013
Guinea worm disease, is a crippling parasitic disease that, until the 1980s, was affecting around 3.5 million people in more than 20 countries. But the World Health Organisation believes that within two years it may be gone.

Tribune-Review - August 6, 2013
A woman apparently suffered a rare snakebite along the Yough River Trail in Perry Township Sunday evening. She was flown via medical helicopter to a Pittsburgh hospital. Her name has not yet been released. 

Inquirer.net - August 6, 2013
The OCD also reported that 12-year-old Angeline Mae Bagalangit suffered a snake bite in Barangay Merced. Continuous heavy rains since Sunday flooded 12 villages of Banate, about 54 km north of Iloilo City. 

The New Indian Express - August 6, 2013
The inflow of patients and serum positivity rate in the city is gradually coming down as also the number of patients admitted to special dengue ward at the SCB Medical. 

ABC Action News ) - August 6, 2013
St. Pete snake bite victim thankful encounter left her with only a badly swollen hand. Video; Photo. St. Pete woman bitten by venomous snake. Photographer: WFTS Copyright 2013 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. 

The Providence Journal - August 6, 2013
More than a third of the world's population lives in areas where transmission of the dengue virus is common, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 

Times of India - August 6, 2013
ANGUL: The total number of people affected by dengue has touched 46 in Angul district. Out of these 21 tested positive at SCB Medical College and Hospital, Cuttack and 25 at Angul district headquarters hospital. 

Prensa Latina - August 6, 2013
06 de agosto de 2013, 00:02Havana, Aug 6 (Prensa Latina) Prestigious domestic and foreign teachers will participate in the 13th International Dengue Course, to be held at the "Pedro Kouri" Institute of Tropical Medicine (IPK) in Havana, from August 12 ...

AsiaOne - August 6, 2013
SINGAPORE - The number of weekly dengue cases continued to fall last week, but the National Environment Agency (NEA) warned that the number of cases is still much higher than last year's. In the week ending last Saturday, there were 290 dengue cases, ...

MindaNews - Aug 5, 2013
The provincial government of Sarangani has declared a dengue alert in all barangays and households in the province due to the rising cases of the deadly mosquito-borne disease. Sarangani Gov.

DAWN.com - Aug 5, 2013
“We have not done anything satisfactory to stave off the danger of dengue with the culmination of monsoon and cannot rule out the possibility of more loss of human lives this year,” said a senior official in the provincial health department while ...

Macau Daily Times - Aug 5, 2013
Moreover, 37 people contracted dengue fever in the city of Zhongshan. The government has announced that the Ovitrap Index – which measures mosquito growth and the risk of dengue fever - is higher than in previous years.

The Times (subscription) - Aug 5, 2013
For only the second time in human history, scientists are on the verge of completely wiping out a disease. The guinea worm, a debilitating parasite that just 30 years ago anually blighted the lives of more than three million people across Africa and ...

El Deber - August 5, 2013
Allí de 14 pacientes sometidos a un seguimiento postratamiento, seis casos dieron negativo para el parásito Trypanosoma cruzi. Estos niños fueron diagnosticados y tratados exclusivamente por el sistema de salud de Samaipata. Mairana es el segundo ...

Africa Press - August 5, 2013
Hundreds of kilometres from the capital Nairobi in the remote district of Baringo in Western Kenya, Yego Longorchoto, a 24 year-old herdsman, is being treated for a disease called visceral leishmaniasis. 

Vaccine News Daily - August 5, 2013
Merck celebrated on Wednesday the government of Colombia for becoming the first country to eliminate Onchocerciasis, or river blindness. 

Today's TMJ4 - August 5, 2013
MILWAUKEE - She made national headlines after being the first person to ever survive rabies without having the vaccine. But now, in an ironic twist, two furry members of her "family" have tested positive for the disease. 

The Global Dispatch - August 5, 2013
The outbreak has prompted the government to procure rabies vaccine to protect humans, with thousands of doses expected to arrive to supplement current stocks. 

The News International - August 5, 2013
Dr M Shakeel Aamir Mullick focal person for Dengue Surveillance Cell Sindh said that a total of 562 dengue fever cases have been reported in Sindh province since January 2013, out of them 549 were reported in Karachi and 13 in rest of province. 

Inquirer.net - August 5, 2013
While these figures are accurate, the item failed to mention that in Metro Manila, there has been a 69.16-percent decrease in the number of dengue cases, or 4,143 cases from Jan. 1-July 13, 2013, compared to 14,434 cases during the same period last year.

Japan Times - August 5, 2013
PARIS – Complex genetic interactions between mosquitoes and the dengue fever virus spread the dangerous disease, a study by French and Thai scientists says. The mosquito-borne disease has traditionally been a problem of the tropics, but globalization, ...

Sun.Star - August 5, 2013
NINE persons stricken with dengue fever have been admitted at the J.R. Borja Memorial Hospital (JRBMH), a city official said. Councilor Dante Pajo, health and sanitation chairperson said, “since Tuesday last week, there were already nine patients ...

The New Indian Express - August 5, 2013
With two persons testing positive for dengue, the district administration geared up to tackle the disease as the district had reported highest 438 dengue cases in the State last year. 

The Providence Journal - August 5, 2013
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The University of Rhode Island has received $11.4 million from the National Institutes of Health for ongoing research on dengue virus, a potentially deadly mosquito-borne disease. 

Times of India - Aug 4, 2013
Pune city has reported six dengue deaths so far this year. Of them, two deaths have been confirmed by the state level review committee so far. The remaining deaths which occurred at different hospitals in Pune are yet to be reviewed and hence they have ...

Newstrack India - Aug 4, 2013
Washington, Aug 4 (ANI): New research into the fight against dengue may influence the development of anti-viral therapies that are effective against all four types of the virus. The findings, led by researchers at the University of Bristol, show for ...

Oneindia - Aug 4, 2013
The OPD service was introduced Saturday at Sriram Chandra Bhanja (SCB) Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack, about 26 km from state capital Bhubaneswar, exclusively for dengue patients, joint director of the state health department M M Pradhan said.

Times of India - Aug 4, 2013
The dengue cases have been reported from Samrudhdhinagar Awas Yojana on Kalavad Road, Vijay Plot, Navalnagar, Karanpara and Bhaktidham Society, while malaria cases have been reported from Shilp Tower, Dhebar Colony on Sadhuvasvani Road, ...

The Nation - Aug 4, 2013
A number of 87,533 Thais were infected by dengue fever during January-July, according to the Public Health Ministry. The fever has claimed 83 fatalities so far or 0.09 per cent of patients, mostly those who suffer from chronic diseases.

Times of India - Aug 4, 2013
Dengue fever is seen in Industrial Town of Vapi of South Gujarat too. Six new patients have been reported from the town on Saturday.  Four of the patients are admitted in Hariya hospital of the town , where as two are receiving treatment in Sharddha ...

The New Indian Express - Aug 4, 2013
There has been a surge in the number of cases in the last three days at the Capital Hospital. While there were 35 dengue patients in the Hospital on Saturday morning, 10 of them were discharged and two referred to SCB Medical at Cuttack by the evening.Damodar Rout stings administration after dengue flakSpecial

China Post - Aug 4, 2013
TAIPEI--Anyone in Taiwan who was bitten by a Formosan ferret-badger in the period May 2012 to July 31 this year is now eligible to be vaccinated against rabies in an inoculation program launched by The Centers for Disease Control (CDC), ...

The News International - Aug 4, 2013
Almost all reported cases of snakebites in need of anti-snake venom serum (ASV) were given serum at the healthcare facilities including Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) and allied hospitals in Rawalpindi however at least four of the ...

The News International - Aug 4, 2013
From Print Edition. Dengue eradication operation: On the instructions of Commissioner Lahore Division, Imdadullah Bosal, a dengue sweep surveillance operation was held at Wagha Town and from different places three positive dengue larvae were found.

Times of India - Aug 4, 2013
MUMBAI: A senior doctor from the civic-run Nair Hospital is said to be suffering from malaria and as well as dengue. While the hospital authorities denied knowing about the case, the BMC has said that the doctor may...

Bloomberg - Aug 4, 2013
Sanofi (SAN), whose vaccines have all but eradicated polio, recently flew journalists from around the globe to a sparkling new factory in France to tout its next big project -- the world's first vaccine for dengue. 

Fiji Times - August 4, 2013
Mr Deo revealed the assessments would include a pin-prick to the finger with immediate testing for lymphatic filariasis on site. The survey will run for three weeks starting tomorrow and the survey personnel will consist of two teams of three persons.

Times of India - August 4, 2013
CUTTACK: Three weeks after dengue struck the city, health minister Damodar Rout on Saturday paid his maiden visit here to oversee treatment facility at SCB Medical College and Hospital and steps taken by the local administration to check the disease.

Sunday Observer - August 4, 2013
DIG Sumith Edirisingha said that IGP N.K. Illangakoon is also keen to wipe out the dengue menace and directed the police to organise several campaigns to eradicate the dengue menace from the country.

Times of India - August 4, 2013
RANCHI: A middle aged man of Giridih, who was admitted in Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) on Thursday, was confirmed to have contracted dengue on Friday after various tests. 

NDTV - August 4, 2013
While 99 dengue patients are currently undergoing treatment in SCB hospital, 177 patients have been discharged after getting cured, they said. Even as the minister held the review meeting with senior officials, opposition Congress and BJP workers ...


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Sunday, August 31, 2014

NTD's in the news the week of 28July - 3Aug 2013

AllAfrica.com - August 3, 2013
A series of such approaches to eliminate trachoma has strengthened a sense of hygiene and the importance of prevention. HtHF Tanzania Country Director in her address, said "We would not have been able to achieve such great strides without your full ...

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - August 3, 2013
[Daily News]MTWARA District Council and the Heart to Heart Foundation (HtHF) held the third water tank and latrine event.

Huffington Post UK - August 3, 2013
One billion people around the world are affected by 17 of the most neglected tropical diseases, including trachoma which causes blindness. The prevention of these drives so much of Sightsavers's work. 

Diario El País - August 3, 2013
"Las que nos ocupan en este momento en Uruguay -porque hay acciones que estamos tomando a nivel nacional, no solo en Montevideo- son ascaris lumbricoides y trichuris trichiura o tricocéfalo", explicó el experto. 

thejournal.ie - August 3, 2013
Bamenda, Cameroon, July 2013: Julianna Vakena who went blind 20 years ago due to river blindness with her granddaughter Nahbila Cydney, who will receive the 250 millionth treatment for River Blindness or onchocerciasis. Photo by Mike Goldwater/ ...

WKYT - Aug 3, 2013
LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT) - A teen is in the hospital after he was bitten by a snake at a popular Southern Kentucky summer spot. Laurel County EMS workers tell us it happened Friday night near Laurel Lake. 

Ghana Business News - August 3, 2013
Reported cases of tuberculosis infection stood at 430 with zero-cases of cholera, guinea worm and Buruli ulcer. The Metro Health Director spoke of planned school health outreach programmes to help pupils and students maintain good personal hygiene and ...

The Hindu - August 3, 2013
The Tiruchirapalli City Corporation has decided to hire women's self-help groups to take up awareness and preventive against dengue ahead of the monsoon in the city. Although the city is yet to get monsoon showers, the civic body has geared up to ...

The New Indian Express - August 3, 2013
Following the increase in dengue cases, Health Minister U T Khader on Friday visited Anedoddi village to review the situation. The village was in the news for dengue scare following two deaths and 35 positive cases. 

The News International - August 3, 2013
Seven more cases of dengue fever were reported in the city on Friday, increasing the number of dengue patients to 542 this year, said the Sindh Dengue Surveillance Cell. The focal person for the cell, Dr M Shakeel Aamir Mullick, said a total of 555 ...

The New Indian Express - August 3, 2013
In a bid to check self-medication which could result in serious complications in dengue patients, the district administration has banned over-the-counter (OTC) sale of analgesics-antipyretics and non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) barring ...

Times of India - August 3, 2013
BHUBANESWAR: After Cuttack, dengue is fast spreading in Bhubaneswar. Twelve persons tested positive for the vector-borne disease in the city on Friday, raising the total number of dengue positive people in the capital to 50.

spyghana.com - Aug 3, 2013
Reported cases of tuberculosis infection stood at 430 with zero-cases of cholera, guinea worm and Buruli ulcer. 

7thSpace Interactive (press release) - August 2, 2013
... and human mortality and morbidity caused by the three major cestode zoonoses (cystic echinococcosis, alveolar echinococcosis, andcysticercosis); to critically assess the potential to control these diseases; to establish a research and validation ...

RFI - August 2, 2013
Dengue fever, which is carried by mosquitoes, is most common in the tropics but has now travelled to more temperate zones thanks to the effects of globalisation, air travel and climate change, experts say. 

The News International - August 2, 2013
KARACHI: Seven more dengue viral fever cases were reported in Karachi on Friday, increasing the patients' toll to 542 during 2013 so far, said Dengue Surveillance Cell Sindh. 

University of Bristol - August 2, 2013
New research into the fight against Dengue, an insect-borne tropical disease that infects up to 390 million people worldwide annually, may influence the development of anti-viral therapies that are effective against all four types of the virus. 

The News International - August 2, 2013
“August is a critical month with regard to breeding of dengue, therefore, all departments concerned should work hard for its elimination and intensify vector surveillance and larvaeciding activities,” he said while presiding over a meeting of cabinet ...

The News International - August 2, 2013
A DENGUE awareness seminar was held at Government College University Lahore on Thursday on the direction of Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Muhammad Khaleeq-ur-Rahman to brief staff members about the fumigation and cleanliness drive to control dengue ...

Business Recorder - August 2, 2013
President, Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI), Muhammad Haroon Agar, paid tribute to Dr Ruth Pfau, Founder of Marie Adelaide Leprosy Centre (MALC), who gave her entire life to Pakistan and for the cause to eliminate leprosy from the ...

TwoCircles.net - August 2, 2013
Tiruvannamalai: When this correspondent received a mail from the Society for Welfare of Leprosy Patients and Rural Development (SWLPRD), the last thing he expected was to find himself at its office in Tiruvannamalai in next few days.

Northamptonshire Telegraph - August 2, 2013
It was part of the forest law imposed by Norman kings that an inquest had to be held upon the discovery of any unauthorized slain deer or venison, and the flesh be sent to the nearest hospital for people affected by leprosy. 

Pakistan Daily Times - August 2, 2013
Leprosy centre receiving 'extortion' chits. KARACHI: Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) President Muhammad Haroon Agar requests government to provide safety and security to Dr Ruth Pfau and her team at Marie Adelaide Leprosy Centre ...

El Diario de Carlos Paz - August 2, 2013
La vinchuca es el insecto transmisor del parásito Trypanosoma cruzi y causante de la enfermedad conocida como el Mal de Chagas, una dolencia que puede afectar el corazón o el sistema digestivo de las personas que la padecen, produciendo además ...

"Chembio Diagnostics, Inc. - August 2, 2013
(CEMI) - Product Pipeline Analysis ...SBWire (press release)The major commercially available products of the company include four rapid tests for the detection of HIV antibodies, two rapid tests for the detection of syphilis and a rapid test for the detection of canine leishmaniasis. 

GhanaWeb - August 2, 2013
Dr. Kwadwo Obeng-Wiredu, Head of the Accra Metropolitan Veterinary Public Health Unit, has expressed worry that people die unnecessarily from rabies because of lack of information on the treatment of dog bite. He said: "when you treat a rabid dog's ...

Times of India - Aug 2, 2013
CUTTACK: The dengue ward at SCB Medical College and Hospital remains chock-a-block with 20 to 25 new cases being reported every day. The deluge of patients has exposed the chinks in its armour. "Shortage of doctors is a major problem here. A handful ...

Deccan Chronicle - Aug 2, 2013
Bengaluru: Extreme fall in blood platelet count is one of the main symptoms of dengue fever. The patient has to be transfused blood, which is obtained from blood banks. Ever since the number of dengue cases has risen in the city, in the past one month …

XINMSN News - Aug 2, 2013
SINGAPORE: The number of dengue cases is going down in most areas except for two clusters in Pasir Ris and Jurong West. The cumulative cases since the beginning of 2013 for Pasir Ris and Jurong West are 133 and 95 respectively. Derek Ho, the ...

Business Mirror - Aug 1, 2013
THE Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday reported a decrease in the number of dengue cases in the country from January 1 to July 13 this year as it recorded 62,156, some 7.7 percent fewer compared to the same period last year when 67,339 cases .

Times of India - Aug 1, 2013
BHUBANESWAR: The state government will start a massive awareness campaign to check spread of vector-borne diseases like dengue, malaria and diarrhoea from Thursday. As many as 363 dengue positive cases and one alleged death have been ...

Bangkok Post - Aug 1, 2013
Complex genetic interaction between the mosquito and the virus that causes dengue fever lie at the spread of this dangerous disease, according to a study by French and Thai scientists released in Paris on Thursday. The mosquito-borne disease has ...

InterAksyon - Aug 1, 2013
PARIS - Complex genetic interaction between the mosquito and the virus that causes dengue fever lie at the spread of this dangerous disease, a study by French and Thai scientists said Thursday. The mosquito-borne disease has traditionally been ...

GlobeNewswire (press release) - Aug 1, 2013
"Identifying a lead candidate is an early but crucial step in a long journey to develop a dengue fever drug," said Dr. Dennis E. Hruby, SIGA's Chief Scientific Officer. "Our new, orally bioavailable lead candidate compound appears to have a novel ...

Times of India - Aug 1, 2013
CHENNAI: In their fight against the mosquito, first they tried a fish; now they are bringing in a bigger insect. Dragonfly, a carnivorous insect , will be a vital part of the dengue-control measure in the state this year. 

Globalnews.ca - Aug 1, 2013
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras – Honduras' government has declared a state of emergency due to a dengue fever outbreak that has killed 16 people

The Hindu - August 1, 2013
Road project threatens Saidapet's 76-year-old leprosy, skin clinicThe HinduThe 76-year-old Silver Jubilee Leprosy and Skin Clinic at Saidapet is facing threat of demolition with Chennai…

Scope (blog) - August 1, 2013
leprosy legs - small It was toward the end of my day at the Leprosy Mission Hospital in Delhi, India. I was sitting with one of the patients, Ram (name changed), in the physical therapy room as he massaged oil into his hands. 

Devex - August 1, 2013
Ninety percent of the NTD burden can be explained by five diseases: Onchocerciasis, also known as river blindness (causing terrible itching and lesions on the eye), Schistosomiasis or bilharzia (causing extensive organ damage), Lymphatic Filariasis ...

TerritorioDigital.com - August 1, 2013
Durante la reunión se acordó realizar un estudio de seroprevalencia de leishmaniasis canina en dicho municipio de acuerdo a las normas nacionales de vigilancia epidemiológica. Las muestras serán obtenidas por la médica veterinaria Tamara ...

MedPage Today - August 1, 2013
"Inexpensive, heat-stable, needle-free anti-paralytics could facilitate early treatment of snakebite and save lives, but none have been developed," Matthew Lewin, MD, PhD, director of the academy's Center for Exploration and Travel Health, and ...

Julesburg Advocate - August 1, 2013
The doctors have not confirmed whether it's from the snake bite or if Leon had them before, but family members say, “He didn't have breathing problems before that we know of,” and granddaughter Ashley Campbell commented, “He wouldn't have been ...

Loudoun Times-Mirror - August 1, 2013
According to the United States Center for Disease Control, while human cases of rabies are rare, transmission from bats is the most common source in the country. From 1997 to 2006, 17 of the 19 naturally acquired human cases of rabies came from bats.

Vaccine News Daily - August 1, 2013
DR Congo, which recently endured the most deadly conflict since World War II, may have some of the...

derStandard.at - August 1, 2013
Für Menschen und Tiere sind die südamerikanischen Blutsauger nicht ungefährlich. Sie übertragen die Einzeller Trypanosoma cruzi und verbreiten so die Chagas Krankheit. Die auch als südamerikanische Trypanosomiasis bezeichnete Infektion ist in den ...

Times of India - Aug 1, 2013
In July, the BMC's insecticide department found 1,288 dengue mosquito-breeding spots across the city. "Of these, 58% were in non-slum localities," said BMC additional municipal commissioner Manisha Mhaiskar on Tuesday. 

CNN International - July 31, 2013
The Honduran government has declared a state of emergency after an increase in dengue cases. There are 13,828 cases in the Central American nation, according to data released by emergency officials on Tuesday. 

Science Daily (press release) - July 31, 2013
In a study published in the American Journal of Human Genetics, Penn researchers and colleagues offer further 

WHO - Reuters AlertNet - July 31, 2013
River blindness, also known as onchocerciasis, is caused when the roundworm Onchocerca volvulus is spread to humans by the bite of an infected black fly common in river areas. The parasite causes eye damage that can lead to skin disease and blindness.

Updated News - July 31, 2013
Many environmental factors contribute to causing the condition, ranging from head injuries to tapeworm and river blindness. One of the major problems facing developing worlds is that not only is there a stigma attached to the disorder in many local ...

AllAfrica.com - July 31, 2013
"The two patients suspected of [being infected with] rabies were truly kept in our wards after being referred to us by Mpherembe Health Centre. Mtika, who was in the medical ward died last week while Thera who was in the pediatric ward died yesterday ...

Asbury Park Press - July 31, 2013
According to the health department, 14 animals have tested positive for rabies this year: bats, a cat, skunks, racoons and foxes. Because only animals who have potentially exposed a pet or human are tested, the health department is confident that the ...

Bangor Daily News  - July 31, 2013
SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine — A fox that attacked at least five people in South Portland Tuesday morning before police caught and killed it tested positive for rabies, Lt. Todd Bernard of the South Portland Police Department confirmed Wednesday.

India.Com Health - July 31, 2013
Rabies Most people associate the word 'rabies' with two things – dogs and lots of scary injections. They do not know most other important facts that they ought to. Here's a post covering some of these: Fact #1:Rabies can be transmitted from all ...

allvoices - July 31, 2013
Snake bite is a neglected public health issue in many tropical and subtropical countries. About 5 million snake bites occur each year, resulting in up to 2.5 million envenoming's (poisoning from snake bites) at least 100 000 deaths and around three ...

NPR - July 31, 2013
Each year more than 175,000 people around the world die from poisonous snakebites, often because they live in remote, rural areas and didn't get to a hospital in time to get treatment.

GhanaWeb - July 31, 2013
Three persons are reported to have died from snake bite in 162 reported cases in the Kpandai District of the Northern Region this month alone. According to health authorities in the district, this is due to the non-availability of anti-snake venom in ...

Science Codex- July 31, 2013
"In addition to being an occupational hazard for field scientists, snakebite is a leading cause of accidental death in the developing world, especially among otherwise healthy young people," says Lewin, the Director of the Center for Exploration and ...

News-Medical.net - July 31, 2013
A team of researchers led by Dr. Matt Lewin of the California Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with the Department of Anesthesia at the University of California, San Francisco, has pioneered a novel approach to treating venomous ...

Watch List News (press release) - July 31, 2013
Julia Heckathorn was visiting Panama’s Escudo Island in September, 2012, documenting for the first time what pygmy sloths eat and establishing relationships with local authorities, when she was bitten by a Fer-de-lance pit viper. Though as many as 50% of victims die, Heckathorn recovered. 

The News International - July 31, 2013
Three more cases of dengue fever were reported in the city on Tuesday, increasing the number of dengue patients to 527 this year, said the Sindh Dengue Surveillance Cell. The focal person for the cell, Dr M Shakeel Aamir Mullick, said a total of 540 ...

BBC News - July 31, 2013
Honduras has declared a state of emergency after an outbreak of dengue fever which has killed 16 people so far this year. More than 12,000 people have been diagnosed with the disease, which causes high fever and joint pains. 

Times of India - July 31, 2013
RAJKOT: As many as five dengue cases were reported in Bagasra town of Amreli district during the last few days. According to health officials, the cases were reported during the last one week from different parts of Bagsara town, which is better known ...

Rappler - July 31, 2013
MANILA, Philippines – While the number of dengue cases in the country decreased over the year, Visayas and Mindanao are the exception to the overall trend. The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday, July 31, reported a 7.7% drop in the cases of ...

The Phuket News - July 31, 2013
PHUKET: The number of Phuket people contracting dengue fever is falling, Dr Bancha Khakong, Phuket's Chief Medical Officer told The Phuket News yesterday (July 30), and the epidemic appears to be abating.

Daily News & Analysis - July 31, 2013
The health department of Karnataka attributed the rise in dengue to the acute shortage and prolonged storage of water in the state. The water scarcity preceding the monsoons led to people storing water for long periods in tanks, “which in turn became ...

The New Indian Express - July 31, 2013
Odisha may be staring at a more dangerous outbreak with dengue changing its course and presenting itself with different strains in different pockets. With multiple serotypes being detected, possibilities of severe clinical manifestations are being warned.

Reliefweb - July 31, 2013
KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, July 31 (PIA) -- Dengue cases in Soccsksargen Region or Region 12 has risen by 205 percent, according to a report from the Department of Health (DOH) – 12. 

Pakistan Observer - July 31, 2013
Lahore—As many as 11 confirmed cases of dengue have so far been reported in the province of Punjab while steps for eradication of dengue larvae are underway so that breeding of mosquitoes’ causing spread of dengue could be checked.

The New Indian Express - July 31, 2013
The city is plagued by dengue and stinks of garbage. It is not a pleasant scene, Governor H R Bhardwaj said on Tuesday. Inaugurating the Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Public Health and Centre for Disease Control (RGIPH&CDC), he said the city was not like ...

Deccan Chronicle - July 31, 2013
Bengaluru: The number of dengue positive cases is on the rise in the city, with the number of cases doubling this year compared to previous years. The State Health Department and the BBMP both claim that they are doing their bit, but this seems doubtful.

ABC Online - July 31, 2013
"[Hookworm] causes a skin issue...it is a common tropical disease in people, so tourists who come, if they're not careful how they sunbathe and things like that can actually get it," she said. "The other partner zoonotic worm, roundworm, can get into ...

The Star Online - July 31, 2013
The Subang Jaya (MPSJ) Municipal Council has identified low-cost flats under its jurisdiction that have become a breeding ground for Aedes mosquitoes. The Saujana Puchong 7 flats have been identified as one of the hotspots, with 20 cases of dengue ...

Times of India - July 31, 2013
BOKARO: In a bid to avert dengue outbreak, which claimed three lives last year , the district administration has asked the Bokaro Steel Plant (BSL) management to clean the garbage-piled roads in the township, but the authorities concerned seem to be ...

Fiji Times - July 31, 2013
"The chronic forms of the disease are elephantiasis and hydrocoeles in males. The disease rarely causes death but it has an overt social-economic, mental and physical consequence. 

NECN - July 30, 2013
"Globally there's probably around 11-million people that carry Chagas disease,” said Hobson. “It's one of the major diseases on the planet." So far, this pest hasn't been a problem in the U.S., but the kissing bug could eventually make its way into ...

ABC News - July 30, 2013
Honduras' government has declared a state of emergency due to a dengue fever outbreak that has killed 16 people and sickened 12,000. Health Minister Salvador Pineda says Tuesday's decree means the government is making it a priority to prevent and ...

WRAL.com - July 30, 2013
Bahama, N.C. — Five days after the birth of baby Aidan, things are calm at the Tilley household in Bahama. Mom, dad and son are doing fine, but just a few weeks ago, it was a different story. Nine months' pregnant, Shannon Tilley was exposed to rabies ...

Times of India - July 30, 2013
"We are carrying out intra-domestic and para-domestic work where cases of dengue fevers are reported and intensive fogging is being done in respective areas,'' said an official. RMC's health department has issued over 135 notices to various household ...

DigitalJournal.com - July 30, 2013
Onchocerciasis is second only to trachoma (3) as an infectious cause of blindness in the world. Currently, more than 500,000 people are visually impaired and 270,000 people are blind as a result of onchocerciasis infections.

Voice of America - July 30, 2013
Venomous snakes kill as many as 125,000 people each year. Snakebite is a leading cause of accidental death in the developing world, especially among otherwise healthy young people. Most die before they can reach a hospital, largely because there is no ...

Times of India - July 30, 2013
CUTTACK: The tall claims of Cuttack Municipal Corporation to curb dengue menace in the city belie the ground reality. Though the civic body had announced to intensify fogging after the first dengue case was detected earlier this month, residents ...

The Africa Report - July 30, 2013
The cause of the condition has thus far eluded many epidemiologists. Parallels have been drawn with the black fly-borne parasitic disease called onchocerca volvulus or river blindness, but results of diagnosis remain inconclusive. 

EntornoInteligente - July 30, 2013
Avances a nivel mundial para la erradicación de los parásitos causantes de la leishmania amazonensis (leishmaniasis) y trypanosoma cruzi (chagas) abrieron investigadores de la Universidad de Oriente en Anzoátegui, al determinar que el veneno de la ...

NJ.com - July 30, 2013
LAKEWOOD, N.J. — Authorities say a fox that attacked a young southern New Jersey girl last weekend has tested positive for rabies. Ocean County health officials tell the Asbury Park Press that the state Public Health Environmental and Agricultural ...

Sun.Star - July 30, 2013
A TONGUE-twisting name it is, Schistosomiasis is a parasitic disease that is carried by an intermediary agent, which is a snail. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shares that Schistosomiasis is common to places with poor sanitation.

Voice of America - July 30, 2013
Venomous snakes kill as many as 125,000 people each year. Snakebite is a leading cause of accidental death in the developing world, especially among otherwise healthy young people. Most die before they can reach a hospital, largely because there is no ...

Minneapolis Star Tribune - July 30, 2013
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Honduras' government has declared a state of emergency due to a dengue fever outbreak that has killed 16 people and sickened 12,000. Health Minister Salvador Pineda says Tuesday's decree means the government is making ...

The Herald - July 30, 2013
 "In Harare, in this day and age, we had archaic diseases like cholera and typhoid, very soon we shall have diseases like bilharzia," she said. VP Mujuru said when she was Minister of Water, she initiated a lot of projects like how to tap water through ...

Discovery News - July 30, 2013
As many as 125,000 people die from snakebites every year; most of the victims die before getting to a hospital. A new nasal spray may change that, researchers from the California Academy of Sciences and the University of California, San Francisco say ...

Wall Street Journal - July 30, 2013
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras—Honduras' government has declared a state of emergency due to a dengue-fever outbreak that has killed 16 people and sickened 12,000. Health Minister Salvador Pineda said Tuesday's decree means the government is making ...

Zee News - July 30, 2013
The state government has set up special dengue wards, one each at Capital Hospital in Bhubaneswar and at the SCB in Cuttack, to treat the patients. 

The New Indian Express - July 30, 2013
Even as Cuttack is gripped by a severe outbreak of dengue, the Opposition on Monday demanded resignation of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and Health Minister Damodar Rout along with dissolution of the Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) Council for ...

Straits Times - July 30, 2013
THE number of new dengue cases is continuing to fall, with 306 reported last week. This is down from 391 and 541 in the preceding weeks. Minister for the Environment and Water Resources Vivian Balakrishnan said most of the clusters were "slowing down", ...

The Global Dispatch - July 30, 2013
According to a National News Bureau of Thailand report Monday, so far this year, 81,763 dengue fever cases have been recorded in Thailand, with the highest concentration of cases in the northern province of Chiang Mai.
GMA News - July 30, 2013
A product of three years of study by the Research and Biotechnology Division of the St. Luke's Medical Center with the help of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), this novel approach is being developed as a point-of-care test for dengue.

ABS CBN News - July 30, 2013
MANILA - The Department of Health (DOH) and Quiapo Church administration teamed up to prevent dengue mosquitoes from breeding in and around the church, which draws thousands of devotees everyday. 

Pakistan Observer - July 30, 2013
Lahore—Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has said that dengue situation is under control like the last year, however, the heads of concerned departments should complete their arrangements as stern action would be ...

Straits Times - July 30, 2013
THE number of new dengue cases is continuing to fall, with 306 reported last week. This is down from 391 and 541 in the preceding weeks. Minister for the Environment and Water Resources Vivian Balakrishnan said most of the clusters were "slowing down", ...

50 new dengue cases in Odisha
Newstrack India - July 30, 2013
No death due to dengue has been reported in the state, he pointed out. The disease has affected Cuttack district most as 222 people, including the latest 35 patients, have tested positive, he said. 

Fiji Times - Jul 30, 2013

THE National Filariasis Unit under the Fiji Centre for Communicable Disease Control of the Ministry of Health will be conducting a survey in selected sites in the Central Division to assess the prevalence rate of lymphatic filariasis. 

Times of India - July 30, 2013
A survey of 20,000 people it conducted recently showed that people from higher economic groups had a higher incidence of both malaria and dengue.
ABC News - July 30, 2013
He and wife Rosalynn Carter were leading a delegation to celebrate the country's elimination of river blindness, a parasitic disease that his foundation has led the fight against.

BioNews Texas - Jul 29, 2013
AveXis isn't the only biotech entity in Texas focused on treating neglected diseases: BioNews Texas regularly covers the work of Houston-based Dr. Peter Hotez and the Sabin Vaccine Institute, who are working to combat NTDs throughout the world.

Fight against leprosy not over, WHO warns
6minutes - July 30, 2013
THAILAND: The effort to eliminate leprosy is far from over as more than 200,000 new cases are reported each year, the WHO warns. Although successful treatment is now available, there were 232,850 new cases reported in 2012, mostly in Asia and Africa, ...

gentedehoy - July 30, 2013
Futuros avances a escala mundial para la erradicación de los parásitos causantes de la Leishmanía Amazononensis (Leishmaniasis) y Trypanosoma Cruzi (Chagas) abrieron investigadores de la Universidad de Oriente en Anzoátegui, al determinar que el ...

Providence Journal - July 29, 2013
TIVERTON, R.I. (AP) — Twenty Rhode Islanders have been recommended for treatment for rabies exposure following the unexplained death of a calf housed near an ice cream stand in Tiverton. The state health department said Monday that 243 people have ...

DocCheck News - July 29, 2013
... die Dringlichkeit, diese Parasitenerkrankung medizinisch zu beachten und den Zugang zur Behandlung zu verbessern. Der Zwergfadenwurm Strongyloides stercoralis ist ein weltweit verbreiteter Wurm mit einer Vorliebe für heiße und feuchte Klimazonen.

The Global Dispatch - July 29, 2013
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter today congratulated President Juan Manuel Santos and the people of Colombia for becoming the first of six countries in the Americas to eliminate river blindness, according to a Carter Center press release today ...

Deccan Herald - July 29, 2013
... Reliance on gas price New investments in India's mfg sector virtually on hold Ray Price retires from international cricket Counting begins for Bengal panchayat polls. 

DailyFinance  - July 29, 2013
... development — two compounds for the treatment of animal health indications that are licensed to Eli Lilly and Company and AN5568, also referred to as SCYX-7158, for human African trypanosomiasis (HAT, or sleeping sickness), which is licensed to ...

MarketWatch - July 29, 2013
In October 1987, Merck announced it would donate the medication MECTIZAN to all who need it for as long as necessary until onchocerciasis is eliminated as a public health problem. The MECTIZAN Donation Program reaches more than 100 million people ...

National Geographic - July 29, 2013
This is a potentially fatal parasitic disease caused by tapeworm of the genus Echinococcosis. The adult tapeworm lives in the canid's intestine and produces eggs that are passed in feces. The intermediate hosts are infected by ingesting eggs. 

Hindustan Times  - July 29, 2013
More than 10 places in the city are at the risk of dengue spread, as breeding checkers of the health department have found breeding of larvae of aedes mosquitoes - the vector which carries dengue parasite to human body.

The Costa Rica Star - Jul 29 2013
Public health officials in Costa Rica are hard at work to control outbreaks of two dangerous infectious diseases: Dengue fever and H1N1. Both diseases are taxing the resources of La Caja (Costa Rica's system of public health care facilities) and the ...

GMA News - Jul 29, 2013
“The Quiapo Church is one of the biggest public area that attracts thousands of crowds daily from all walks of life and this is the first time that the DOH will provide anti-dengue spraying to protect devotees from mosquito bites,” Janairo said.

The News International - Jul 29, 2013
The health secretary said that there was a danger of dengue fever outbreak due to monsoon season and favourable temperature, but it could be defeated this year as well by adopting effective preventive measures. 

Times of India - Jul 29, 2013
CUTTACK: A day after a youth died due to suspected dengue at Rausapatna, the district administration has decided to launch a drive in the city to identify people suffering from fever and conduct their rapid test for dengue. 

7thSpace Interactive (press release) - Jul 29, 2013
This scoping review analyzes the research gaps of three diseases: schistosomiasis japonica, malaria and echinococcosis. 

Detikcom - Jul 29, 2013
"Parasit umumnya dibagi menjadi cysticercosis dan echinococcosis, tapi ini 'cacing aneh', tampaknya tidak masuk kedua-duanya. 

The New Indian Express - Jul 28, 2013
People in Anedoddi locality of this village 46 km from Bangalore are living in constant fear. Dengue has claimed one life, 35 have tested positive and 122 others are being treated for suspected dengue. 

The Express Tribune - Jul 28, 2013
“Dengue fever can be overcome with active cooperation of citizens. They should realise their responsibility,” DCO Najam Ahmad Shah said on Saturday. He was speaking on Anti-Dengue Day being observed across the city. 

The Express Tribune - Jul 28, 2013
Mehsood urged the police to treat dengue fever as a social issue and stressed the need for mobilising the community to take preventive measures. LAHORE: “All possible steps are being taken to eradicate dengue fever,” District Coordination Officer (DCO) ...

Times of India - Jul 28, 2013
Taking a lesson from 2012, the KMC health department started its dengue prevention early this year. The outbreak is not as bad this time but reports of dengue have started coming in this monsoon. 

Hindustan Times - Jul 28, 2013
The rains have arrived in the city. Potholes on streets have resurfaced and so have a host of infection-causing viruses and bacteria.

Newstrack India - Jul 28, 2013
Bhubaneswar, July 28 (IANS) Thirty-eight fresh cases of dengue fever were Sunday confirmed by Odisha authorities, taking the figure for the year so far to 268. Cuttack has been the worst-hit with 187 cases. 

The News International - Jul 28, 2013
Three provincial government departments of Punjab including Water and Sanitation Agency (Wasa), Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) and Parks and Horticulture Authority (PHA), Saturday observed the 'Dengue Awareness and Eradication Day'.

The News International - Jul 28, 2013
Secretary Environment Punjab Anwar Rasheed and EPA Director General Farooq Hameed Sheikh led the walk while Director ML&I Shahid, Director EIA Naseem-ur-Rehman Shah, Director Dengue Tuaqeer Qureshi and other officials of the department, ...

Times of India - Jul 28, 2013
CUTTACK: The Cuttack administration will screen a documentary film to sensitize people about dengue at street corner meetings in different wards from Sunday. It will give people complete idea about the causes and prevention of the disease, said ...

Pakistan Observer - Jul 28, 2013
Sunday, July 28, 2013 - Sialkot\Faisalabad\Multan—MPA Ch Muhammad Ikram stressed joint efforts for awareness about dengue on Saturday. He was addressing participants in a seminar against dengue at the auditorium of the Sialkot Chamber of ...

The New Indian Express - Jul 28, 2013

Dengue reportedly claimed its first victim on Monday as a 25-year-old youth succumbed to the haemorrhagic fever in the City. The youth, Iswar Rao of Rausapatna area, was reportedly suffering from fever for the last five days.


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De Cock KM, Simone PM, Davison V, Slutsker L.
Emerg Infect Dis. 2013 Aug;19(8):1192-7. doi: 10.3201/eid1908.130121.
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Latif B, Heo CC, Razuin R, Shamalaa DV, Tappe D.
Emerg Infect Dis. 2013 Aug;19(8):1340-1. doi: 10.3201/eid1908.121710. No abstract available.
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Chagas P, Caramori P, Galdino TP, Barcellos Cda S, Gomes I, Schwanke CH.
Atherosclerosis. 2013 Aug;229(2):381-4. doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2013.05.008. Epub 2013 May 31.
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Ehlert N, Seilmaier M, Guggemos W, Löscher T, Meurer A, Wendtner CM.
Dtsch Med Wochenschr. 2013 Aug;138(31-32):1601-5. doi: 10.1055/s-0033-1343296. Epub 2013 Jul 24. German.
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Ohnishi K, Sakamoto N, Kobayashi K, Iwabuchi S, Nakamura-Uchiyama F.
Int J Infect Dis. 2013 Aug;17(8):e656-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2013.02.028. Epub 2013 Apr 22.
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Osakada F, Callaway EM.
Nat Protoc. 2013 Aug;8(8):1583-601. doi: 10.1038/nprot.2013.094. Epub 2013 Jul 25.
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Lobo Kdos S, Bezerra JM, Brito LM, Silva JS, Pinheiro VC.
Cien Saude Colet. 2013 Aug;18(8):2295-300. Portuguese.
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Pereira Lde O, Maretti-Mira AC, Rodrigues KM, Lima RB, Oliveira-Neto MP, Cupolillo E, Pirmez C, Oliveira MP.
Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz. 2013 Aug;108(5):665-7.
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Gomes LH, Albuquerque MI, Rocha LC, Pinheiro FG, Franco AM.
Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz. 2013 Aug;108(5):651-6.
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Borborema SE, Osso Junior JA, Andrade Junior HF, Nascimento Nd.
Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz. 2013 Aug;108(5):623-30.
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Vilela ML, Pita-Pereira Dd, Azevedo CG, Godoy RE, Britto C, Rangel EF.
Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz. 2013 Aug;108(5):578-85.
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Borges MC, Castro LA, Fonseca BA.
Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz. 2013 Aug;108(5):596-9.
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Siqueira NG, Siqueira CM, Rodrigues-Silva R, Soares Mdo C, Povoa MM.
Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz. 2013 Aug;108(5):533-40.
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Gouvea LR, Martins DA, da Gama Jean Batista D, de Nazaré C Soeiro M, Louro SR, Barbeira PJ, Teixeira LR.
Biometals. 2013 Jul 30. [Epub ahead of print]
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Albas A, Picolo MR, Soares CN, Bachega HV, Tarumoto MH.
J Venom Anim Toxins Incl Trop Dis. 2013 Jul 30;19(1):17. [Epub ahead of print]
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Curti E, Kwityn C, Zhan B, Gillespie P, Brelsford J, Deumic V, Plieskatt J, Rezende WC, Tsao E, Kalampanayil B, Hotez PJ, Bottazzi ME.
Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2013 Jul 30;9(11). [Epub ahead of print]

De Gaudenzi JG, Carmona SJ, Agüero F, Frasch AC.
PeerJ. 2013 Jul 30;1:e118. doi: 10.7717/peerj.118. Print 2013.
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Moi ML, Takasaki T, Saijo M, Kurane I.
Arch Virol. 2013 Jul 31. [Epub ahead of print]
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Waggoner JJ, Abeynayake J, Sahoo MK, Gresh L, Tellez Y, Gonzalez K, Ballesteros G, Guo FP, Balmaseda A, Karunaratne K, Harris E, Pinsky BA.
J Clin Microbiol. 2013 Jul 31. [Epub ahead of print]
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Ndibazza J, Webb EL, Lule S, Harriet M, Akello M, Oduru G, Kizza M, Akurut H, Muhangi L, Magnussen P, Vennervald B, Elliott A.
J Infect Dis. 2013 Jul 31. [Epub ahead of print]
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Barda B, Zepherine H, Rinaldi L, Cringoli G, Burioni R, Clementi M, Albonico M.
Parasit Vectors. 2013 Jul 31;6(1):220. [Epub ahead of print]
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Sánchez Alvarado A.
Elife. 2013 Jul 30;2:e01115. doi: 10.7554/eLife.01115. Print 2013.
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Wang B, Collins JJ 3rd, Newmark PA.
Elife. 2013 Jul 30;2:e00768. doi: 10.7554/eLife.00768. Print 2013.
PMID: 23908765 [PubMed] Free PMC Article

Duo-quan W, Lin-hua T, Heng-hui L, Zhen-cheng G, Xiang Z.
PLoS One. 2013 Jul 30;8(7):e68766. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0068766. Print 2013.
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Yang GJ, Utzinger J, Zhou XN.
Acta Trop. 2013 Jul 29. pii: S0001-706X(13)00189-7. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2013.07.009. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 23906612 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Zhang Z, Bergquist R, Chen D, Yao B, Wang Z, Gao J, Jiang Q.
PLoS One. 2013 Jul 29;8(7):e69447. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0069447. Print 2013.
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Kim SH, Jung DI, Yang IY, Jang SH, Kim J, Truong TT, Pham TV, Truong NU, Lee KY, Jang YS.
Int Immunol. 2013 Jul 30. [Epub ahead of print]
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Tantrawatpan C, Intapan PM, Thanchomnang T, Sanpool O, Janwan P, Lulitanond V, Anamnart W, Maleewong W.
J Vet Diagn Invest. 2013 Jul 29. [Epub ahead of print]
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Zheng Q, Vanderslott S, Jiang B, Xu LL, Liu CS, Huo LL, Duan LP, Wu NB, Li SZ, Xia ZG, Wu WP, Hu W, Zhang HB.
Infect Dis Poverty. 2013 Jul 29;2(1):15. [Epub ahead of print]
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Lu J, Vodnala SK, Gustavsson AL, Gustafsson TN, Sjoberg B, Johansson HA, Kumar S, Tjernberg A, Engman L, Rottenberg ME, Holmgren A.
J Biol Chem. 2013 Jul 29. [Epub ahead of print]
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Daftarian PM, Stone GW, Kovalski L, Kumar M, Vosoughi A, Urbieta M, Blackwelder P, Dikici E, Serafini P, Duffort S, Boodoo R, Rodríguez-Cortés A, Lemmon V, Deo S, Alberola J, Perez V, Daunert S, Ager AL.
J Infect Dis. 2013 Jul 29. [Epub ahead of print]
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Shalev M, Kondo J, Kopelyanskiy D, Jaffe CL, Adir N, Baasov T.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2013 Jul 29. [Epub ahead of print]
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Orsi FA, Angerami RN, Mazetto BM, Quaino SK, Santiago-Bassora F, Castro V, de Paula EV, Annichino-Bizzacchi JM.
BMC Infect Dis. 2013 Jul 28;13(1):350. [Epub ahead of print]
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Scioscia NP, Beldomenico PM, Petrigh RS, Pierangeli N, Denegri GM.
Parasitol Res. 2013 Jul 28. [Epub ahead of print]
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Zhang HH, Shen YH, Xu HE, Liang HY, Han MJ, Zhang Z.
Insect Mol Biol. 2013 Jul 28. doi: 10.1111/imb.12047. [Epub ahead of print]
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Marin-Neto JA, Simoes MV, Rassi Junior A.
Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. 2013 Jul 12:0. [Epub ahead of print]

Fonseca-Berzal C, Merchán Arenas DR, Romero Bohórquez AR, Escario JA, Kouznetsov VV, Gómez-Barrio A.
Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2013 Jul 12. doi:pii: S0960-894X(13)00812-3. 10.1016/j.bmcl.2013.06.079. [Epub ahead of print]
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Palacios VR, Bichara CN, Dias RD, Sousa Junior AD, Cardoso RF, Barreiros GV, Goncalves NV.
Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. 2013 Jul 12:0. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 23904076 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Thaisonthi S, Rabablert J, Yoksan S.
Bioinformation. 2013 Jul 12;9(12):622-8. doi: 10.6026/97320630009622. Print 2013.
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D'angiò M, Ceglie T, Giovannetti G, Neri A, Santilio I, Nunes V, Coluzzi S, Testi AM.
Blood Transfus. 2013 Jul 3:1-3. doi: 10.2450/2013.0034-13. [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available.
PMID: 23867185 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] Free Article

Chandy S, Ramanathan K, Manoharan A, Mathai D, Baruah K.
Indian J Med Microbiol. 2013 Jul-Sep;31(3):283-6. doi: 10.4103/0255-0857.115640.
PMID: 23883717 [PubMed - in process]

Stothard JR, Sousa-Figueiredo JC, Navaratnam AM.
Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2013 Jul;11(7):733-52. doi: 10.1586/14787210.2013.811931.
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Huang Y, Tang Q, Rayner S, Gong K, Song B, Liang GD.
Biomed Environ Sci. 2013 Jul;26(7):552-61. doi: 10.3967/0895-3988.2013.07.006.
PMID: 23895700 [PubMed - in process]

Freire JM, Veiga AS, de la Torre BG, Santos NC, Andreu D, Da Poian AT, Castanho MA.
Biopolymers. 2013 Jul;100(4):325-36. doi: 10.1002/bip.22266.
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Schiffer C.
Future Med Chem. 2013 Jul;5(11):1193-7. doi: 10.4155/fmc.13.106.
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Kobayashi K, Nakamura-Uchiyama F, Nishiguchi T, Isoda K, Kokubo Y, Ando K, Katurahara M, Sako Y, Yanagida T, Ito A, Iwabuchi S, Ohnishi K.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2013 Jul;89(1):58-62. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.12-0355. Epub 2013 Apr 29.
PMID: 23629930 [PubMed - in process]

Petrovsky N.
Expert Rev Vaccines. 2013 Jul;12(7):723-6. doi: 10.1586/14760584.2013.811197.
PMID: 23885817 [PubMed - in process]

Senthong V, Chindaprasirt J, Sawanyawisuth K.
Hawaii J Med Public Health. 2013 Jun;72(6 Suppl 2):52-4.

Jin Y, Anvarov K, Khajibaev A, Hong S, Hong ST.
Korean J Parasitol. 2013 Jun;51(3):313-7. doi: 10.3347/kjp.2013.51.3.313. Epub 2013 Jun 30.
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Huang MJ, Xie H, Wan Q, Zhang L, Ning Y, Zhang GJ.
J Nanosci Nanotechnol. 2013 Jun;13(6):3810-7.
PMID: 23862412 [PubMed - in process]

Leuckx S.
J Pharm Belg. 2013 Jun;(2):12-6. Review. French. No abstract available.
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Wiwanitkit V.
Rev Bras Enferm. 2013 Jun;66(3):448. No abstract available.
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Yoshikawa MJ, Kusriastuti R.
Trop Med Health. 2013 Jun;41(2):67-78. doi: 10.2149/tmh.2011-05. Epub 2013 Apr 27.
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Olds GR.
Trans Am Clin Climatol Assoc. 2013;124:265-74.
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Halpenny CM, Paller C, Koski KG, Valdés VE, Scott ME.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2013;7(2):e2070. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002070. Epub 2013 Feb 21.
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Khieu V, Schär F, Marti H, Sayasone S, Duong S, Muth S, Odermatt P.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2013;7(2):e2035. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002035. Epub 2013 Feb 7.
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El-Nassery SM, Abou-El-Naga IF, Allam SR, Shaat EA, Mady RF.
Biomed Res Int. 2013;2013:160320. doi: 10.1155/2013/160320. Epub 2013 Jun 26.
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Anuracpreeda P, Chawengkirtikul R, Tinikul Y, Poljaroen J, Chotwiwatthanakun C, Sobhon P.
Acta Trop. 2013 Jul;127(1):38-45. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2013.03.020. Epub 2013 Apr 6.
PMID: 23567552 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Muok EM, Simiyu EW, Ochola EA, Ng'ang'a ZW, Secor WE, Karanja DM, Mwinzi PN.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2013 Jul;89(1):42-5. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.13-0045. Epub 2013 May 13.
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Mandalasi M, Dorabawila N, Smith DF, Heimburg-Molinaro J, Cummings RD, Nyame AK.
Glycobiology. 2013 Jul;23(7):877-92. doi: 10.1093/glycob/cwt025. Epub 2013 Mar 29.
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Okeke OC, Ubachukwu PO.
Iran J Parasitol. 2013 Jul;8(3):467-73.
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Reis PG, Abreu AT, Guimarães AG, Teixeira MC, de Souza J, Silva-Barcellos NM.
J AOAC Int. 2013 Jul-Aug;96(4):771-5.
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Silva PC, Leal TV, Domingues AL.
Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. 2013 Jul-Aug;46(4):472-7. doi: 10.1590/0037-8682-0110-2013.
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Pinto HA, Mati VL, Melo AL.
Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. 2013 Jul-Aug;46(4):478-83.
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Jenkins-Holick DS, Kaul TL.
Urol Nurs. 2013 Jul-Aug;33(4):163-70. Review.
PMID: 24079113 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Zhang N, Li W, Xiang J.
Xi Bao Yu Fen Zi Mian Yi Xue Za Zhi. 2013 Jul;29(7):685-9. Chinese.
PMID: 23837975 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Ouédraogo I, Wandaogo A, Bandré É, Balima É, Ouédraogo F, Tapsoba WT, Soré O, Béré B, Kaboré RA.
Med Sante Trop. 2013 Jul-Sep;23(3):267-8. doi: 10.1684/mst.2013.0221. French.
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Salama RH, Selem TH, El-Gammal M, Elhagagy AE, Bakar SM.
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Simpson C, O'Brien DP, McDonald A, Callan P.
ANZ J Surg. 2013 Jul;83(7-8):523-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2012.06230.x. Epub 2012 Sep 19. Review.
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