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White House launches new plan to combat multidrug-resistant TB
Key clinical point: A new action plan to combat the rise of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis focuses on strengthening the domestic capacity to...
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Ebola update: Dec. 2015
The struggle to defeat Ebola virus disease continues globally. To catch up on what you may have missed over the past month, here are some notable...
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Men seen as main source of TB transmission
More than half of tuberculosis infections among men, women, and children were seen to derive from contacts with adult men, according to findings...
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WHO identifies top emerging diseases
The World Health Organization has generated a list of the Top 10 emerging pathogens likely to cause severe outbreaks in the near future and for...
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Mass drug administration controls scabies in endemic areas
Mass drug administration, particularly with ivermectin, controls scabies and its burdensome complications in endemic regions of the world,...
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Tularemia outbreak in four U.S. states
There have been 100 reported cases of tularemia in 2015 among residents of Colorado, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming, according to a report by...
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Viremia in Ebola patients a strong predictor of death
The levels of virus present in the blood for patients with Ebola virus disease are strong predictors of fatality, according to a new study in PLOS...
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Global HIV treatment goals face resource challenges
The World Health Organization’s treatment targets for HIV may be financially unachievable, according to modeling that predicts a potential...
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VIDEO: Antigen test could simplify HCV screening
A new test focused on hepatitis C antigen detection might simplify the HCV screening process and reduce its costs.
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Afghanistan still struggling with poliovirus
Afghanistan experienced a “major setback” in its efforts to eradicate polio in 2014, after having made significant progress towards elimination of...
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Improved supply chain, immunization rates key to global vaccination success
The key element to achieving global vaccination coverage goals may be improving vaccine stock management, suggests a recent report by the Centers...