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Pathogen-reduced blood may cut transfusion-transmitted malaria
A method for reducing pathogens present in whole blood used for transfusions may reduce the incidence of malaria transmission, and also provide...
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Rapid diagnostic tests used to detect Ebola
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New malaria vaccine could be used in low-endemicity, high-resistance areas
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Severe sepsis and septic shock syndrome linked to chikungunya
Severe sepsis and septic shock syndrome may be rare complications of chikungunya virus infection, according to a recent study in Guadeloupe.
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Zika caused rash, pruritus more than high fever
Zika virus infection in adults often causes pruritic maculopapular rash, but rarely leads to clinically significant fever, according to two cohort...
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Standard incubation can miss P. acnes in infective endocarditis
AMSTERDAM – A longer incubation period of Propionibacterium acnes culture may be required to determine whether it is the cause of infective...
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Colombia reports first Zika deaths, all in medically compromised patients
Five people with confirmed Zika virus infections have died in Colombia, and all had medical comorbidities.
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Ebola research update: March 2016
The struggle to defeat Ebola virus disease continues globally, although it may not always make the headlines. To catch up on what you may have...
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Climate change raises dengue risk in Europe
Higher global temperatures and greater temperature variation due to climate change could increase the epidemic potential of the dengue virus in...
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Intracranial calcification, hypomyelination seen with Zika virus congenital microcephaly
Key clinical point: Zika virus–linked congenital microcephaly is characterized by severe brain anomalies including intracranial calcifications,...
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HHS calls on Congress to approve supplemental Zika funding
The White House implored Congress on April 6 to act quickly on requests to allocate substantial funding for combating the Zika virus, as the...