Detection on four continents of dengue fever cases related to an ongoing outbreak in Luanda, Angola, March to May 2013

eurosurveillance Quinta-feira, 23 de Maio de 2013 20H48m CEST | informação [other]

In April 2013, ten cases of dengue fever in travellers returning from Luanda, Angola, to five countries on four continents, were reported to the globally distributed GeoSentinel Surveillance network. Dengue virus serotype 1 was identified in two cases. The findings indicate that a major dengue outbreak is currently ongoing in Luanda....

Paediatric Medicines Global Recommendations

medicalnewstoday Quinta-feira, 23 de Maio de 2013 11H58m CEST | informação [other]

Transparent information on the evidence supporting global recommendations on paediatric medicines should be easily accessible in order to help policy makers decides on what drugs to include in their national drug lists, according to international experts from Ghana and the UK writing in this week's PLOS Medicine....

Research Highlights From The American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene, May 2013

medicalnewstoday Quarta-feira, 22 de Maio de 2013 10H55m CEST | informação [other]

1.) New Rapid Diagnostic Test for Worm Infection Provides Substantial Improvement Over Current Standard According to New African Field Study Provides Compass to Guide Public Health Efforts to Halt Debilitating Lymphatic Filariasis (Elephantiasis) A new diagnostic test strip to rapidly detect.......

New diagnostic test for lymphatic filariasis

newsmedical Terça-feira, 21 de Maio de 2013 10H17m CEST | informação [other]

A new diagnostic test for a worm infection that can lead to severe enlargement and deformities of the legs and genitals is far more sensitive than the currently used test, according to results of a field study in Liberia, in West Africa, where the infection is endemic....

Fever reducers don't slow children's recovery: study

yahoo-health Sexta-feira, 17 de Maio de 2013 23H47m CEST | informação [other]

By Trevor Stokes NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A review of past research finds that fever-reducing drugs have no effect on the speed of children's recovery from an infection, contrary to the fears of some doctors and parents. Researchers have debated for decades whether lowering a sick child's fever.......

ITM researchers develop, test a combination of tools to diagnose SN-TB

newsmedical Quinta-feira, 9 de Maio de 2013 08H36m CEST | informação [other]

Researchers at the Institute of Tropical Medicine have successfully developed and tested a combination of simple clinical, radiological and laboratory tools to diagnose smear-negative tuberculosis....

To the Editor: Spatial incidence of dengue infections in Queensland, Australia

journals-cambridge Quinta-feira, 7 de Fevereiro de 2013 10H25m CET | informação

Letter SCOTT A. RITCHIE, JEFFREY N. HANNA, CHRISTINE E. SELVEY, RICHARD C. RUSSELL, Epidemiology & Infection , Volume 141 Issue 03 , pp 618-618 Abstract...