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The world's success in eradicating polio now depends on four countries – Afghanistan, India, Nigeria, and Pakistan – according to the Advisory Committee on Polio Eradication (ACPE), the independent oversight body of the eradication effort.
World Health Organization (Infectious Diseases) - Thu, 12 October 2006
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has a trivalent, inactivated split-virion influenza vaccine for the active immunization of adults against disease caused by viral strains likely to cause influenza this season.
Medscape (Infectious Diseases) - Thu, 12 October 2006
http://www.medscape.com
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The World Health Organization (WHO) is today expanding its program to fight some of the most neglected tropical diseases that destroy the lives and health of poor people.
World Health Organization (Infectious Diseases) - Tue, 10 October 2006
http://www.who.int
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a qualitative assay for the detection of HIV-1 RNA as an aid in the primary diagnosis of HIV-1 infection, and as a confirmation test for positive antibody test results.
Medscape (Infectious Diseases) - Tue, 10 October 2006
http://www.medscape.com
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States that easily permit parents to opt out of vaccinating their children for nonmedical reasons are at increased risk of pertussis (whooping cough).
Johns Hopkins Hospital (Infectious Diseases) - Tue, 10 October 2006
http://www.hopkinshospital.org
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La llegada de la terapia antirretroviral de gran actividad (TARGA) ha reducido la mortalidad y mejorado la calidad de vida de las personas VIH positivas, pero el tratamiento del virus y de las enfermedades que provoca sigue siendo muy complejo.
Boletín de Tratamientos Experimentales Contra el SIDA (Infectious Diseases) - Tue, 5 September 2006
http://www.sfaf.org
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Dei 58 milioni totali di decessi previsti nel 2005, ben 35 milioni sono attribuibili a malattie croniche, praticamente il doppio di quelli imputabili a malattie infettive come HIV/Aids, tubercolosi, malaria, malattie materno-infantili e carenze nutritive multiple.
Ministero della Salute (Infectious Diseases) - Fri, 11 August 2006
http://www.ministerosalute.it
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The second half of 2005 saw one of the largest outbreaks of Japanese encephalitis that has occurred in northern India in recent years. Cases were first reported in the state of Uttar Pradesh in July 2005; by November, there had been nearly 5000 cases and 1300 deaths, as well as outbreaks in neighboring Nepal. At the height of the outbreak, some hospitals had no beds available, and even their corridors were full of patients.
New England Journal of Medicine (Infectious Diseases) - Tue, 25 July 2006
http://www.nejm.org
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Quest'anno per la prima volta il Telefono Verde AIDS (TVA 800-861061) dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanità, in occasione della Giornata Mondiale di lotta contro l'AIDS prevista per il 1 dicembre, risponderà in ben 8 lingue.
Istituto Superiore di Sanità (Infectious Diseases) - Wed, 30 November 2005
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