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Reduced-Dose Yellow Fever Vaccine Provided Sustained Protection During Congo’s 2016 Outbreak, Study Indicates.

MedPage Today (10/29, Gever) reports, “Yellow fever vaccine dosed at one-fifth the usual level” during the 2016 outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo “appeared to provide adequate protection to nearly all recipients for a full year,” according...

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Single-Dose Cholera Vaccine Offers Short-Term Protection While Two Doses Confer Long-Term Protection, Study Indicates.

MedPage Today (10/29, Lyles) reports new research (PDF) published in the Lancet Global Health and presented at the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) meeting indicate a “single dose of killed oral cholera vaccine” in a “two-dose va...

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Additional Screening, Vaccination Necessary To Eliminate HBV In High-Risk Adults, Study Suggests.

Infectious Disease Advisor (10/29, Schad) reports that according to a study published in Hepatology, researchers who assessed “the prevalence, trend, and predictors of undetectable vaccine-induced antibodies against HBV in high-risk adults...found that t...

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New Jersey Health Officials To Send Infection-Control Teams To Centers In Wake Of Deadly Outbreaks.

The AP (10/29, Catalini) reports that on Oct. 29, “New Jersey health officials” announced “they are sending infection-control teams to four long-term pediatric centers and a hospital to assist with training amid viral and bacterial outbreaks that have le...

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CDC Reports 10 More Acute Flaccid Myelitis Cases.

ABC World News Tonight (10/29, story 11, 0:10, Muir) reported that the CDC is “now reporting 191 suspected cases of AFM,” with a total of 72 confirmed cases across 24 states. The CBS Evening News (10/29, story 8, 0:15, Glor) reported federal health offic...

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Experimental Vaginal Ring Intended To Prevent Pregnancy And HIV Appears To Be Safe, Researchers Say.

HealthDay (10/26, Preidt) reported, “An experimental vaginal ring meant to prevent pregnancy and HIV looks safe,” research indicated. The new “dual-purpose ring releases the antiretroviral drug dapivirine and the contraceptive hormone levonorgestrel.” In...

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Genetic Variant Linked To Dyslexia May Reduce Chance Of Concussion, Study Suggests.

HealthDay (10/26, Preidt) reported researchers found that athletes with the CC version of the KIAA0319 gene, which has previously been linked to dyslexia, “may be less likely to suffer concussions.” The findings were published in the Journal of Neurotrau...

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Lifestyle May Have Bigger Effect Than Genetic Factors On Risk Of Stroke, Study Suggests.

MedPage Today (10/26, Kneisel) reported researchers found that people with “a healthy lifestyle had lower stroke risk regardless of genetic risk factors compared to those with unhealthier habits such as smoking and poor diet.” The findings were published...

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Alaska Sees Largest Syphilis Outbreak In 40 Years, Officials Say.

The AP (10/26) reports “Alaska health officials have recorded 75 cases of syphilis in the state this year, marking the largest outbreak of the infectious disease in at least four decades.” In response to the outbreak, “the Alaska Section of Epidemiology...

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Children In Eastern Democratic Republic Of Congo Dying Of Ebola At Alarming Rate, Officials Say.

Reuters (10/28) reports “children in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are dying from Ebola at an unprecedented rate due largely to poor sanitary practices at clinics run by traditional healers, the health ministry said on Sunday.” The epicentre of th...

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Two Clusters Of Legionnaires’ Disease Identified In Illinois, Officials Say.

The AP (10/28) reports Illinois Department of Public Health “officials say they’ve identified a cluster of Legionnaires’ disease in Chicago and another in nearby Lake and McHenry counties.” The department “in a news release says it is investigating possi...

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Arboviruses Other Than West Nile Caused Sporadic Cases Of Neuroinvasive Arboviral Infections In 2017, CDC Reports.

Medscape (10/26, Kelly, Subscription Publication) reported that researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that in 2017, arboviruses, other than West Nile, “caused sporadic cases” or arboviral infections, “and most were neu...

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Effectiveness Of Flu Shot Not Diminished In Children Who Received Previous Flu Shots, Study Indicates.

HealthDay (10/26, Mozes) reported researchers found that the effectiveness of the flu shot is not compromised in children who received a flu shot in a previous year. The findings were published in JAMA Network Open. Dr. Alicia Fry, the chief of the Cente...

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Ninth Child Dies Following Viral Outbreak At New Jersey Long-Term Care Center.

The ABC News (10/28, Gilman) website reports, “A ninth child has died in a New Jersey rehabilitation facility that is currently suffering an adenovirus outbreak, according to officials” with the New Jersey Department of Health. The youngster, “whose name...

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Flu Vaccinations Among US Adults Fell 6.2 Percent Last Flu Season, CDC’s Final Estimates Show.

The Washington Post (10/25, Sun) reports that fewer than 4 out of 10 adults in the US “got flu shots last winter, the lowest rate in seven seasons and one likely reason why the 2017-2018 season was the deadliest in decades.” Reports released Thursday by...

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Serum NLRC3 Levels May Be Lower In Patients With Pulmonary Hypertension, Study Indicates.

Pulmonary Hypertension News (10/25, Iyer) reports researchers found that “serum NLRC3 levels are markedly lower in patients with pulmonary hypertension, and correlate with results from other diagnostic tests.” The findings were published in Aging and Dis...

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Ebola Outbreak Reaches Dangerous Phase, Senior WHO Official Says.

STAT (10/25, Branswell) reports the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo “has reached a dangerous phase, with the response operation acknowledging it hasn’t got a full picture of where the virus is spreading in a large urban center.” Th...

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In England, A Young Person Contracts An STD Every Four Minutes, UK Officials Warn.

On its website, CNN (10/25, Picheta) reports that according to Public Health England, “a young person is diagnosed with chlamydia or gonorrhea every four minutes in England.” Dr Hamish Mohammed, Consultant STI Scientist at PHE, said, “STIs present a real...

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Chinese Company Unveils Machine That Purportedly Sequences An Entire Genome In 24 Hours.

STAT (10/25, Sheridan) reports on China-based company, BGI, which has unveiled a machine, called MGISEC-T7, that purportedly can sequence an entire genome, with high accuracy, in 24 hours. The article says the technology could prove to be a “fierce compe...

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Enterovirus D68 Remains Top Suspect As Cause Of Acute Flaccid Myelitis.

NBC News (10/25, Fox) reports on its website that enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) is currently the top suspect for the cause of acute flaccid myelitis (AFM), but the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention “has not consistently found EV-D68 in confirmed case...

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Reduced-Dose Yellow Fever Vaccine Provided Sustained Protection During Congo’s 2016 Outbreak, Study Indicates.

Single-Dose Cholera Vaccine Offers Short-Term Protection While Two Doses Confer Long-Term Protection, Study Indicates.

Additional Screening, Vaccination Necessary To Eliminate HBV In High-Risk Adults, Study Suggests.

New Jersey Health Officials To Send Infection-Control Teams To Centers In Wake Of Deadly Outbreaks.

CDC Reports 10 More Acute Flaccid Myelitis Cases.

Experimental Vaginal Ring Intended To Prevent Pregnancy And HIV Appears To Be Safe, Researchers Say.

Genetic Variant Linked To Dyslexia May Reduce Chance Of Concussion, Study Suggests.

Lifestyle May Have Bigger Effect Than Genetic Factors On Risk Of Stroke, Study Suggests.

Alaska Sees Largest Syphilis Outbreak In 40 Years, Officials Say.

Children In Eastern Democratic Republic Of Congo Dying Of Ebola At Alarming Rate, Officials Say.

Two Clusters Of Legionnaires’ Disease Identified In Illinois, Officials Say.

Arboviruses Other Than West Nile Caused Sporadic Cases Of Neuroinvasive Arboviral Infections In 2017, CDC Reports.

Effectiveness Of Flu Shot Not Diminished In Children Who Received Previous Flu Shots, Study Indicates.

Ninth Child Dies Following Viral Outbreak At New Jersey Long-Term Care Center.

Flu Vaccinations Among US Adults Fell 6.2 Percent Last Flu Season, CDC’s Final Estimates Show.

Serum NLRC3 Levels May Be Lower In Patients With Pulmonary Hypertension, Study Indicates.

Ebola Outbreak Reaches Dangerous Phase, Senior WHO Official Says.

In England, A Young Person Contracts An STD Every Four Minutes, UK Officials Warn.

Chinese Company Unveils Machine That Purportedly Sequences An Entire Genome In 24 Hours.

Enterovirus D68 Remains Top Suspect As Cause Of Acute Flaccid Myelitis.