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Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials Superantigen profiles of emm and emm-like typeable and nontypeable pharyngeal streptococcal isolates of South India  - 02/02/2012 Background: The major virulence factors determining the pathogenicity of streptococcal strains inclu...... Genotypes and serotype distribution of macrolide resistant invasive and non- invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates from Lebanon  - 16/01/2012 Background: This study determined macrolide resistance genotypes in clinical isolates of Streptococc...... Enteric alpha defensins in norm and pathology  - 11/01/2012 Microbes living in the mammalian gut exist in constant contact with immunity system that prevents in...... Assessment of the requisites of microbiology based infectious disease training under the pressure of consultation needs  - 16/12/2011 Background: Training of infectious disease (ID) specialists is structured on classical clinical micr...... Antimutagenic and free radical scavenger effects of leaf extracts from Accacia salicina  - 01/12/2011 Background: Three extracts were prepared from the leaves of Accacia salicina; ethyl acetate (EA), ch...... Avian Influenza Hong Kong Bans Poultry After Chinese Man Dies Of Bird Flu  - Thu, 05 Jan 2012 Medical News Today - ... certain places in neighboring Shenzhen, a major city in the south of Southe...... Hong Kong culls thousands of chickens after bird flu discovered  - Wed, 21 Dec 2011 CNN.com - The Hong Kong government said Wednesday that more than 17,000 chickens were being culled a...... Engineering a Deadly Flu  - Thu, 01 Dec 2011 Scientist - The National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity is investigating a research group th...... @AVMAvets 2 outbreaks of highly pathogenic bird flu reported in Iran, according to the World Health Org  - Tue, 18 Oct 2011 http://buswk.co/r67Hwz ...... FAO: H5N1 resurgence possible  - Thu, 13 Oct 2011 JAVMAnews - A "major resurgence" of highly pathogenic avian influenza could occur, and an emerging v...... Emerging Themes in Epidemiology Using Geographical Information Systems Mapping to Identify Areas Presenting High Risk for Traumatic Brain Injury  - 04/11/2011 Background: The aim of this study is to show how geographical information systems (GIS) can be used ...... What do we have to know from migrants' past exposures to understand their health status? A life course approach  - 15/08/2011 Empirical findings show that morbidity and mortality risks of migrants can differ considerably from ...... Assessing causal relationships in genomics: From Bradford-Hill criteria to complex gene-environment interactions and directed acyclic graphs  - 09/06/2011 Observational studies of human health and disease (basic, clinical and epidemiological) are vulnerab...... Defining neurotrauma in administrative data using the International Classification of Diseases Tenth Revision  - 15/05/2011 Background: It is essential to use a definition that is precise and accurate for the surveillance of...... Relative survival: a useful tool to assess generalisability in longitudinal studies of health in older persons  - 06/02/2011 Background: Generalisability of longitudinal studies is threatened by issues such as choice of sampl...... Flu/Bird Flu/SARS News From Medical News Today Key Peptides Identified That Could Lead To A Universal Vaccine For Influenza  - Thu, 02 Feb 2012 Researchers at the University of Southampton, University of Oxford and Retroscreeen Virology Ltd hav...... Biosecurity Runs Up Against Scientific Endeavor: NSABB And H5N1 Redactions  - Wed, 01 Feb 2012 In response to recent actions of the U.S......... How New Viruses Evolve, And In Some Cases, Become Deadly  - Mon, 30 Jan 2012 Researchers at Michigan State University (MSU) have demonstrated how a new virus evolves, shedding l...... Newly Engineered Highly Transmissible H5N1 Strain Ignites Controversy About Balancing Scientific Discovery And Public Safety  - Fri, 27 Jan 2012 Scientists have engineered a new strain of H5N1 (commonly known as bird flu) to be readily transmitt...... Decision Of Researchers To Temporarily Halt Research On H5N1 Applauded By Georgetown Professor  - Wed, 25 Jan 2012 A Georgetown University Medical Center professor says the voluntary action taken by two research tea...... Infectious Diseases/Bacteria/Viruses News From Medical News Today Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis - Update  - Fri, 03 Feb 2012 The World Health Organization (WHO) has ongoing programs to improve and monitor tuberculosis (TB). T...... Areas Of Highest Human Risk For Lyme Disease In Eastern United States Detailed On New Map  - Fri, 03 Feb 2012 A new map pinpoints well-defined areas of the Eastern United States where humans have the highest ri...... The Leading Cause Of Infection Outbreaks In US Hospitals Is Norovirus  - Thu, 02 Feb 2012 Norovirus, a pathogen that often causes food poisoning and gastroenteritis, was responsible for 18.2...... Childhood Infections Linked To High Risk Of Ischemic Stroke  - Thu, 02 Feb 2012 Common infections in children pose a high risk of ischemic stroke, according to research presented a...... Shedding New Light On The Way Superbugs Such As MRSA Are Able To Become Resistant To Treatment With Antibiotics  - Thu, 02 Feb 2012 Scientists have shed new light on the way superbugs such as MRSA are able to become resistant to tre......