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Syphilis rates on the rise in the province
The number of syphilis cases is rising in the province, a coordinator with New Brunswick Public Health said. The Student Health Centre is also dealing with a number of new ... continue reading.
Flesh-eating bug that you can catch on the bus or train is spreading in the UK
Strain of MRSA from the U.S. causes large boils and is resistant to several front-line antibiotics ... continue reading.
Study 'sheds new light' on how superbugs resist antibiotics
The molecules, known as restriction enzymes, control the speed at which bacteria can acquire resistance to drugs and eventually become superbugs ... continue reading.
Lyme disease risk from dogs 'higher than thought'
"Without considerably better surveillance and routine diagnostic testing, Lyme disease is only likely to become more prevalent." ... continue reading.
Provincial sexually transmitted infections drop
Alberta's sexually transmitted infection rate decreased for the first time since 2004 ... continue reading.
Olympics pose 'substantial' risk to world health
Mass gatherings like the London 2012 Olympics carry health risks that may threaten vulnerable people worldwide, public health experts say. ... continue reading.
Norovirus shuts wards and unit at three Sussex hospitals
Wards at two hospitals have been shut and a unit at another has been closed to new admissions following an outbreak of the winter vomiting virus ... continue reading.
Indian TB cases 'can't be cured'
Tuberculosis which appears to be totally resistant to antibiotic treatment has been reported for the first time by Indian doctors ... continue reading.
Smartphone App Diagnoses Malaria From Drop Of Blood
The Lifelens’ Smartphone app has been more than 94% accurate in the tests they have run ... continue reading.
Travel, rare chicken, environmental exposure may raise Campylobacter risk
Identifying the most important sources of human disease is essential for prioritizing food safety interventions and setting public health goals ... continue reading.
Timeliness of contact tracing among flight passengers for influenza A/H1N1 2009
This study evaluates the timeliness of flight-contact tracing (CT) as performed following national and international CT requests addressed to the CDC (CIb/RIVM) ... continue reading.
Statistiques d'analyses du Laboratoire de santé publique du Québec
In French only ... continue reading.
Avian Influenza
Hong Kong government said Wed [21 Dec 2011] that more than 17 000 chickens were being culled at a poultry market after a chicken carcass tested positive for avian flu ... continue reading.
Surveillance of anti-tuberculosis drug resistance
Following 15 years of intensive effort, high-quality surveillance data on anti-TB drug resistance are available for two thirds of all countries in the world. These data show where MDR-TB rates ... continue reading.
Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease in Vietnam
The Vietnamese Ministry of Health has confirmed an outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) attributed to enterovirus 71 (EV71) ... continue reading.
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Feb 14 2012
Syphilis rates on the rise in the province
The number of syphilis cases is rising in the province, a coordinator with New Brunswick Public Health said. The Student Health Centre is also dealing with a number of new...
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Feb 6 2012
Flesh-eating bug that you can catch on the bus or train is spreading in the UK
Strain of MRSA from the U.S. causes large boils and is resistant to several front-line antibiotics...