Travel Medicine Advisor Archives – October 1, 2010

October 1, 2010

• Update on California Outbreak of Pertussis, 2010

  As of September 7, 2010, there have been 3,834 (confirmed, probable, and suspected) cases of pertussis reported in California.

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• Catching Norovirus: Transmission on an Airplane

  Of 41 members of a New England bus tour group returning to California by plane, 15 had symptoms consistent with norovirus infection and 6 cases were confirmed by reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and found to be the same strain.

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• Blood Tests for Tuberculosis

  During the past decade, blood tests have been developed to diagnose infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

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• Changing Epidemiology of Malaria in Africa: Substantial Gains in Many Areas

  The past decade has seen malaria control return to the forefront of global public health agendas.

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• Pharmacology Watch: Antiviral Medications Not Associated with Birth Defects

  In this issue: Antiviral drugs and birth defects, bisphosphonates and esophageal cancer, naltrexone plus bupropion for weight loss, 2010-11 influenza vaccine, FDA Actions.

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