Travel Medicine Advisor Archives – November 1, 2009
November 1, 2009
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The Impact of Varicella Vaccination on Herpes Zoster in Children
A population-based telephone survey was conducted among residents < 20 years of age in Antelope Valley, CA, from 2000 through 2006. During this period, 459 evaluable cases of herpes zoster among persons < 20 years of age were reported. -
Late Relapses of Multibacillary Leprosy
These authors followed 189 patients treated in the Phillipines for multibacillary (MB) leprosy with four different regimens, most of whom were followed for at least nine years, and up to 12 years for some. -
Pharmacology Watch: SSRIs and Pregnancy: Increase in Septal Heart Defects
In this issue: Depression and pregnancy, new vaccine recommendations from the CDC, cortico-steroids and/or antivirals for Bell's palsy, rasagiline and Parkinson's disease, and FDA Actions.