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Avian influenza virus has reemerged in Hong Kong and, independently, in The Netherlands, where it has caused conjunctivitis in poultry workers.
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The first outbreak of rift valley fever outside of Africa was associated with a high frequency of severe hepatic involvement and acute renal failure.
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Chloramphenicol-Tainted Honey; Problems with Britains Pet Scheme
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It has been suggested that we may be entering into a post-antibiotic era. Disaster has so far been averted by the continuing development of new antimicrobial agents. It is now, however, clear that this flow of new agents, especially ones directed at resistant Gram-negative pathogens, has slowed to a trickle.
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Random skin biopsies may be helpful in establishing an etiology of fever of unknown origin.
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There may be a cancer risk associated with exposure of airline crews to cosmic radiation.
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An outbreak of human Ebola virus infection in Congo was preceded by a die-off of great apes, with the virus having been recovered from some ape carcasses.
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Synopsis: Either a sensitive test for HCV RNA or a recombinant immunoblot assay (RIBA) may be used to confirm the presence of HCV infection in an individual with a positive screening test.
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The discontinuation of manufacture of cefixime has implications for the treatment of gonorrhea and for the future of antibiotic therapy in general.
