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Although Japanese encephalitis rarely occurs in travelers, certain groups and subsets of individuals have a risk of infection that can reach 1 in 5000 travelers per week. It is crucial to recognize those with increased risk, and to seriously consider immunizing them in order to prevent the potentially devastating sequelae of Japanese encephalitis.
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Careful evaluation of epidemiologic data from recent African outbreaks of meningococcal disease suggests that significant risks now extend beyond the sub-Saharan belt through the Rift Valley and Great Lakes regions into Mozambique, then into Namibia and Angola.
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The association between H pylori and acute cerebrovascular disease seems to be due to a higher prevalence of more virulent H pylori strains in patients with atherosclerotic stroke.
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Polio-Like Paralysis: What Next from West Nile Virus?; Cat Scratch Disease: Not Just for Kids
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The bacterium Bacillus anthracis causes the death of macrophages, which may allow it to avoid detection by the innate immune system.
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Latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is a common reason for referral to infectious disease specialists. For the past few decades the standard therapy in the United States has been isoniazid for 9 months.
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A 52-year-old woman with no significant past medical history presented to Stanford Hospital in July, 2014, with fever and progressive weakness. She had been in her usual state of health until the day prior to admission, when she began to feel fatigued with subjective fevers and “restless legs.”
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Dalbavancin is a lipoglycopeptide antibiotic for intravenous administration with activity against Gram-positive organisms, including methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus that is distinguished by its extraordinarily long serum half-life that allows once weekly dosing.
