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Health officials fear an outbreak of bubonic plague in central Asia after a teenage boy died from the disease and three more were admitted to hospital in Kyrgyzstan. Temirbek Isakunov, a 15-year-old from a mountain village near the border with Kazakhstan, reportedly died from the disease last week after eating an infected barbecued marmot. Kyrgyzstans emergency ministry said a young woman and two children from a different village who came into contact with Isakunov were hospitalised on Tuesday with the...

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Abstract Studies suggest obesity is paradoxically associated with better outcomes for patients with pneumonia. Therefore, we examined the impact of obesity on short-term mortality in patients hospitalized with pneumonia. For 2 years clinical and radiographic data were prospectively collected on all consecutive adults admitted with pneumonia to six hospitals in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. We identified 907 patients who also had body mass index (BMI, kg/m2) collected and categorized them as underweight (BMI < 18.5), normal (18.5 to <25), overweight (25 to <30)...

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http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/809940 Haberi açan: Sibel Bölukçü 31 Ağustos 2013 Cumartesi Eklendi.

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Abstract The objective of this study was to identify the impact of West Nile virus (WNV) and Toscana virus (TOSV) in febrile diseases of unknown aetiology in Eastern Thrace, Turkey; this study was conducted during August–October 2012, and included 18 clinical cases and 296 blood donors for local serosurveillance. Antibodies were determined via commercial assays and further tested for specificity via neutralization assays (NA). Viral RNAs were sought via specific and/or generic primers. WNV infections were diagnosed in seven patients...

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Case counts are updated Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays On June 28, 2013, CDC was notified of 2 laboratory-confirmed cases of Cyclospora infection in Iowa residents who had become ill in June and did not have a history of international travel during the 14 days before the onset of illness. Since that date, CDC has been collaborating with public health officials in multiple states and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to investigate an outbreak of cyclosporiasis. http://www.cdc.gov/parasites/cyclosporiasis/outbreaks/investigation-2013.html Posted: Dr...

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22/08/2013 As of 22 August 2013, 42 human cases of West Nile fever have been reported in the EU and 176 cases in neighbouring countries since the beginning of the 2013 transmission season. During the past week, 12 new cases were detected in the EU. Greece reported nine new cases from areas with previous case reports (Attiki 4, Kavala 2, hessaloniki 1, Xanthi 2). Italy reported three new cases in two newly affected provinces of Emilia-Romagna region (Ferrara 1, Modena...

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Urban outbreak of acute orally acquired Chagas disease in Táchira, Venezuela Acute orally acquired Chagas disease (AOACD) has emerged as a significant threat in some countries of South America [1,2]. Until March 2013, at least four have reported outbreaks of acute orally acquired Chagas disease, specifically Brazil [3], Venezuela [4], Colombia [5] and Bolivia [6]. Outbreaks are also likely occurring in Argentina and Ecuador, according to some old reports [2]. In Venezuela, there have been at least three well-known epidemiological...

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Investigation of an imported case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV)  infection in lorence, Italy, May to June 2013 http://www.eurosurveillance.org/images/dynamic/EE/V18N34/art20564.pdf Posted August 28, 2013 Haber: Dr. Nurbanu Sezak

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A new betacoronavirus—Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV)—has been identified in patients with severe acute respiratory infection. Although related viruses infect bats, molecular clock analyses have been unable to identify direct ancestors of MERS-CoV. Anecdotal exposure histories suggest that patients had been in contact with dromedary camels or goats. We investigated possible animal reservoirs of MERS-CoV by assessing specific serum antibodies in livestock. Posted Dr. Yasemin Çağ 28 Ağustos 2013 Çarşamba Eklendi

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