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  Research Supports Mosquito Indexing System That Identifies Best Time to Act Against Potential West Nile Virus Outbreaks

  July 16, 2013 — Researchers have unlocked some of the mysteries of West Nile virus outbreaks and shown that use of a mosquito vector-index rating system works well to identify the best time for early ... > full story
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  H7N9 Influenza Strain Resistant to Antivirals, but Tests Fail to Identify Resistance

  July 16, 2013 — Some strains of the avian H7N9 influenza that emerged in China this year have developed resistance to the only antiviral drugs available to treat the infection, but testing for antiviral resistance ... > full story
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  In Children With Fever, Researchers Distinguish Bacterial from Viral Infections

  July 15, 2013 — Many children develop fevers without an obvious cause. Now, researchers have shown they can tell whether a child has a viral or bacterial infection by profiling the activity of genes in a blood ... > full story
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  Black-Legged Ticks Linked to Encephalitis in New York State

  July 15, 2013 — The number of tick-borne illnesses reported to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is on the rise. Lyme disease leads the pack, with some 35,000 cases reported annually. In the ... > full story
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  Findings Offer Alternative Approach to Creating a Universal Influenza Vaccine

  July 15, 2013 — Scientists have determined that it might be possible to stimulate the immune system against multiple strains of influenza virus by sequentially vaccinating individuals with distinct influenza strains ... > full story
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  Marital Status Reduces Risk of Death from HIV/AIDS for Men

  July 12, 2013 — At the height of the AIDS epidemic in the 1980s men who were married were significantly less likely to die of HIV/AIDS than their single counterparts. For women, marital status had little impact on ... > full story
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  New Virus Discovered in Stranded Dolphin

  July 10, 2013 — Researchers have identified a new virus associated with the death of a short-beaked dolphin found stranded on a beach in San Diego. It is the first time that a virus belonging to the polyomavirus ... > full story
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  Vaccinated Children: A Powerful Protection for Older Adults

  July 10, 2013 — Children who receive a vaccine to prevent blood and ear infections, appear to be reducing the spread of pneumonia to the rest of the population, especially their grandparents and other older ... > full story
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  Intestinal Bacteria May Fuel Inflammation and Worsen HIV Disease

  July 10, 2013 — A new study of HIV infection points to changes in intestinal bacteria as a possible explanation for why successfully treated HIV patients nonetheless prematurely experience life-shortening chronic ... > full story
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  Pandemic Risk? Troubling Traits of H7N9 Avian Flu Virus

  July 10, 2013 — The emerging H7N9 avian influenza virus responsible for at least 37 deaths in China has qualities that could potentially spark a global outbreak of flu, according to a new ... > full story

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