Infectious Disease

• Meeting News Coverage

• RSV burden remains high among children and adults

• April 24, 2013
• BALTIMORE — Respiratory syncytial virus-associated hospitalizations remained high from 2005 to 2010, according to new data presented at the 16th...More »

• Meeting News Coverage Video

• Swift international response, investigation underway for H7N9 outbreak

• April 24, 2013
• BALTIMORE — Kathleen M. Neuzil, MD, MPH, highlights the new influenza strain, A H7N9, adding that as a global influenza community "we are better...More »

• In the Journals

• CDC: Health care providers must remain vigilant about congenital rubella

• April 23, 2013
• Congenital rubella syndrome remains endemic in parts of the world, but most of the cases reported in the United States in recent years were related to...More »

• Meeting News Coverage Video

• Mortality associated with vaccine-preventable diseases decreased by 50%

• April 23, 2013
• BALTIMORE — Jon S. Abramson, MD, discusses the eight Millennium Development Goals to improve the health of children and adults worldwide,...More »

• Meeting News Coverage Video

• Vaccines to confront new and emerging respiratory diseases

• April 23, 2013
• BALTIMORE — Gregory A. Poland, MD, director of the Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group, highlights topics that will be covered at the 16th...More »

• Breaking News

• H7N9 case count surpasses 100

• April 22, 2013
• The case count for influenza A(H7N9) has passed the triple-digit mark, with 126 laboratory-confirmed cases in China, according to WHO. There also...More »

• In the Journals

• Wild poliovirus cases decreased in 2011 and 2012

• April 22, 2013
• The number of countries with wild poliovirus and case numbers decreased during 2011 and 2012; however, efforts are still needed to improve and maintain...More »

• In the Journals

• Respiratory virus coinfection associated with more complications

• April 18, 2013
• Patients hospitalized with respiratory virus coinfection, particularly with influenza A(H1N1), were more likely to have chest radiograph changes that were...More »

• In the Journals

• Varicella incidence decreased after two-dose vaccination

• April 18, 2013
• Cases of varicella decreased in New Hampshire after the two-dose vaccination recommendation in 2006, especially in patients aged 5 to 19 years, according...More »

• In the Journals Perspective

• Quadrivalent flu vaccines show good immunogenicity against added B strain

• April 17, 2013
• Phase 3 clinical trial data of GlaxoSmithKline’s quadrivalent influenza vaccine are showing “superior immunogenicity for the additional B strain”...More »

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