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Update: iGAS outbreak in Essex

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By NewsDesk   @infectiousdiseasenews In a follow-up on the invasive Group A Streptococcus (iGAS) outbreak in mid Essex, officials with NHS Mid Essex report the total number of patients affected by the...

Adam Mayfield to chair Polk County Walk to End Alzheimer’s

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The Florida Gulf Coast Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association has announced that Adam Mayfield, financial advisor at Edward Jones, will serve as event chair for the organization’s 2019 Walk to End...

Florida Cancer Specialists (FCS) Foundation announces co-chairs of its annual fundraising Gala in Tampa

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Florida Cancer Specialists (FCS) Foundation is proud to announce that Florida Cancer Specialists physicians, Dr. R. Waide Weaver, and Dr. David D. Wright will serve as honorary co-chairs of its annual...

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Pathway discovered that prevents buildup of Alzheimer’s protein

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St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital scientists have discovered a pathway that functions like a car wash to prevent the buildup of a toxic protein associated with Alzheimer’s disease. The report appeared...

CDC partners with Florida to help control hepatitis A outbreak

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Florida Lieutenant Governor Jeanette Nuñez and state Surgeon General Scott A. Rivkees announced that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Florida Department of Health (FDOH) are partnering...

Influenza: XOFLUZA well-tolerated in children with the flu in Phase III study

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Genentech announced this week that the Phase III MINISTONE-2 study met its primary endpoint, demonstrating that XOFLUZA™ (baloxavir marboxil) was well-tolerated in children with the flu. The study...

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Bay Area Lyme Foundation announces the return of free tick testing

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Bay Area Lyme Foundation recently announced the relaunch of their free tick testing program in collaboration with Northern Arizona University. In addition to testing for pathogens like Borrelia burgdorferi,...

Multistate Salmonella outbreak sickens dozens, linked to contact with pig ear dog treats

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By NewsDesk    @infectiousdiseasenews The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), along with other federal and state agencies report investigating a multistate outbreak of multidrug-resistant Salmonella I...

Malaria drug resistance: An alternative for detection in the field

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By Robert Herriman   @infectiousdiseasenews According to the World Malaria Report, there were 219 million cases of malaria globally during 2017, resulting in 435,000 malaria deaths. Drug resistance...

Honduras dengue outbreak: State of emergency declared in 2/3s of departments

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By NewsDesk    @infectiousdiseasenews The government of Honduras declared a state of emergency in mid-June in 12 or the 18 departments in the country due to the ongoing dengue fever epidemic. Through...