Articles Tagged With: outbreak
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Chikungunya Locally Acquired in Italy and France
An outbreak of autochthonously acquired chikungunya infection has affected 298 individuals as of early October 2017, while a small outbreak also has occurred in southeastern France.
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Urban Yellow Fever in Angola: Lessons from a Large Outbreak
A large urban outbreak of yellow fever in Angola illustrates the obstacles to rapid control of this vaccine-preventable disease.
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Dengue in Paradise
Dengue virus has infected more than 250 individuals on the island of Hawaii since September 2015.
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Full July 1, 2007 Issue in PDF
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EDs are using new video tool instead of interpreters
A 40-year-old man approached triage nurses at Marion (OH) General Hospital's ED clutching his chest, but he didn't speak a word of English. -
Full July 2007 Issue in PDF
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News Briefs
The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) has established an Integrative Medicine Consult Service at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center. -
Full June 25, 2007 Issue in PDF
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Drug Criteria & Outcomes: Suffer the children: Preventing medication errors in pediatric patients
Pediatric patients can be particularly vulnerable to medication errors, but tragedies like that described on a recent national news program can be averted if the factors that lead to such errors are understood and addressed by pharmacists and their clinical partners. -
Acute Hepatitis in the U.S. — A Success Story, But the Game Isn't Over
The incidence of Acute Hepatitis A, which has previously cycled at 10 to 15 year intervals, has steadily decreased since its last peak in 1995, reaching a nadir in 2005 when 4488 cases were reported.