Infectious Disease Alert – May 15, 2003

May 15, 2003

• Influenza Infections in Children

  Influenza vaccination of healthy children is necessary to prevent the majority of influenza-associated pediatric morbidity and mortality.

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• Rapid Antigen Testing in Influenza Surveillance

  Rapid antigen testing may serve as an early warning system in influenza surveillance.

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• The Case of the Contaminated Keyboard: Does It Compute?

  Computer keyboards may serve as reservoirs for serious nosocomial pathogens.

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• When to Start ART?

  Data from a prospective cohort study demonstrate benefit from initiation of antiretroviral therapy at CD4 counts of 201-350/mm3. The possibility of benefit from initiation at even higher CD4 counts was also raised.

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• Special Feature: Communicable Diseases in Iraq

  The World Health Organization (WHO) profile of communicable diseases in Iraq was recently updated. The stated purpose of this publication is to provide public health professionals working in Iraq and neighboring countries with up-to-date information on the major communicable disease threats faced by the population.

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• Updates

  Extrapolating from epidemiological data, Watson and colleagues estimate that 1 in 300-500 travelers are asplenic.

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