Travel Medicine Advisor Archives – March 1, 2005
March 1, 2005
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Anthrax Vaccination Policy Dropped After Court Ruling
The Department of Defense (DoD) has halted mandatory anthrax vaccinations of military personnel after a ruling by the US District Court for the District of Columbia. The injunction cited a congressional prohibition on forced inoculations with investigational drugs in issuing a permanent injunction. -
Lymphogranuloma venereum Outbreak in Gay Men
Health-care providers should be vigilant for LGV, especially among MSM exposed to persons from Europe, and be prepared to diagnose the disease and provide appropriate treatment to patients and their exposed sex partners. -
Hamster-Bite Fever?
A Colorado family purchased 6 hamsters from a pet store, all of whom died within a week from a diarrheal illness. One, however, managed to bite a 3-year-old child on the index finger before dying. One week later, the child developed fever and painful left axillary lymphadenopathy, as well as sloughing of skin at the site of the bite. -
Have Tents, Will Travel in San Francisco
Continuum of San Francisco has a goal of finding people who are unaware that they are HIV-positive through its grant from the Advancing HIV Prevention Initiative of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). -
Pharmacology Watch: The Risk of Aspirin Withdrawal in ACS Patients
Neuropsychiatric Symptoms of Dementia, FDA Actions.