Travel Medicine Advisor 2005-03-01

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. Read More

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. Read More

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. Read More

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). Read More

Pharmacology Watch: The Risk of Aspirin Withdrawal in ACS Patients

Neuropsychiatric Symptoms of Dementia, FDA Actions. Read More

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