Travel Medicine Advisor Archives – May 1, 2005
May 1, 2005
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Schistosomiasis in African Travelers
Schistosomiasis may be the most under-recognized infectious disease in developing countries in both travelers and immigrants, especially because nearly half of infections are asymptomatic. -
New York City Case of Multidrug-Resistant, Rapid AIDS Progression Baffling
HIV physicians and public health officials say the recent discovery of a man in his mid-40s with both rapidly progressing AIDS and a highly resistant strain could portend an ominous turn in the epidemic, particularly in light of evidence that the transmission of antiretroviral-resistant HIV increasing in some cities. -
DOHMH Recommendations For Treating At-Risk Patients
In a medical health alert issued Feb. 11, 2005, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene issued these recommendations for providers in New York City, where it is believed a 3-drug class-resistant HIV strain may become more prevalent. -
New Bioterror Vaccines are Getting in the Pipeline
The federal government has awarded $232 million to fund research and development of new vaccines against 3 potential agents of bioterrorism: smallpox, plague, and tularemia. -
Pharmacology Watch: The FDA Pulls Another COX-2 Inhibitor Off the Market
The FDA has asked Pfizer to withdraw valdecoxib (Bextra) from the market due to safety concerns.