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Emergence of Extensively Drug Resistant Tuberculosis
Extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR TB) outbreaks have been reported in South Africa, and strains have been ide...

Insecticide Resistance Reducing Effectiveness of Malaria Control
Malaria prevention is increasingly insecticide based. Dr. John Gimnig, an entomologist with the Division of Parasitic Di...

Spread of Rare Fungus from Vancouver Island
Cryptococcus gattii, a rare fungus normally found in the tropics, has infected people and animals on Vancouver Island, C...

Bats and SARS
Bats are a natural reservoir for emerging viruses, among them henipaviruses and rabies virus variants. Dr. Nina Marano, ...

Antimicrobial Drugs in the Home
Survey participants in the United Kingdom admitted keeping leftover antimicrobial drugs for future use and taking them w...

Chikungunya Outbreaks Caused by African Genotype, India
Chikungunya fever has reemerged in India, with thousands of people reporting moderate to high fever with arthralgia and ...