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Leprosy Making a Comeback in Madagascar
Mamysoa realized she had a problem after she stepped too close to the fire. “I burned my foot quite badly, but it hardly hurt at all,” she recalled. The 20-year-old housekeeper recently became one of five new cases of leprosy that Abdoul Zamandrahengo...
TB Vaccine Candidate Shows Early Promise
Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University report in the September 4 online edition of Nature Medicine that they have developed a tuberculosis (TB) vaccine candidate that proved both potent and safe in animal studies. (http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs104/en/)...
Study Identifies New Way to Treat Common Hospital-acquired Infection
Researchers at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have discovered a molecular process by which the body can defend against the effects of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI), pointing...
Cholera Fight in Cameroon Goes Local
Devolving power to local authorities is helping Cameroon step up its fight against a two-year cholera outbreak, say government and aid agency staff. In 2010 decision-making and financing on health, water infrastructure and education was devolved to the...
Cholera Outbreak Responsible for 13 Deaths in Nigeria
Thirteen people have been killed in an outbreak of cholera in Nigeria’s North Central Niger State in the last three weeks, the State Director of Primary Health Services, Dr Usman Mohammed, reported today.
Lyme Disease Bacteria Appears to Hide in Lymph Nodes
The bacteria that cause Lyme disease, one of the most important emerging diseases in the United States, appear to hide out in the lymph nodes, triggering a significant immune response, but one that is not strong enough to rout the infection, report researchers...
Over 30% of Tuberculosis Cases in Myanmar Going Undetected
According to the most recent national tuberculosis (TB) prevalence survey in Myanmar conducted from 2009-2010 and still undergoing analysis, preliminary data show a large proportion of TB cases are going undetected.
Quick And Easy Tuberculosis Diagnosis Puts Pressure on Treatment in South Africa
A promising new diagnostic test for detecting drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) quickly and reliably is finally available, said a new report by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF).
