Blood transfusions cause West Nile virus. Last year, despite screening of blood donations and removal of 818 of...
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ABSTRACT. Prior to the 1999 New York City outbreak few had ever heard of West Nile virus. That...
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West Nile virus (WNV) is a member of the Japanese encephalitis antigenic complex of flaviviruses, which are responsible...
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El Paso County has benefited from a generous amount of moisture this past spring resulting in rich plant...
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently made $10 million in additional funds available to States...
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently made $10 million in additional funds available to States...
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Roche Diagnostics, Pleasanton, CA, announced it will begin clinical trials in the US and Canada before July 1...
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The first West Nile virus (WNV) cases that made chilling headline news in 1999 brought only questions: What...
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All US organ procurement organizations (OPO) and transplant centers have been put on alert to the risks of...
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US health officials reported on June 10th that the West Nile virus has been detected in birds, horses...
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The powerful West Nile virus which was responsible in the US for 274 deaths including 2 transplant recipients...
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WASHINGTON INSIDER A small number of West Nile virus cases have been linked to blood products that carried...
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Abstract: West Nile virus (WNV) is an arbovirus that emerged in the United States in 1999 and is...
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CONTINUING EDUCATION To earn CEUs, see test on page 18. LEARNING OBJECTIVES Upon completion of this article the...
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The West Nile virus (WNV) has spread more quickly in the US than anticipated and a record outbreak...
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The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Office of Special Programs, is issuing this alert to organizations associated...
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West Nile Virus (WNV) is making a significant impact in the United States this year. By mid-August, the...
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The West Nile virus (WNV) has entered its peak season in the US and the number of reported...
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As predicted by public health officials, the West Nile virus (WNV) has struck the US hard this summer...
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Acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) syndrome has been associated with the West Nile virus (WNV), according to a series...
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In a year filled with bad news, Mississipians got some good news from the Mississippi State Department of...
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Last year 193 human cases of West Nile virus were reported in Mississippi with 12 deaths, and this...
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Although no human cases of the West Nile virus have been found this year, 21 Louisiana birds have...
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Gen-Probe Incorporated (San Diego, CA) announced that the United States Food and Drug Administration has granted marketing approval...
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PanBio, Ltd., Windsor, Australia, announced it has received approval from the FDA of the first test developed for...
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Gen-Probe, Inc. (San Diego, CA) announced that the company's West Nile virus (WNV) assay is now available for...
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AVI BioPharma, Inc. Portland, OR, announced it will begin a clinical trial with its Neugene antisense drug candidate,...
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has developed a brochure for transplant recipients, warning them of...
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The failure of the Mississippi Department of Health (MDH) to provide timely and accurate information about the number...
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The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has issued a comprehensive...
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Starting in July, the entire U.S. donated blood supply is being screened for the West Nile virus, using...
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Abstract: West Nile virus (WNV) has recently emerged as a significant and increasingly frequent etiology of encephalitis in...
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Wondering why you haven't heard much about West Nile virus (WNV) this summer? In this case, no news...
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WNV claims more lives. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report 689 human cases of West...
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One of the products offered by ProMetic Life Sciences of Montreal, QC -- Perfluorosorb[R], a DNA purification system...
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JACKSON - Researchers at the Center for Neuroscience and Neurological Recovery (CNNR) at Methodist Rehabilitation Center recently received...
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HEADNOTE HEALTH NETWORKS IMAGE PHOTOGRAPH 1 Taking the sting out of the mosquito-borne West Nile virus: Canada's Global...
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CONTINUING EDUCATION To earn CEUs, see test on page 22. LEARNING OBJECTIVES 1. List the major flaviviruses that...
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Although no cases of the West Nile virus (WNV) been confirmed to date in the US, the Centers...
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Children's Hospital is losing its longtime president and chief executive officer, Blair Sadler, after 25 years. But when...
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HEADNOTE A new coordinating body is essential to the success of nonindigenous species prevention and management efforts. Introduced...
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Another mosquito-borne danger. As of July 20, 182 human cases of West Nile virus (WNV) had been reported...
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Reported for MLO by: Colleen K. Gannon MT (AMT) HEW, MidMichigan Medical Center, Midland, MI One of the...
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The more than 2,400 cases of West Nile virus--and nearly 120 deaths--reported in the United States this year...
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DR. JULIE GERBERDING Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT 404-639-7000 It's been...
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IMAGE PHOTOGRAPH 2 Dr. Julie Gerberding When Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson needed a new director...
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NEW YORK - In the year since the last on avian flu (also known as bird flu or...
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InViragen, LLC (Fort Collins, CO), a biotechnology company dedicated to developing vaccines for emerging infectious diseases worldwide, has...
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CONTINUING EDUCATION To earn CEUs, see test on page 20. LEARNING OBJECTIVES 1. Identify characteristics of emerging infectious...
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Three organ transplant recipients were infected with West Nile Virus (WNV) by their common New York City donor...
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