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Influenza in refugees on the Thailand-myanmar border, may-october 2009.
Fri, 27 Aug 2010 00:48:41 +0100 | Emerging Infectious Diseases
We describe the epidemiology of influenza virus infections in refugees in a camp in rural Southeast Asia during May-October 2009, the first 6 months after identification of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 in Thailand. Influenza A viruses were detected in 20% of patients who had influenza-like illness and in 23% of those who had clinical pneumonia. Seasonal influenza A (H1N1) was the predominant virus circulating during weeks 26-33 (June 25-August 29) and was subsequently replaced by the pandemic strain. A review of passive surveillance for acute respiratory infection did not show an increase in acute respiratory tract infection incidence associated with the arrival of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 in the camp. PMID: 20735919 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases)

Co-infections with Plasmodium knowlesi and Other Malaria Parasites, Myanmar.
Fri, 27 Aug 2010 00:45:57 +0100 | Emerging Infectious Diseases
Authors: Jiang N, Chang Q, Sun X, Lu H, Yin J, Zhang Z, Wahlgren M, Chen Q To determine the frequency of co-infections with Plasmodium species in southern Myanmar, we investigated the prevalence of P. knowlesi. More than 20% of patients with malaria had P. knowlesi infection, which occurred predominantly as a co-infection with either P. falciparum or P. vivax. PMID: 20735938 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases)

Malaria Update for the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory: a New Species, Plasmodium knowlesi, and New Diagnostic Tests
Tue, 24 Aug 2010 09:19:56 +0100 | Clinical Microbiology Newsletter
Abstract: Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium falciparum are responsible for 95% of malaria infections. P. vivax has the widest distribution and is thought to be responsible for 80% of the infections throughout the tropics, subtropics, and temperate zones. As early as 2004, a fifth malaria species had been implicated in human disease. Plasmodium knowlesi, a malaria parasite of long-tailed macaque monkeys, has been confirmed in a number of human cases from Malaysian Borneo, Thailand, Myanmar, and the Philippines. It is now well established that P. knowlesi is emerging as an important zoonotic human pathogen. Malaria is considered to be immediately life-threatening, and a patient with the diagnosis of P. falciparum or P. knowlesi malaria should be considered a medical emergency because the ...

Influenza in Refugee Population on the Thailand-Myanmar Border, May-October 2009, P. Turner et al.
Wed, 18 Aug 2010 19:00:00 +0100 | Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal
(Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal)

Oral cancer in Myanmar: a preliminary survey based on hospital‐based cancer registries
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 23:00:00 +0100 | Journal of Oral Pathology and Medicine
(Source: Journal of Oral Pathology and Medicine)

Crossing Over: Drug Network Characteristics and Injection Risk Along the China–Myanmar Border
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:07:00 +0100 | ---- and Behavior
This study examines individual and network correlates of border crossing and equipment sharing among methadone maintenance clients in Ruili City, a Chinese city on the Myanmar border. Data are from 298 clients enrolled in the Ruili Methadone Treatment Center. Clients were interviewed about drug use, HIV/---- knowledge, treatment motivation, and their social networks. Multinomial and logistic regression analysis were performed. Thirty percent of clients reported injecting in Myanmar. Compared to drug networks that usually inject in China, networks that inject equally in both places (border crossing) are more likely to share equipment. The association between HIV positive status and border-crossing was marginally significant and robust. Results indicate some added degree of risk among ...

Killer Cell Immunoglobulin-like Receptor Gene Diversity in the Tibetan ethnic minority group of China.
Sun, 18 Jul 2010 23:00:00 +0100 | Human Immunology
In conclusion, the results of the present study can be valuable for enriching the Chinese ethnical gene information resources of the KIR gene pool and for anthological studies, as well as for KIR-related disease research. PMID: 20650299 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Human Immunology)

$4.7 Million For UCI To Fight Malaria In Southeast Asia
Thu, 15 Jul 2010 12:00:00 +0100 | Health News from Medical News Today
UC Irvine public health professor Guiyun Yan will lead groundbreaking malaria field research in impoverished reaches of China, Myanmar and Thailand, thanks to new federal funding. UCI will receive $4.7 million of a seven-year, $14.5 million award to Pennsylvania State University by the National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases. Yan will collaborate with Penn State principal investigator Liwang Cui. There are several strains of malaria - some increasingly drug-resistant - in Southeast Asia. Fighting the disease in hilly, strife-ridden areas is difficult... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

UCI to get $4.7 million to fight malaria in Southeast Asia
Mon, 12 Jul 2010 04:00:00 +0100 | EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health
(University of California - Irvine) UC Irvine public health professor Guiyun Yan will lead groundbreaking malaria field research in impoverished reaches of China, Myanmar and Thailand, thanks to new federal funding. UCI will receive $4.7 million of a seven-year, $14.5 million award to Pennsylvania State University by the National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases. Yan will collaborate with Penn State principal investigator Liwang Cui. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)