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Contracting Zika in Hudson Valley Unlikely: Infectious Disease Specialist
2016-02-01 22:54:14| Biotech - Topix.net
With more than 31 cases of the mosquito-transmitted Zika virus reported in the United States, including one in Orange County, the chance of contracting the illness in the Hudson Valley is unlikely, according to a local expert. "If we see any, it will be an imported case from people who traveled to countries in South America, Central America, Mexico and the Caribbean," said Dr. Stuart Feinstein, head of Health Quest Medical Practice's Division of Infectious Diseases.
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Oregon State receives grants to investigate infectious disease outbreak
2015-10-16 12:57:00| National Hog Farmer
Source: Oregon State University An Oregon State University scientist is heading a multinational team studying how to anticipate and curb the next disease outbreak before it blows up into a global epidemic. read more
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Slaying Oncology And Infectious Disease With Immunotherapy's...
2015-09-24 00:27:13| Biotech - Topix.net
The more we learn about how pathways work with each other, the more insight we will have into rational combination-therapy clinical trial design. Just a little bit of data in an indication with an unmet medical need can cause significant increases in valuations.
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Merck Highlights Its Commitment to Infectious Disease with 40 Presentations of Data at ICAAC/ICC 2015
2015-09-16 13:30:00| Merck.com - Product News
Dateline City: KENILWORTH, N.J. KENILWORTH, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced that more than 40 presentations of data on a number of Mercks investigational and established infectious disease products are scheduled for the upcoming Interscience Conference of Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC) and International Congress of Chemotherapy and Infection (ICC) joint meeting in San Diego, Sept. 17-21. Language: English Contact: MerckMedia:Doris Li, 908-246-5701orIan McConnell, 973-901-5722orInvestors:Teri Loxam, 908-740-1986orJustin Holko, 908-740-1879 Ticker Slug: Ticker: MRK Exchange: NYSE read more
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Global Warming Nurtures Infectious Disease Outbreaks
2015-08-17 01:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
AllGov: Add another unforeseen problem to the list of consequences of global warmingthe spread of diseases. The bacteria that cause cholera, rarely seen in the United States, love warm weather. Usually winter weather halts the spread of the disease, but with longer, warmer summers and poor sanitation brought on by extreme weather events, its possible thousands more every year will contract cholera, according to Marlene Cimons of ClimateProgress. I would put cholera highest on my list to worry about...
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