Travel Medicine Advisor Archives – December 1, 2002
December 1, 2002
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Bites in the Night: A Rabies Immunization Update on People and Animals
An excellent update on rabies was provided by Charles E. Rupprecht, the Rabies Section Chief of the CDC, during the Symposium, Control of Zoonoses: A Veterinary Perspective at the recent 51st annual ASTMH meeting in Denver, Colo. -
Hepatitis A Vaccine — Pushing the Limits
New data and consensus discussions provide updated guidance about the use of hepatitis A vaccine for young children, in US residents, and in individuals who are traveling very soon after their pretravel consultations. -
Yellow Fever Update
At the 51st meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene in Denver, November 10-14, 2002, a full symposium was devoted to yellow fever. -
Additional Notes from the ASTMH Meeting
Conference coverage: emerging infections and outbreaks, malaria, schistosomiasis, bacterial infections -
‘Mad Deer Disease’ — Another Reason to Become a Vegetarian?
The emergence of chronic wasting disease, a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy in North American cervids, raises concern about potential transmission to humans, as has occurred elsewhere with bovine spongiform encephalopathy and vCJD. -
Pharmacology Watch: FDA Approves Generic Version of AstraZeneca’s Prilosec
FDA Approves Generic Version of AstraZenecas Prilosec; Pegasys Approved To Treat Hepatitis C; HRT Reduces Alzheimers Risk, Study Says; Heparin Plus Alteplase More Effective; Digoxin Effects Differ By Sex; McClellan Named FDA Commissioner; FDA Actions