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Image: The Exalenz BreathID System device used in the BreathID Hp test for detection of active H. pylori infection (Photo courtesy of Exalenz Bioscience).

Point-of-Care Breath Test Rapidly Detects Active H. pylori

A novel, nonradioactive breath test system for the qualitative detection of active Helicobacter pylori infection in symptom-presenting patients provides improved efficiency and accuracy for diagnosis and treatment monitoring. More...
30 Jul 2013
Image: Strongyloides stercoralis (Photo courtesy of the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute).

Global Prevalence of Threadworm Determined

Worldwide data on infection rates of threadworm have been collected from a number of sources, analyzed using spatial statistics, and presented on a global map. More...
29 Jul 2013
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Image: Scanning electron micrograph of Escherichia coli (Photo courtesy of Janice Haney Carr/CDC).

Pioneering Method Rapidly Identifies Specific Pathogenic Strains

A statistical framework called Pathoscope has been created to identify pathogenic genetic sequences from infected tissue samples. More...
25 Jul 2013
Image: GeneXpert Assay Cartridge for Chlamydia trachomatis (Photo courtesy of Cepheid).

Molecular Assay for Trachoma Field Evaluated

There is a need for a simple, inexpensive rapid test for Chlamydia trachomatis that can be performed in the field in trachoma endemic areas. More...
25 Jul 2013
Image: Electron micrograph of Rift Valley fever virus (Photo courtesy of Dr. Fred Murphy, CDC).

NanoTrap Particles Enhance Rift Valley Fever Virus Detection

There is a crucial need for rapid detection and identification of the Rift Valley fever virus as this emerging infectious agent is highly pathogenic. More...
24 Jul 2013
Image: Influenza A virus (Photo courtesy of the [US] Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)).

Avian Influenza Virus Shows Pandemic Potential

Several qualities that characterize the Chinese H7N9 avian influenza virus suggest to epidemiologists that this strain has the potential to trigger a worldwide flu pandemic. More...
24 Jul 2013
Image: Egg of Paragonimus westermani (Photo courtesy of US Center of Disease Control and Prevention).

New Risk Factors Identified for Parasitic Infection

Recent cases of a parasitic lung infection have been analyzed and new modes of transmission and associated behaviors have identified among different groups of people at risk. More...
24 Jul 2013
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