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Deadly Chapare virus transmissible from human to human, researchers say
Researchers determined that Chapare virus likely spread from person to person during a deadly outbreak in Bolivia, according to findings presented at the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Annual Meeting.
DRC’s latest Ebola outbreak declared over after 55 deaths, more than 100 cases
The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s 11th Ebola outbreak was declared over today, marking the end of a 6-month effort in Équateur province.
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Hooked on ID with Eugene D. Shapiro, MD
It is hard to know where to start. There are so many wonderful things about a career in infectious diseases.
Efforts to ensure gender equity at IDWeek have worked, analysis shows
Efforts by IDWeek’s program committee to ensure gender equity during the conference led to a more than 13 percentage-point increase in the proportion of speaker slots filled by women since 2013, according to an analysis.
VIDEO: The challenges of moving IDWeek online
In the spring, in anticipation that the COVID-19 pandemic could complicate IDWeek, organizers asked presenters to prerecord sessions in the event they could not travel.
Virtual IDWeek kicks off with 24-hour session on COVID-19
Like many other medical conferences, IDWeek was converted to a virtual meeting this year because of COVID-19.
People with Lyme neuroborreliosis not at overall increased risk for psychiatric disorders
Individuals with Lyme neuroborreliosis were not at overall increased risk for psychiatric disorders, according to results of a nationwide population-based matched cohort study published in JAMA Psychiatry.
‘New standard of care’ for MERS reduces mortality in hospitalized patients
A combination of interferon beta-1b and lopinavir-ritonavir reduced mortality in hospitalized patients with Middle East respiratory syndrome, according to results from a randomized clinical trial in The New England Journal of Medicine.
Climate change a possible factor in last year’s increase in EEE
Between 2003 and 2018, the United States recorded an average of eight cases of eastern equine encephalitis per year. Last year, there were 38 cases of the mosquito-borne disease, including 15 deaths.
Hooked on ID with William Schaffner, MD
I just was looking for something to do during the summer hiatus after my first year in medical school. Back then, we had summers off, and students often sought medicine-related jobs to broaden their experience while earning a few dollars.
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