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Increasing transmission of drug resistant tuberculosis in the UK

A changing population structure and ongoing migration have increased cases of drug resistant tuberculosis, according to a study published on bmj.com today.

1 May 2008

Chinese authorities again accused of concealing outbreak of deadly virus

As the number of people in China affected by a deadly intestinal virus continues to rise, Chinese authorities have been accused of trying conceal the outbreak

1 May 2008

Philippine lawmaker introduces bill to bolster HIV/AIDS prevention, services

Philippine Rep. Nerissa Corazon Soon Ruiz recently introduced a measure that would amend the country's 1998 AIDS Prevention and Control Act in an effort to strengthen prevention and care services, the Manila Standard reports.

30 Apr 2008

Commercial sex industry booming along Uganda, Sudan border; teachers increasingly joining trade, study says

The commercial sex industry is booming along the border between Uganda and Sudan following a recent increase in jobs and commercial trucking, according to a recently released study about HIV/AIDS in the region, Uganda's Monitor reports.

30 Apr 2008

Salt Lake Tribune examines enforcement of Utah law requiring mandatory HIV tests for convicted sex workers, solicitors

A review of Utah court records and procedures has found inconsistencies in the enforcement of a state law that requires convicted commercial sex workers and solicitors of commercial sex to be tested for HIV, the Salt Lake Tribune reports.

30 Apr 2008

Global climate change to increase vulnerability to HIV/AIDS of people in developing countries

Climate change is the newest threat to the increasing HIV/AIDS epidemic worldwide, panelists said Wednesday at an HIV forum at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia, the AAP/Age reports (McLean, AAP/Age, 4/30).

30 Apr 2008

Climate change could increase HIV infection rates world-wide

Social factors, including economic pressures caused by climate change, could lead to an increase in HIV infection rates world-wide, warns a leading researcher from the University of New South Wales (UNSW).

30 Apr 2008

Another bird flu death in Indonesia pushes death toll up to 108

Indonesia's health ministry has announced that a three-year-old boy from Java has died from bird flu pushing the country's death toll up to 108.

30 Apr 2008

Deadly bird flu kills swans in Japan

Japanese authorities have confirmed that four swans found last week were infected with the H5N1 strain of bird flu.

29 Apr 2008

Washington Post examines Peace Corps' policy regarding HIV-positive volunteers

Washington Post columnist Stephen Barr on Monday examined the Peace Corps' policy regarding HIV-positive volunteers. According to Barr, Jeremiah Johnson, a former volunteer in Ukraine, recently was discharged by the agency after he was diagnosed as HIV-positive.

29 Apr 2008

Egyptian actors address HIV/AIDS, recent imprisonment of men living with disease

Egyptian actors Amr Waked and Khaled Abul Naga are speaking out against HIV/AIDS-related stigma in the country after several people who are allegedly living with the disease have been jailed in recent months, AFP/Yahoo! News reports.

29 Apr 2008

Newspapers respond to PEPFAR reauthorization bills

The Seattle Post-Intelligencer and London's Guardian recently published an editorial and an opinion piece about bills (S 2731, HR 5501) that would reauthorize the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief.

29 Apr 2008

World Bank approves $10 million grant to Rwanda for HIV/AIDS efforts

The World Bank recently approved a $10 million grant for Rwanda to help the country's HIV/AIDS efforts, the New Times/AllAfrica.com reports.

29 Apr 2008

Human protein may offer novel target for blocking HIV infection

A research group supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has uncovered a new route for attacking the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) that may offer a way to circumvent problems with drug resistance. In findings published today in the online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the researchers report that they have blocked HIV infection in the test tube by inactivating a human protein expressed in key immune cells.

29 Apr 2008

Enterovirus 71 in Chinese province kills 20 children

A virus in China has which has killed 20 children and made 1,179 others ill is causing alarm.

29 Apr 2008

Christian Science Monitor examines Peace Corps' efforts to attract experienced volunteers for work related to HIV/AIDS, other issues

The Christian Science Monitor on Friday examined how the Peace Corps is attempting to attract skilled volunteers as it begins to address "more complex issues," such as HIV/AIDS, and "professionalize" the agency.

28 Apr 2008

Appeals Court decision restores more than $1 million in HIV/AIDS funds to New York counties

The U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday ruled that HHS should restore more than $1 million in Ryan White Program funding to Nassau and Suffolk counties in New York state, the Long Island Newsday reports.

28 Apr 2008

Tests monitoring viral loads, CD4+ count do not significantly affect survival rates among HIV-positive people

Survival rates among HIV-positive people who undergo routine viral load and CD4+ T cell counts were nearly the same as those who do not receive the tests, according to a study published on Friday in the journal Lancet, the CP/Google.com reports (CP/Google.com, 4/24).

28 Apr 2008

Second conference about HIV/AIDS in Eastern Europe, Central Asia scheduled for May in Moscow

The second Eastern European and Central Asian AIDS Conference is scheduled for May 3 to May 5 in Moscow, UzReport.com reports. The conference -- which is being organized by the Russian government, UNAIDS and the International AIDS Society -- aims to address the HIV/AIDS situation in the region by sharing best practices and evidence, as well as mobilizing action.

28 Apr 2008

UNICEF peer education program increasing HIV/AIDS awareness in Yemen, official says

A UNICEF training program that provides teenagers in Yemen with information about HIV/AIDS has helped increase awareness about the disease, Nasim ur-Rehman, a UNICEF communication officer, said recently, IRIN/PlusNews reports.

28 Apr 2008

Disease/Infection News

Increasing transmission of drug resistant tuberculosis in the UK

Chinese authorities again accused of concealing outbreak of deadly virus

Philippine lawmaker introduces bill to bolster HIV/AIDS prevention, services

Commercial sex industry booming along Uganda, Sudan border; teachers increasingly joining trade, study says

Salt Lake Tribune examines enforcement of Utah law requiring mandatory HIV tests for convicted sex workers, solicitors

Global climate change to increase vulnerability to HIV/AIDS of people in developing countries

Climate change could increase HIV infection rates world-wide

Another bird flu death in Indonesia pushes death toll up to 108

Deadly bird flu kills swans in Japan

Washington Post examines Peace Corps' policy regarding HIV-positive volunteers

Egyptian actors address HIV/AIDS, recent imprisonment of men living with disease

Newspapers respond to PEPFAR reauthorization bills

World Bank approves $10 million grant to Rwanda for HIV/AIDS efforts

Human protein may offer novel target for blocking HIV infection

Enterovirus 71 in Chinese province kills 20 children

Christian Science Monitor examines Peace Corps' efforts to attract experienced volunteers for work related to HIV/AIDS, other issues

Appeals Court decision restores more than $1 million in HIV/AIDS funds to New York counties

Tests monitoring viral loads, CD4+ count do not significantly affect survival rates among HIV-positive people

Second conference about HIV/AIDS in Eastern Europe, Central Asia scheduled for May in Moscow

UNICEF peer education program increasing HIV/AIDS awareness in Yemen, official says

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