Evidence may suggest that universal test of cure may not be necessary for all patients.
A 2015 fatal human rabies case that took weeks to identify in an elderly woman after a bat encounter underscores the need for better public health outreach.
Researchers hope their study results may help inform HPV-DNA anal cancer screening in the future.
There were no significant increases in yearly percentage of infections in vaccinated individuals during the study period.
Because Aedes mosquitoes also transmit chikungunya and Zika viruses, there is risk for local transmission of these pathogens and a need for vector control and mosquito bite prevention strategies in the border region.
The guidelines note that physicians must request the correct diagnostic tests to confirm diagnosis, as well as completely understand the limitations and usefulness of these tests.
In addition to carrying chikungunya and dengue, female Aedes aegypti mosquitos also carry the Zika virus.
Thanks in large part to antiretroviral therapy, patients with HIV are living longer, but they and the physicians who treat them are facing unique challenges as they age.
Emory researchers have made new data analyses of where gay and bisexual men are most likely to be infected with HIV. The data will be used to direct vital HIV resources to areas of the most need.
Infectious diseases physicians should be screening more for Hepatitis C since it has implications for preventing further spread and lowering the risk of progression of liver disease or development of cancer.
