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Five Pediatric Cases of Invasive Haemophilus Influenzae Disease Reported
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Five cases of invasive Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib) disease in children younger than 5 years old were reported to the Minnesota Department of Health in 2008. According to the January 30 issue of the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, infection resulted in three cases of meningitis and one case each of pneumonia and epiglottitis. One child with meningitis died. Reuters Health Information
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MicroRNA Precursors Facilitate HSV-1 Latency
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New research indicates that microRNA precursors expressed by herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV-1) play a key role in establishing and maintaining viral latency. Reuters Health Information
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Fatal Transfusion-Transmitted Babesia Infections on the Rise in US
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Since the end of 2005, the US Food and Drug Administration has received nine reports of fatalities due to babesiosis transmitted by transfusions, following nearly a decade in which no cases were reported, according to a new study. The agency has also received increasing reports of nonfatal cases and postdonation illness. Reuters Health Information
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