Infectious Causes of Irritable Bowe... Oct 19, 2009
It may not be far-fetched to theorize a link between chronic enterovirus infection and IBS even in some patients without CFS/ME.. Candida. (Suite101.com)
* Pay wards and disease prevention Oct 15, 2009
As with enterovirus, the death rate for people infected with the novel flu strain is no more than 0 ... Still, enterovirus type 71 causes severe symptoms or death in several dozen children each year ... Swine flu and enterovirus are both legally defined as communicable diseases, but for both illnesses, regulations only require that authorities be notified and patients placed in isolation when there are severe complications. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Sinovac Reports Unaudited Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results Aug 19, 2009
Mr. Yin continued, "We remain very excited about our growth prospects for 2009 and beyond. In addition to the H1N1 vaccine, we have a robust pipeline of other investigational vaccines, including enterovirus 71 (EV 71), pneumococcal conjugated vaccine, and Japanese encephalitis. Overall, our objective for the next three to five years is to have one or two product candidates per year entering into clinical trials beginning in 2010 and one or two products launched into the market per year... (PR Newswire)
Alcon Commences Phase 2 Clinical Trial of NovaBay's NVC-422 for Viral Conjunctivitis Jul 6, 2009
The viral disease is principally caused by adenoviruses, but also can be caused by other viruses, such as enterovirus. There is no specific treatment for adenoviral conjunctivitis, which can take up to three weeks or longer to clear on its own. (PR Newswire)
* Why the secrecy over the WHA? May 7, 2009
During emergencies such as the SARS and enterovirus outbreaks, the WHO got a lot of help from the US, whose Centers for Disease Control have greater resources than the WHO does. Taiwans healthcare system, like that in the US, is solidly established and well resourced. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
* Health body confirms years first death to enterovirus Apr 8, 2009
Health body confirms years first death to enterovirus ... The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) yesterday confirmed the first death from enterovirus this year, and officials warned the disease would probably peak in the middle of June ... But in the meantime we will do whatever we can to reduce the total number of enterovirus cases, CDC deputy director Shih Wen-yi (I) said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
A*STAR Joins Forces with Swiss Company, Cytos, to Combat HFMD Apr 4, 2009
Singapore, Apr 3, 2009 - (ACN Newswire) - A*STAR's Singapore Immunology Network (SIgN) and Swiss company Cytos Biotechnology Ltd (Cytos) have pledged to work together to develop fully human monoclonal antibodies for combating and managing the Enterovirus 71 (EV71), one of the two most common viruses responsible for hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) in Singapore. This collaborative research is especially timely for Singapore, which has seen seasonal outbreaks[1] of this highly infectious... (JCN Network, Japan)
* World News Quick Take Mar 25, 2009
Two children died of the disease, also known as enterovirus, over the weekend in Heze, Shandong Province, the provincial medical department said on its Web site. The Beijing News paper said tests on the causes of another four recent infant deaths in and around Heze were still being confirmed by doctors. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Study Of Human Pancreases Links Virus To Cause Of Type 1 Diabetes Mar 7, 2009
6, 2009) A team of researchers from the Peninsula Medical School in the South West of England, the University of Brighton and the Department of Pathology at Glasgow Royal Infirmary, has found that a common family of viruses (enteroviruses) may play an important role in triggering the development of diabetes, particularly in children ... The way that enteroviruses might contribute to the development of type 2 diabetes has not been established but it is known from laboratory studies that an... (Science Daily)
Link Between Type 1 Diabetes And Common Viral Infection Suggested By Genetic Mutations Mar 7, 2009
Their findings, published March 5 in the journal Science Express, suggest a link between T1D and the enterovirus (a common virus that enters via the gastrointestinal tract but is often non-symptomatic) ... Enteroviruses are well known to be associated with T1D: enterovirus infections are more common among newly diagnosed T1D patients and pre-diabetic subjects than in the general population and often precede the appearance of biological markers for pre-diabetes ... The study, which was conducted... (Science Daily)
Virus 'triggers child diabetes' Mar 6, 2009
Signs of enteroviruses were found in pancreatic tissue from 60% of children with type 1 diabetes, but in hardly any children without the disease ... Dr Alan Foulis believed that enteroviruses - a common family of viruses which cause symptoms such as vomiting and diarrhoea - would be present but until recently the technology was not sensitive enough to detect them ... Along with colleagues from the south west-based Peninsula Medical School and the University of Brighton, he has now been able to... (BBC News -- UK)
Delhi records first polio case of 2009 Feb 16, 2009
Genetic sequencing of the virus is being undertaken at Mumbai's Enterovirus Research Centre to pinpoint its origin. "The child has not received any routine immunisation doses. The family claims that the child had received about 10 doses of OPV in polio campaigns," an official said. (Times of India)
