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  • September 2008

    • Feds Target Kids for Flu Shots

      Los Angeles Times  |  Sep 29, 08 2:12 PM CDT

      Feds Target Kids for Flu Shots

      (Newser) - Kids are the focus of flu vaccination efforts this year in an unprecedented push to lower the overall number of US infections, the Los Angeles Times reports. Children get the flu more often than adults, and research suggests they are biologically more effective at spreading it; for the first time, federal guidelines recommend individuals between 6 months and 18 years old get the vaccine. More »

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      children  • disease  • vaccine  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention  • influenza  • flu shot  • disease control

  • May 2008

    • US Measles Cases Highest Since 2001

      Washington Post  |  May 2, 08 1:05 PM CDT

      US Measles Cases Highest Since 2001

      (Newser) - Measles, once nearly eradicated in the US, appears to be regaining a foothold. The CDC reports at least four outbreaks under way, with at least 64 cases in nine states—the most since 2001. The new cases probably originated in other countries and incubated in pockets of non-immunized US children, the Washington Post reports. If people continue to shun vaccines, large-scale outbreaks are possible, the CDC says. More »

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      disease  • CDC  • disease control  • measles

  • April 2008

    • Fewer Kids Get Needed Shots

      ABC News  |  Apr 29, 08 1:40 PM CDT

      Fewer Kids Get Needed Shots

      (Newser) - Fewer kids in the US are getting needed vaccinations, a study by the Centers for Disease Control finds. More than one in four have skipped or received mistimed doses of important immunizations, ABC News reports. "It's really important that parents understand how important it is to get their kids vaccinated on time and within the recommended guidelines," one researcher said. More »

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      outbreak  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention  • vaccination  • immunization  • disease control  • measles

  • December 2007

    • New Approach Targets Tough Parasitic Illness

      Reuters  |  Dec 27, 07 1:15 PM CST

      New Approach Targets Tough Parasitic Illness

      (Newser) - A new way to test for Chagas disease offers hope for combating the insect-borne ailment, which can otherwise go unnoticed for years, Reuters reports. The new method involves screening children in small areas where exterminators find the most disease-carrying bugs instead of having to test bigger populations. The disease infects 11 million people each year, mostly in Latin America. More »

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      public health  • medical research  • Latin America  • study  • insects  • disease control  • parasites

  • November 2007

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