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Updated Guideline Seeks to Improve Early Diagnosis of Valley Fever Updated Guideline Seeks to Improve Early Diagnosis of Valley Fever
Timely treatment of coccidioidomycosis is often hampered by clinicians overlooking the fungal infection as a possible cause of pneumonia or ongoing flu-like symptoms in patients who live in or visit the southwestern U.S., according to an updated practice guideline from the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA).Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Hiv-Aids Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hiv-Aids Headlines - August 9, 2016 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news

Well: Think Like a Doctor: The Boy With Nighttime Fevers Solved!
Readers solve the mysterious case of the little boy from Minnesota with fevers and night sweats. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - August 5, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: LISA SANDERS, M.D. Tags: Coccidioidomycosis (Valley Fever) Deserts Doctors Fungi Immune System Lungs Tests (Medical) Featured Live Think Like a Doctor Source Type: news

Failure to Detect Oxacillin Susceptibility in Staphylococcus aureus Due to the Presence of an Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase Producer in a Patient with Polymicrobial Bacteremia
A 58-year-old male who had undergone liver transplantation 2 years previously was admitted to our hospital for the evaluation of fever and abdominal pain. Three blood culture sets were collected, and both bottles in each set were positive for the presence of bacterial growth within 10 h of incubation using the Bactec FX system (Becton-Dickinson Microbiology Systems, Cockeysville, MD). Gram-stained smear of the positive blood culture broths showed the presence of Gram-positive cocci in clusters and Gram-negative rods. (Source: Clinical Microbiology Newsletter)
Source: Clinical Microbiology Newsletter - August 4, 2016 Category: Microbiology Authors: Felipe P érez-García, Carlos Sánchez-Carrillo, Emilia Cercenado, Mercedes Marín, Emilio Bouza Tags: Case Report Source Type: news

US issues patent for Valley Fever detection technology developed by TGen and NAU
(The Translational Genomics Research Institute) Valley Fever, a potentially deadly dust-borne fungal disease, should be easier to diagnose and treat thanks to a testing technology developed by the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) and Northern Arizona University (NAU), and now protected by a patent issued today by the US Patent and Trademark Office. TGen and NAU have exclusively licensed this technology to DxNA LLC, which plans to make this Valley Fever Test commercially available to hospitals and clinics this year. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - August 2, 2016 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news

Rift Valley fever in China
On 23 July 2016, the National IHR Focal Point of China notified WHO of an imported case of Rift Valley fever (RVF). (Source: WHO Disease Outbreaks)
Source: WHO Disease Outbreaks - August 2, 2016 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: news Source Type: news

Is it flu, or is it valley fever?
< img src= " http://cdnph.upi.com/rss/i/14697340492185/Is-it-flu-or-is-it-valley-fever_t.jpg " > HealthDay News < br / > Early diagnosis of a potentially fatal fungal infection called valley fever can help patients, but too many are misdiagnosed, experts say. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - July 28, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Is It Flu, or Is It Valley Fever?
Potentially fatal infection is found in Southwest U.S. and is often misdiagnosed, specialists say (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - July 28, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Is It Flu, or Is It Valley Fever?
Potentially fatal infection is found in Southwest U.S. and is often misdiagnosed, specialists say Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Flu, Valley Fever (Source: MedlinePlus Health News)
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - July 28, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Is It Flu, or Is It Valley Fever?
THURSDAY, July 28, 2016 -- Early diagnosis of a potentially fatal fungal infection called valley fever can help patients, but too many are misdiagnosed, experts say. Doctors should suspect valley fever in patients with pneumonia or ongoing flu-like... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - July 28, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news

Valley fever diagnosis often missed
( < i > Infectious Diseases Society of America < /i > ) For patients with pneumonia or ongoing influenza-like symptoms who live in or have visited the west or southwest United States, especially Arizona and central California, infectious diseases experts recommend physicians suspect valley fever, an often-overlooked fungal infection. Early diagnosis ensures the best management and reduces unneeded tests and treatment, note updated guidelines released by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and published in the journal Clinical Infectious Disease. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - July 28, 2016 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news

Joint Faculty Position in the UA Valley Fever Center and Infectious Diseases
(Source: The Aspergillus Website - updates)
Source: The Aspergillus Website - updates - July 18, 2016 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: GAtherton Source Type: news

Mechanism for Rift Valley fever virus infection discovered
Viruses can't live without us -- literally. As obligate parasites, viruses need a host cell to survive. Scientists are exploiting this characteristic by developing therapeutics that close off pathways necessary for viral infection, essentially stopping pathogens in their tracks. Rift Valley fever virus and other bunyaviruses may soon be added to the list of viruses denied access to a human host. Researchers have now discovered a mechanism by which RVFV hijacks the host machinery to cause infection. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - June 16, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news

Sandia researchers discover mechanism for Rift Valley fever virus infection
(DOE/Sandia National Laboratories) Viruses can't live without us -- literally. As obligate parasites, viruses need a host cell to survive. Scientists are exploiting this characteristic by developing therapeutics that close off pathways necessary for viral infection, essentially stopping pathogens in their tracks.Rift Valley fever virus and other bunyaviruses may soon be added to the list of viruses denied access to a human host. Sandia National Laboratories researchers have discovered a mechanism by which RVFV hijacks the host machinery to cause infection. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - June 16, 2016 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news

UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme) Frontiers 2016 Report: Emerging Issues of Environmental Concern
United Nations Environment Programme. 05/19/2016This 77-page report presents six emerging environmental issues, and provides examples of how certain issues may be addressed by innovating and rethinking policy interventions, new solutions, or adapting existing practices. The issues include a worldwide increase in disease emergence and epidemics, particularly from zoonoses, which include Ebola, bird flu, Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), Rift Valley fever, sudden acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), West Nile virus, and Zika virus disease. (PDF) (Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health)
Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - May 28, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: The U.S. National Library of Medicine Source Type: news

Origins, spread of potentially deadly Valley Fever tracked
Scientists have tracked the likely origins and dispersal of the fungus that causes Valley Fever. In a story that spans 2 million years and includes the effects of glaciation and the pre-historic movements of animal hosts, the study sets the stage for tracking future outbreaks of this potentially deadly dust-bound disease as it spreads across arid regions of North and South America. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - April 27, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news