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Mar 22, 2013
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First Recorded Outbreak of Emerging Infectious Parasite at Hong Kong Rugby Tournament

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In a letter to the editor in the March 2013 issue of Emerging Infectious Diseases, the Hong Kong Department of Health writes about the first known outbreak of the microsporidium Vittaforma cornea....
rugby, infection, hong kong, singapore, microsporidia, keraconjunctivitis
Feb 15, 2013
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Drop in Healthcare-Associated Infections is Good News for U.S. Patients

By Lauren Edmundson
A report published by the CDC shows reductions of several types of health care-associated infections (HAIs) over the last five years. The report, called the 2011 National and State Healthcare-...
hospital, infection, health care-associated infection, CDC