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| PRESS CONTACT: Margaret Ryan, M.D., M.P.H. Department of Defense, Center for Deployment Health Research (619) 553-8097 |
Adenoviral infection can occasionally cause fatal illness in previously healthy young adults. A safe and effective vaccine to prevent adenoviral
illness was available for 25 years, but vaccine production ceased in 1996. Since that time, the U.S. military has experienced epidemics of
adenoviral respiratory illness. Although most previously healthy young adults infected with adenovirus recover uneventfully, two fatal cases were
reported in 2000. Adenovirus infection can be difficult to diagnose. Molecular diagnostic techniques were important in the post-mortem
identification of adenovirus in both cases described in this report.
Health-related quality of life varies substantially among adults in this large urban population.
| PRESS CONTACT: Paul Simon, M.D., M.P.H. Los Angeles County Department of Health Services (213) 240鈥?/b>7785 |
The findings in this report should be used to make informed decisions on allocating resources for healthcare services and public health programs
for adversely affected adults in Los Angeles County. In Los Angeles County, adults living in poverty report significantly more days of poor health
and of limited activity due to poor health than more affluent adults. Chronic diseases (including depression, heart disease, arthritis, diabetes,
and asthma) also substantially reduced health-related quality of life in adult County residents. Tracking health-related quality of life in local
communities can help to determine the need for health care services and public health prevention programs and to evaluate their effectiveness.
Non-commercial, homemade, Mexican-style cheese produced with contaminated raw milk was the likely source for an outbreak of listeriosis in North Carolina.
| PRESS CONTACT: Mark Beatty, M.D. CDC, National Center for Infectious Diseases (404) 639鈥?/b>2206 |
North Carolina laws prohibit the sale of raw milk for consumption, but the practice continues in some communities due to consumers' taste
preferences and for cultural reasons. During this outbreak of listeriosis in North Carolina, 12 case-patients were identified; all were Hispanic
(11 women and 1 immunocompromised man). Ten of the women were pregnant and infection with the bacteria resulted in 5 still births, 3 premature
deliveries, and 2 infected newborns. Most of the patients reported eating unlabeled Mexican-style fresh cheese bought at local markets or from
door-to-door vendors.
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