TU Infectious Diseases Lab
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We are an academic lab studying infectious diseases, most notably Mycoplasma species The principle investigator of this lab is Dr. Meghan May.
The majority of the lab is staffed with undergraduate and graduate students including Amanda Arjoon, Jess Canter, Nufar chaban, Dylan Dunne, Monica Feng, Jennie Jones, Tina Kaur, and Brittney Terrell.
01/09/2013
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As an update, the suspects were arrested this morning. Hopefully the vaccination campaign will resume shortly!
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/statements/2012/polio_worker_killings_20121218/en/index.html
WHO | WHO and UNICEF condemn attacks on health workers in Pakistan WHO and UNICEF join the Government of Pakistan and the provinces of Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in condemning the multiple attacks that have killed six health workers in the past 24 hours.
07/24/2012
This has been suspected for some time; in fact, I presented on the topic of cholera and climate change at a disease ecology workshop. The associated journal article is very well-done, though.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/48278511/ns/us_news-environment/
Bacteria outbreak in Northern Europe due to ocean warming, study says Manmade climate change is the main driver behind the unexpected emergence of a group of bacteria in northern Europe which can cause gastroenteritis, new research by a group of international experts shows.
The source of emerging infectious diseases, as well.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/48081780/ns/health-infectious_diseases/
06/15/2012
The working of Jessica A. Canter
06/07/2012
The infection rates in the US, and their 10-year trends, make this truly alarming. It should be discussed far more than it is.
http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/2012/06/06/who-s*xually-transmitted-superbug-could-be-major-crisis/?hpt=hp_t3
WHO: Sexually-transmitted superbug could be major crisis A major public health crisis is emerging, in the form of a s*xually-transmitted disease that doesn't respond to antibiotics, World Health Organization officials said Wednesday. Gonorrhea is one of the most common s*xually-transmitted infections. It is spread through oral, vaginal and a**l s*x.
05/16/2012
The 4-image series is quite remarkable.
An outline of the price and adaptation barriers to reaching more children with life-saving vaccines. http://bit.ly/LbBSWD
05/03/2012
Brown's treatment is among my favorite accidental discoveries. It ranks up there with LymeVax.
http://vitals.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/05/02/11504846-experimental-aids-therapy-may-be-beginning-of-the-end?lite
Experimental AIDS therapy may be beginning of the end One step closer to a cure for AIDS – that is the implication of results out Wednesday from from several leading research centers. It should be noted that many people involved in AIDS research, including several who carried out the latest research, avoid the “c” …
05/03/2012
17 hours...scary but not atypical. Condolences...
http://vitals.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/05/02/11506494-calif-lab-worker-dies-after-meningitis-infection
Calif. lab worker dies after meningitis infection A 25-year-old laboratory researcher has died after becoming infected with meningitis bacteria at the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, health officials said Wednesday. State and federal health officials are investigating the death, which apparently occurred Apri …
For any interested persons on campus today, I will be talking about CBPP in the Towson Room, Cook Library, at 3:30! Student research to be proudly presented!
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