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Swine Flu (H1N1) Pandemic - Preliminary Information Important For Understanding The Evolving Situation, World Health Organization
The number of human cases of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 is still increasing substantially in many countries, even in countries that have already been affected for some time. Our understanding of the disease continues to evolve as new countries become affected, as community-level spread extends in already affected countries, and as information is shared globally.
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Rwanda Launches Campaign To Address Cross-Generational Sex
The Rwanda Ministry of Youth recently launched a six-month campaign aimed at reducing the trend of cross-generational sex, which some health officials say is contributing to the spread of HIV among young people in the country, the New Times/AllAfrica.com reports. Rwanda"s National Commission for the Fight Against AIDS, USAID and Population Services International launched the campaign urging youth to avoid having sex with older people. The minister of youth, Protais Mitali, said that all institutions in the country should help address the trend in order to curb the spread of HIV among young people. According to Anita Asiimwe, executive secretary of the commission, data show that Rwandan women ages 20 to 24 are five times more likely to be HIV-positive than men their age. She added that statistics indicate that one out of every 10 girls had her first sexual experience with a man 10 or more years older. She added, "Since older men are much more likely to be [HIV-positive] than their male counterparts, young girls appear to be getting infected by older men, rather than by boys of their age." Staci Leuschuer with PSI Rwanda said that there are lower rates of condom use among young people, noting that about 40% of young people report condom use and that about 24% to 25% of girls ages 15 to 24 are using condoms (Mutara, New Times/AllAfrica.com, 5/24).
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A Vaccine For Ear Infections - Without The Needle

Even when she"s well, little Cammy Barber doesn"t like getting her ears checked - and for good reason. She"s only nine months old and has already had eight ear infections. And her mom, Coleen Barber, will tell you, treating them isn"t always easy. "The shots are awful to see the child have to get, but even the medicine alone, they don"t like the flavor of it, at this age, it"s hard to sneak it into anything," says Coleen. So scientists at Nationwide Children"s Hospital are working on an Alternative involving just a single drop of liquid. A drop that"s not injected or even swallowed, but simply rubbed onto the outside of the ear. And best of all, it"s a vaccine designed to stop ear infections before they ever start. Experts say it could someday help kids everywhere, especially those with no other alternatives. And lab test are promising. "It was extremely effective. So we"re very excited about the ability to maybe immunize without needles and deliver this vaccine to the poorest children in the world," says Lauren Bakaletz, PhD, a researcher at Nationwide Children"s hospital who developed the vaccine. Dr. Bakaletz says it works by activating cells just under the surface of the skin, called dendritic cells. When this liquid touches the skin, it touches off a response throughout the body. "These cells deliver it to the lymphoid organs where it can generate an immune response. So really harnessing a power that"s there all the time, but you"re doing it in a way that"s now directed toward a specific disease," says Dr. Bakaletz. Dr. Bakaletz, who is also with the Ohio State University, says work still needs to be done before the vaccine is tested on kids - but if someday could help babies like Cammy live more care-free, pain-free lives. It is estimated that 83% of all kids get ear infections before their third birthday** and another child gets an ear infection every 2.3 seconds in this country.* In fact, it is the number one reason kids are taken to the emergency department.** *New Vaccines Against Otitis MEdia: Projected Benefits and Cost-effectiveness, Pediatrics, Vol. 123 No. 6, June 2009, retrieved from: http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/abstract/123/6/1452 ** A Novel Transcutaneous Immunization Regimen Elicits a Mucosal and Systemic Immune Response That Confers Protection Against Nontypeable Haemophilus Influenzae-induced Otitis Media, Laura Novotny, Lauren Bakaletz, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children"s Hospital, presented at the American Society of Microbiology General Meeting, May 2009 Nationwide Children"s Hospital


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