1 Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, University of Manitoba, 6 Winnipeg, Manitoba, 2 National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of 7 Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada 8 9 Running Title: Commercial Rubella IgG Avidity Assays 10 11 *Corresponding author: 12 Dr. Graham Tipples 13 National Microbiology Laboratory 14 Public Health Agency of Canada 15 1015 Arling...

In 2008, acute hepatitis E infection was confirmed in 4 passengers returning to the United Kingdom after a world cruise. Epidemiologic investigation showed that of 789 persons who provided blood samples, 195 (25%) were seropositive, 33 (4%) had immunoglobulin [Ig] M levels consistent with recent acute infection (11 of these persons were symptomatic), and 162 (21%) had IgG only, consistent with ...

background: ventriculoatrial (va) conduction has an important role in the initiation and maintenance of some arrhythmias. the aim of this study was to evaluate whether clinical and electrophysiological parameters of atrioventricular (av) conduction can predict va conduction. methods: detailed demographic, electrocardiographic, and echocardiographic data were recorded in 54 consecutive patients ...

This cross-sectional study is the first to estimate the prevalence of cattle pediculosis in Tunisia. A total of 39 cattle farms in the region of Nabeul in north-east Tunisia were visited and lice were collected by intensively brushing 789 cattle. The prevalence was estimated to be 20.5% on the farms (8/39) and 4.7% in animals (37/789). Collected parasites were examined under a stereomicroscope ...

American Cancer Society, from the Children’s Leukemia Research Association, Inc., and from the Council for Tobacco Research-USA, Inc.. P. J. M. was supported by a graduate scholarship from the National Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. A. M. S. was a participant in the Research Science Institute sponsored by the Center for Excellence in Education and the Massachusetts Institu...