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Fragments of the worm were found in an AIDS victim who died of the infestation, but were not identified until a year later. The worm had molecular biology resembling that of a tapeworm but acted more aggressively in the body than most tapeworms. The scientists who solved the medical puzzle are from both Stanford and the Kaiser-Permanente Medical Center in Santa Clara, Calif. The authors said they did not find the entire worm but identified it from fragments by using the genetic techniques. The worm has not been named. ``We are concerned that this parasite may affect not only people who are immune deficient, such as this patient, but people who are immune competent,'' [Luis Fajardo] said. ``If this infection occurs again, we will be very concerned.''

Scientists in California say that they have discovered what they believe is a previously unknown parasitic worm that can be fatal to humans. Worm fragments were found in an AIDS patient who died from the infestation, but they were not identified until a year later. The worm had molecular biology resembling that of a tapeworm but acted more aggressively than most tapeworms

Scientists in California say that they have discovered what they believe is a previously unknown parasitic worm that can be fatal to humans. Fragments of the worm were found in an AIDS sufferer who died from the infestation, but they were not identified until a year later. The worm had molecular biology resembling that of a tapeworm but acted more aggressively in the body than most tapeworms. Doctors initially thought the man was suffering from a rapidly growing cancer in the abdomen. But a biopsy and the use of new genetic laboratory techniques found that the large mass of tissue was from the worm's fast growth, which caused scar tissue

Fragments of the worm were found in an AIDS victim who died from the infestation, but they were not identified until a year later. The worm had molecular biology resembling that of a tapeworm but acted more aggressively in the body than most tapeworms. Doctors initially thought the man was suffering from a rapidly growing cancer in the abdomen. But a biopsy and the use of new genetic laboratory techniques found that the large mass of tissue was from the worm's fast growth, which caused scar tissue. The scientists who solved the medical puzzle are from both Stanford and the Kaiser-Permanente Medical Center in Santa Clara, Calif. The authors said they did not find the entire worm but identified it from fragments by using the genetic techniques. The worm has not been named

Scientists in California said on Jun 28, 1996 that they had discovered what they believe is a previously unknown parasitic worm that can be fatal to humans. Fragments of the worm were found in an AIDS patient who died from the infestation

Summary: The unnamed worm resembles a tapeworm at the molecular level but causes much more damage in the body Fragments of the worm were found in an AIDS victim who died from the infestation, but they were not identified until a year later. The worm's molecular biology resembled that of a tapeworm but acted more aggressively in the body than most tapeworms. Doctors initially thought the man was suffering from a rapidly growing cancer in the abdomen. But a biopsy and the use of new genetic laboratory techniques found that the large mass of tissue was from the worm's fast growth, which caused scar tissue

At least 30 children in Haiti have died of acute kidney failure after taking contaminated liquid acetaminophen made by a pharmaceutical company in Haiti, international health officials said on Jun 25, 1996. Haitians traveling in the US were warned to discard bottles bearing the trade names Afebril and Valodon. The drug was contaminated with diethylene glycol, for which there is no antidote

Health officials said on Jun 25, 1996 that about 120 people in the New York City area had been stricken by an intestinal ailment caused by an exotic microbe, and they said the illness had been reported in at least ten states and in Ontario Canada. Health officials remain baffled about why the microbe, known as cyclospora, has struck predominantly among adults, only east of the Rocky Mountains, and what is causing it to spread this year

At least 30 children in Haiti have died of acute kidney failure after taking contaminated liquid acetaminophen made by a pharmaceutical company in Haiti, international health officials said last night. Haitians traveling in the United States were warned to discard any bottles of liquid acetaminophen bearing the trade names Afebril and Valodon in case they were contaminated, the Pan American Health Organization in Washington said

United States and Canadian health officials said yesterday that they are mystified by the outbreak of an intestinal infection caused by an exotic microbe. So far a few hundred cases have been reported in at least eight states and Toronto since early May. Outbreaks and sporadic cases have occurred in New York, New Jersey, Florida, Texas, Massachusetts and Toronto. Officials of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta declined to name other states with cases on grounds that the information was preliminary and the states had not issued public statements. Although no deaths from cyclospora have been reported, some patients have needed to be hospitalized because of dehydration