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US and World Health Organization officials said on Jun 29, 1995 that the epidemic of Ebola virus infection in Zaire continues, with the number of cases rising to nearly 300. In late May, WHO officials said they thought transmission of the virus had probably stopped

In late May, WHO officials said they thought that transmission of the virus had probably stopped. But then an individual was misdiagnosed as having amebic dysentery, a parasitic infection. Before the correct diagnosis of Ebola infection was made, the virus infected about a dozen more people, said Dr. Ali Khan, an epidemiologist from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a federal agency in Atlanta. Yesterday, CDC officials issued new guidelines on how doctors and medical workers in hospitals in the United States should manage cases of Ebola and other viruses that cause fever and severe bleeding. The guidelines emphasize the importance of standard infection-control practices and special precautions for handling blood and other specimens that might contain Ebola and other dangerous organisms

The CDC on Jun 22, 1995 reported a surge of 58% in Lyme disease cases throughout the country in 1994, partly because of an increased number of the ticks that transmit the bacterial infection. The agency said 13,083 cases were reported in 44 states in 1994, up from 8,257 in 1993

The more virulent virus is HIV-1, responsible for the epidemic of AIDS in many areas of the world. The milder virus is HIV-2, which is common in west Africa but rare elsewhere, and takes much longer to produce disease. Although independent AIDS ex-perts called the new findings 'interesting,' theoretically the findings might help in developing an AIDS vaccine if researchers could determine the specific components of the immune system that might be stimulated by HIV-2 to protect against HIV-1, and then used genetic engineering techniques to incorporate them in an AIDS vaccine

Infection with a relatively mild type of AIDS virus seems to protect some people against infection with a more virulent type of the virus, according to a study of prostitutes in West Africa that is being reported in the journal Science on Friday. The more virulent virus is HIV-1, responsible for the epidemic of AIDS in many areas of the world. The milder virus is HIV-2, which is common in West Africa but rare elsewhere, and takes much longer to produce disease

Infection with HIV-2, a relatively mild type of the AIDS virus, seems to protect some people against infection with a more virulent type of the virus, according to a study of prostitutes in West Africa that is being reported in the journal Science on Jun 16, 1995. The authors of the study, which was carried out by researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health and the University of Cheikh Anta Diop in Senegal, said the findings might help in developing an AIDS vaccine

Infection with a relatively mild type of the AIDS virus seems to protect some people against infection with a more severe type, according to a study of prostitutes in West Africa. The more severe virus is HIV-1, responsible for the epidemic of AIDS worldwide. The milder virus is HIV-2, which is common in West Africa but rare elsewhere. The authors of the study suggested that the findings might help in developing an AIDS vaccine, perhaps one modeled after the cowpox vaccine that was used to protect against smallpox. Cowpox virus is harmless, but the smallpox virus, though closely related, is one of the most devastating viruses known

The more virulent virus is HIV-1, responsible for the epidemic of AIDS in much of the world. The milder virus is HIV-2, which is common in West Africa but rare elsewhere, and takes much longer to produce disease. The study's authors suggested that the findings might help in developing an AIDS vaccine, perhaps one modeled after the cowpox vaccine that was used to protect against smallpox. Cowpox virus is harmless but the smallpox virus, though closely related, is one of the most devastating viruses known. Theoretically, the findings might help in developing an AIDS vaccine if researchers could determine the specific components of the immune system that might be stimulated by HIV-2 to protect against HIV-1, and then used genetic engineering techniques to incorporate them in an AIDS vaccine

Louis Pasteur, one of the legendary figures in the history of science, lied about his research, stole ideas from a competitor and was deceitful in ways that would now be regarded as scientific misconduct if not fraud, according to a revisionist history published last month. 'The Private Science of Louis Pasteur,' by Dr. Gerald L. Geison of Princeton University, is based on an examination of Pasteur's 102 laboratory notebooks, well-preserved for more than a century. Geison is one of the few historians of science to base research on laboratory notebooks. In Pasteur's case, the research turned up serious discrepancies between his publications and public statements and what he recorded in his notebooks

The doctor caring for Christopher Reeve, who became quadriplegic when he was thrown headfirst from a horse on May 27, 1995, said on Jun 2 that the actor had regained some feeling in his upper chest. John A. Jane, a neurosurgeon, said that the injury remained devastating, however, and that Reeve was still paralyzed from the neck down