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Another Internet HIV Hoax
The CDC has received inquiries about a variety of reports or warnings about used needles left by HIV-infected injection drug users in coin return slots of pay phones and movie theater seats. These reports and warnings are being circulated on the Internet and by e-mail and fax. Some reports have falsely indicated that CDC "confirmed" the presence of HIV in the needles. More...
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West Nile Virus
In Europe, Asia, and Africa, West Nile virus appears to be spread
mainly by migrating birds; if this pattern holds true in North America, West
Nile could cause outbreaks throughout temperate and tropical regions of the
Western Hemisphere, according to an article in an upcoming issue of Emerging
Infectious Diseases, CDC’s peer-reviewed journal, which tracks new and
reemerging infectious diseases worldwide. More...
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