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The 454 Genome Sequencing System Detects A Novel Virus Responsible For South African Hemorrhagic Fever Outbreak
A study published online in PLoS Pathogens reports that researchers at Columbia University, the South African National Health Laboratory Services, the US Centers for Disease Control, and 454 Life Sciences have discovered a new virus that is responsible for a highly fatal hemorrhagic fever outbreak in Zambia and South Africa late 2008(1). The previously unknown arenavirus, which is distantly related to the Lassa virus and Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus, was characterized using the rapid and sensitive sequencing technology of 454 Life Sciences. The new species, named "Lujo virus" for the geographic origin of the outbreak (Lusaka, Zambia and Johannesburg, South Africa), is the first hemorrhagic fever-associated arenavirus from Africa identified in the past three decades. Characterization of the novel virus confirms the utility of unbiased high-throughput sequencing for pathogen discovery and provides an opportunity for public health efforts to quickly curb emerging viral pandemics in the future.

Value Of Genetic Testing For Preventing Blood Clots Unproven, According To New AHRQ Study
According to a new report by HHS" Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, there is insufficient evidence to conclude that genetic testing for two gene mutations in adults with a history of blood clots helps to prevent a condition known as deep-vein thrombosis or to improve other clinical outcomes.
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Indiana Alzheimer Disease Center To Host Showing Of 'The Alzheimer's Project'

The Indiana Alzheimer Disease Center will host a screening of HBO"s "The Alzheimer Project" from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, May 28, in the lower level auditorium of the Riley Outpatient Center, 601 West Drive, on the Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis campus. Following the screening, IADC faculty members from the Indiana University School of Medicine will be available to answer questions about Alzheimer disease, current diagnosis, treatment and promising areas of research. The Alzheimer"s Project is a presentation of HBO Documentary Films and the National Institute on Aging at the National Institutes of Health in association with the Alzheimer"s Association, Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund, and Geoffrey Beene Gives Back Alzheimer"s Initiative. The series" producer is John Hoffman; the executive producers are Sheila Nevins and Maria Shriver. Indiana University School of Medicine


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