Reports
The following list of reports reflects the latest in findings and outcomes in medical research as presented at major medical meetings and published peer-reviewed medical journals. In this section you can view reports from important congresses as well as summaries of some recently published journal articles. Please let us know if you have a particular area of interest you would like to see covered.
PRIORITY PRESS - 14th International Congress on Infectious Diseases (ICID)
Prevention of Meningococcal Disease
Miami, Florida / March 9-12, 2010
Miami - Invasive meningococcal disease, although rare in Canada at between 300 and 400 cases a year, causes enormous parental distress and is still associated with a high fatality rate. Almost all meningococcal disease is caused by the five...
PRIORITY PRESS - EUROGIN 2010 9th International Multidisciplinary Congress
Vaccination Against HPV Reduces Burden of Disease in Its Earliest Manifestations
Monte Carlo, Monaco / February 17-20, 2010
Monte Carlo - Many theoretical arguments have been raised in support of vaccination against human papillomavirus (HPV). Now, for the first time, compelling evidence that vaccination does reduce the earliest manifestations of infection in...
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January-March 2010
Vaccination services for adolescents, adults vary considerably Huot et al. Adult immunization services: Steps have to be done. Vaccine 2010;28(5):1177-80. Current and future vaccination services for adolescents and adults vary considerably...
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November / December 2009
Significant decline in rotavirus activity following introduction of pentavalent vaccine Centers for Disease Control. Reduction in rotavirus after vaccine introduction—United States, 2000-2009. MMWR Morb Mortal Weekly Rep...
PHYSICIANS PERSPECTIVE - Viewpoint based on the following article: Clin Infect Dis 2009;49(1):e1-10
Vaccines Against Invasive Meningococcal Disease: Weighing the Options
October 2009
INTRODUCTION Neisseria meningitides (meningococcus) is the only bacterium that typically generates large epidemics of meningitis globally. Invasive meningococcal disease is endemic to Canada but the serogroups that cause it vary not only...
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September/October 2009
Protecting Canadian adults from vaccine-preventable diseases: NACI recommendations Parkins et al. Routine immunization of adults in Canada: Review of the epidemiology of vaccine-preventable diseases and current recommendations for primary...
PRIORITY PRESS - 49th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC)
Addressing Emerging Pneumococcal Serotypes with a 13-Valent Vaccine
San Francisco, California / September 12-15, 2009
San Francisco - The reduction in morbidity and mortality associated with the 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7) is expected to be extended substantially with the advent of a new conjugate vaccine that targets six additional...
PRIORITY PRESS - 5th International Conference on Vaccines for Enteric Diseases
Global Health Implications of the Rotavirus Vaccine
Málaga, Spain / September 9-11, 2009
Málaga - Two rotavirus (RV) vaccines are currently available worldwide. In clinical trials using European, North American and South American populations, both have demonstrated 90% to 100% efficacy in preventing severe RV gastroenteritis...
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July/August 2009
Vaccination against high-risk HPV types to reduce lesions and cervical cancer Moore et al. Prevalence and type distribution of human papillomavirus in 5,000 British Columbia women—implications for vaccination. Cancer Causes Control...