Med Ed Update, September, 2006

News for the University of Iowa Medical Education Community, produced by Office by Students Affairs and Curriculum.

EPI Update, January 19, 2007

Weekly newsletter for Center For Acute Disease Epidemiology of Iowa Department of Public Health.

EPI Update, January 26, 2007

Weekly newsletter for Center For Acute Disease Epidemiology of Iowa Department of Public Health.

EPI Update, February 2, 2007

Weekly newsletter for Center For Acute Disease Epidemiology of Iowa Department of Public Health.

EPI Update, February 9, 2007

Weekly newsletter for Center For Acute Disease Epidemiology of Iowa Department of Public Health.

EPI Update, February 16, 2007

Weekly newsletter for Center For Acute Disease Epidemiology of Iowa Department of Public Health.

Pharmacovigilance update [Pharmacovigilance update]

Main pharmacovigilance signals and alerts issued in 2009 are reviewed. Efalizumab was withdrawn from the market due to increased risks, including progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) and questionable efficacy. New cases of PML are still being reported with rituximab and natalizumab. Rare cases of pure red cell aplasia have been observed with mycophenate. Gastrointestinal perforation, severe skin rashes and various ocular disorders have been reported during erlotinib use. Severe skin rashes have been related to etravirine. Acute renal failure and pancreatitis can occur with exenatide. A link between sitagliptin and pancreatitis is suspected. Raised concerns of causality between insuline glargine and malignant tumors are not supported by strong evidence. Proton pump inhibitors seem to blunt clopidogrel benefit. Aliskiren can cause angioedema.

EPI Update, February 23, 2007

Weekly newsletter for Center For Acute Disease Epidemiology of Iowa Department of Public Health.

Mosquito fauna on the Cape Verde Islands (West Africa): an update on species distribution and a new finding

To evaluate the risk of transmission of vector-borne diseases, regular updates of the geographic distribution of insect vectors are required. In the archipelago of Cape Verde, nine mosquito species have been reported. Of these, four are major vectors of diseases that have been present in the archipelago: yellow fever, lymphatic filariasis, malaria and, currently, an outbreak of dengue. In order to assess variation in mosquito biodiversity, we have carried out an update on the distribution of the mosquito species in Cape Verde, based on an enquiry of 26 unpublished technical reports (1983-2006) and on the results of an entomological survey carried out in 2007. Overall, there seems to be a general trend for an expansion of biological diversity in the islands. Mosquito species richness was negatively correlated with the distance of the islands from the mainland but not with the size of the islands. Human- and/or sporadic climatic-mediated events of dispersal may have contributed to a homogenization of species richness regardless of island size but other ecological factors may also have affected the mosquito biogeography in the archipelago. An additional species, Culex perexiguus, was collected for the first time in the archipelago during the 2007 survey.

EPI Update, March 16, 2007

Weekly newsletter for Center For Acute Disease Epidemiology of Iowa Department of Public Health.

EPI Update, March 9, 2007

Weekly newsletter for Center For Acute Disease Epidemiology of Iowa Department of Public Health.

State Library Update, April 2007, Vol.5, no. 2

Quarterly State Library Update for patrons.

State Library Update, February 2007, Vol.5, no. 1

Quarterly State Library Update for patrons.

EPI Update, April 6, 2007

Weekly newsletter for Center For Acute Disease Epidemiology of Iowa Department of Public Health.

EPI Update, March 23, 2007

Weekly newsletter for Center For Acute Disease Epidemiology of Iowa Department of Public Health.