Chlamydia Psittaci Infection

The United States has among the highest rates of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) of any developed country in the world, says John Douglas, director of the division of sexually transmitted diseases at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis show the three highly treatable infections continue to spread in the United States.  Chlamydia and gonorrhea are stable at unacceptably high levels and...  

Half of female urban teens ages 14 through 17 contracted chlamydia, gonorrhea or trichomoniasis within two years of having sex for the first time, according to a new study published in the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Reuters reports. Researchers followed 386 teen girls for up to eight years. Within one year of having sex for the first time, 25% had their first chlamydia infection (Brooks, Reuters, 12/7). Within six months...  

Sexually spread diseases continue to rise, with reported chlamydia cases setting yet another record in 2008, officials at the Centers for Disease Control recently reported. The CDC estimates that approximately 19 million new STD infections occur each year. Approximately half of them occur in young people between 15 to 24 years of age.  

Millions wasted on ‘fragmented’ chlamydia screening programmme Millions wasted on chlamydia screening programme Six years after a UK screening scheme came in only half of health trusts are doing enough testing to slow infection rates Embargo 0001 Thurs David Rose, Health Correspondent Millions of pounds of taxpayers’ money has been wasted on a national scheme to test young people for a sexually transmitted infection.  

Rates of the three most common sexually transmitted infections in the U.S. -- chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis -- continue to increase, especially among teenagers, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study released Monday, Reuters reports. The study reported that the number of reported chlamydia cases increased from 1.1 million in 2007 to 1.2 million in 2008.  

Among teenage girls living in U.S. cities, about half acquire at least one of three common sexually transmitted infections — chlamydia, gonorrhea or trichomoniasis — within two years of becoming sexually active, a new study has found.  

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Did you worry about putting up a full-sized Christmas tree because your feline roommate might wreak havock on your favorite decorations?That was the dilemma Advance columnist Sandra Zuomo faced this year with her cat, Isabella Pussolini. "I...  

Background: Trachoma, a chronic keratoconjunctivitis caused by Chlamydia trachomatis, is the world's commonest infectious cause of blindness. Blindness is due to progressive scarring of the conjunctiva (trachomatous scarring) leading to in-turning of eyelashes (trichiasis) and corneal opacification. We evaluated the contribution of genetic variation across the chemokine and cytokine clusters in chromosomes 4q and 5q31 respectively to risk of...  

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Genocea Biosciences, a leading vaccine discovery and development company, today announced it has been awarded a grant from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center’s (UPMC) Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) Cooperative Research Center for the development of vaccines for Chlamydia trachomatis. “We look forward to collaborating with Dr. Darville, an internationally recognized Chlamydia researcher, in...  

The College is a member of the National Chlamydia Coalition (NCC), which is working to reduce the high rates of chlamydia and its harmful effects. Grants are now available to members of the NCC to fund innovative strategies to increase chl  

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The CDC announced an increase in STD’s and an administration spokesman insisted that it’s all Bush’s fault, because some schools preach abstinence: “Chlamydia and gonorrhea are stable at unacceptably high levels and syphilis is resurgent after almost being eliminated,” said John Douglas, director of the division of sexually transmitted diseases at the U.S. Centers for Disease [...]  

The Los Angeles area ranked No. 1 in the nation for the number of chlamydia and syphilis cases reported in 2008, just as the county's Department of Public Health is considering shaving off $2.5 million from programs geared toward preventing sexually transmitted diseases.  

When a woman becomes infected with Chlamydia, the first white blood cells that arrive at the scene to fight the infection are not the most effective. This is shown by a thesis from the Sahlgrenska Academy. This discovery could pave the way for the relatively rapid development of a vaccine against Chlamydia.