June 2004

MAN faces charges of intentionally exposing women to AIDS virus.  A 32-year-old man is due in court in Olympia, Washington today on charges of intentionally exposing at least 17 women to the AIDS virus. Rock Island, IL, USA.

Health authorities have warned that the risk of an explosion of dengue fever, a mosquito-borne illness, has greatly increased.  Hong Kong, China. 

The Ministry of Health and southern provinces on Tuesday discussed urgent measures to curb dengue fever, which is spreading across the country, particularly in the Mekong River delta.  Within the month of May 2004 more than 4,000 infections were reported, 10 persons died. Lam Dong, Vietnam.

American researchers think they've figured out why a seemingly harmless viral infection helps extend the lives of people with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.  The viral infection appears to prime the immune system, helping to prevent HIV from successfully attacking white-blood cells.  NY, USA.

Dengue cases in Davao City is rising with 892 cases for the month of January to May 2004 alone.  Davao City, Philippines.

LA'S Gay Bathhouses were blamed for helping to spread the AIDS virus a generation ago, and now in the Los Angeles area, with nearly a dozen of these bathhouses. LA, CA, USA.

Genome Institute of Singapore have developed a new technology to quickly and accurately identify different strains of the Severe Acute Respiratory.  Singapore.

Dengue fever, a mosquito borne viral disease, continued to spread as 23 more people were hospitalised in different areas of the city in 24 hours.  Bangladesh.

180 people got sick and probably infected with the Norwalk virus, after visiting Emerald Lake last week. Edmonton, Canada.