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(list complied daily). Search term [CHOLERA DIARRHEA AND DYSENTERY] through askMEDLINE. The first 10 citations from MEDLINE/PubMed are shown below.

Article 1: Antibacterial activities and cytotoxicity of terpenoids isolated from Spirostachys africana.

Article 2: [Medication in infectious acute diarrhea in children]

Article 3: Gedunin, a limonoid from Xylocarpus granatum, inhibits the growth of CaCo-2 colon cancer cell line in vitro.

Article 4: [Examples for vaccines against diarrheal diseases--rotavirus and traveller's diarrhea]

Article 5: [Pathophysiology of tropical diarrhea]

Article 6: Vaccines against traveler's diarrhoea and rotavirus disease - a review.

Article 7: Treatment of gastrointestinal infections.

Article 8: Isolation of Vibrio mimicus from a case of acute diarrhoea--a case report.

Article 9: Current status of anti-diarrheal and anti-secretory drugs in the management of acute childhood diarrhea.

Article 10: Bacteriological analysis of water samples from tsunami hit coastal areas of Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu.

(list complied daily). Search term [CHIKUNGUNYA] through askMEDLINE. The first 10 citations from MEDLINE/PubMed are shown below.

Article 1: Chikungunya fever, falciparum malaria, dengue fever, Japanese encephalitis... are we listening to the warning signs for public health in India?

Article 2: On Chikungunya Acute Infection and Chloroquine Treatment.

Article 3: Persistent Arthralgia Associated with Chikungunya Virus: A Study of 88 Adult Patients on Reunion Island.

Article 4: An animal model for studying the pathogenesis of chikungunya virus infection.

Article 5: Presence of the A226V mutation in autochthonous and imported Italian Chikungunya virus strains.

Article 6: Pathogen reduction of blood components.

Article 7: Outbreak of dengue and chikungunya fevers, toamasina, madagascar, 2006.

Article 8: Investigation of an outbreak of chikungunya in Malegaon Municipal areas of Nasik district, Maharashtra (India) and its control.