http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. The tick-borne Lone Star virus has been conclusively identified as part of a family of other tick-borne viruses called bunyaviruses, which often cause fever, respiratory problems and bleeding, according to new research led by scientists at UC San Francisco (UCSF). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-tick-borne-lone-star-virus-super-fast.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 02 May 2013 17:21:33 EST news286734052 In the most extensive screen of its kind, Texas Biomed scientists in San Antonio have demonstrated the feasibility of repurposing already-approved drugs for use against highly pathogenic bacteria and viruses. The pathogens included emerging diseases and potential bioterror threats ranging from anthrax to the Marburg and Ebola viruses. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-drugs-effective-laboratory-mice-bioterror.html Medical research Tue, 09 Apr 2013 09:37:46 EST news284719060 EcoHealth Alliance, a nonprofit organization that focuses on local conservation and global health issues, released new research on Ebola virus in fruit bats in the peer reviewed journal, Emerging Infectious Diseases, a monthly publication by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The study found Ebola virus antibodies circulating in ~4% of the 276 bats scientists screened in Bangladesh. These results suggest that Rousettus fruit bats are a reservoir for Ebola, or a new Ebola-like virus in South Asia. The study extends the range of this lethal disease further than previously suspected to now include mainland Asia. "Research on Filoviruses in Asia is a new frontier of critical importance to human health, and this study has been vital to better understand the wildlife reservoirs and potential transmission routes for Ebola virus in Bangladesh and the region," said Dr. Kevin Olival, lead author and Senior Research Scientist at EcoHealth Alliance. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-reservoir-ebola-virus-bangladesh.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 16 Jan 2013 16:16:11 EST news277575305 Human activities are advancing the spread of vector-borne, zoonotic diseases such as West Nile virus, Lyme disease and dengue fever, report scientists publishing a series of papers today in the journal The Lancet. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-emerging-vector-borne-diseases-health.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Fri, 30 Nov 2012 15:48:20 EST news273512760 (Medical Xpress)—Groundbreaking efforts by PREDICT, a project led by the One Health Institute at the University of California, Davis, are highlighted today in the medical journal The Lancet as a model for a new, globally coordinated pandemic prevention strategy. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-global-pandemic.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Fri, 30 Nov 2012 08:33:59 EST news273486828 (Medical Xpress)—A more coordinated approach to surveillance is required if emerging diseases which can spread from animals to humans are to be tackled, say scientists. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-approach-tackle-emerging-zoonotic-diseases.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 10 Sep 2012 06:27:49 EST news266477179 Fresh insight into how viruses such as SARS and flu can jump from one species to another may help scientists predict the emergence of diseases in future. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-virus-discovery-scientists-emerging-diseases.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 22 Sep 2011 17:40:27 EST news235931901 The bacteria that cause Lyme disease, one of the most important emerging diseases in the United States, appear to hide out in the lymph nodes, triggering a significant immune response, but one that is not strong enough to rout the infection, report researchers at the University of California, Davis. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-lyme-disease-bacteria-lymph-nodes_1.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 16 Jun 2011 17:13:00 EST news227463150 (Medical Xpress) -- The bacteria that cause Lyme disease, one of the most important emerging diseases in the United States, appear to hide out in the lymph nodes, triggering a significant immune response, but one that is not strong enough to rout the infection, report researchers at the University of California, Davis. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-lyme-disease-bacteria-lymph-nodes.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 09 Jun 2011 06:52:25 EST news226821099