Cuba issues warning about dengue mosquitos
Cuban health officials warned Thursday about an increased number of mosquitoes in the country's urban areas that can spread diseases such as dengue fever.
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Aug 16, 2012 |
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Progress reported with candidate dengue vaccine
Trials in Thailand with a candidate vaccine for dengue, a potentially fatal mosquito-borne disease, have shown it to protect against three of the four virus strains, its French maker said Wednesday.
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Jul 25, 2012 |
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Brazil to breed GM mosquitoes to combat dengue
Brazil said Monday it will breed huge numbers of genetically modified mosquitoes to help stop the spread of dengue fever, an illness that has already struck nearly 500,000 people this year nationwide.
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Jul 10, 2012 |
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Puerto Rico sees sharp spike in dengue cases
(AP) — The number of detected dengue cases is running at above-average levels as Puerto Rico enters the peak season for the painful disease.
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Jul 04, 2012 |
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Concerns over cost of dengue vaccine lessened with new study
Research funded by the Dengue Vaccine Initiative (DVI) involving an economic analysis of producing a tetravalent dengue vaccine shows that the cost could be as low as $0.20 per dose with an annual production level of 60 million ...
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Jun 28, 2012 |
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Human antibody for dengue virus isolated
(Phys.org) -- A group of scientists in Singapore and the UK have isolated a human antibody capable of effectively neutralizing the mosquito-borne dengue virus. Dengue fever is currently incurable and infects ...
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Jun 22, 2012 |
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Researchers developing drug to combat west nile virus, other related viruses
(Medical Xpress) -- Professors at Colorado State University and the University of Northern Colorado are developing a drug that can stop replication of West Nile, dengue and yellow fever viruses that continue to plague two-thirds ...
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Jun 08, 2012 |
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Professor's fly question may hold answer to mosquito-borne fever
(Medical Xpress) -- The office of Michael Turelli, distinguished professor in the UC Davis Department of Evolution and Ecology, is lined with books written by the world’s preeminent evolutionary geneticists. ...
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Jun 06, 2012 |
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Analyzing disease transmission at the community level
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health have found evidence of a role for neighborhood immunity in determining risk of dengue infection. While it is established that immunity can be an important ...
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May 28, 2012 |
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New portable tool detects dengue infected mosquitoes in the field
(Medical Xpress) -- A new portable tool to detect dengue virus-infected mosquitoes will help reduce the likelihood of human infections around the world.
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May 21, 2012 |
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Rio declares dengue epidemic
Rio de Janeiro has declared a dengue epidemic after diagnosing more than 50,000 cases of the tropical mosquito-borne infection this year and over 500 in the last week alone.
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Apr 25, 2012 |
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Researchers identify Achilles heel of dengue virus, target for future vaccines
A team of scientists from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Vanderbilt University have pinpointed the region on dengue virus that is neutralized in people who overcome infection with the deadly pathogen. ...
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Apr 11, 2012 |
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Dengue virus turns on mosquito genes that make them hungrier
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health have, for the first time, shown that infection with dengue virus turns on mosquito genes that makes them hungrier and better feeders, and ...
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Mar 29, 2012 |
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Rio faces dengue epidemic: Brazil health minister
Brazilian Health Minister Alexandre Padilla on Thursday warned that Rio de Janeiro faced a major dengue epidemic, although he said the virus strain prevalent was not fatal.
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Feb 16, 2012 |
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New model accurately predicts who will develop deadly form of dengue fever
Researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch have developed the first accurate predictive model to differentiate between dengue fever (DF) and its more severe form, dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF). The breakthrough, ...
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