Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Thirsty mosquitoes may bite more in droughts
(HealthDay)—Your blood mght be a thirst quencher for mosquitoes during a drought.
May 29, 2018
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News tagged with equine encephalitis virus
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New vaccine strategy identified for explosive emerging diseases
A 'designer' manganese-peptide antioxidant of the world's toughest bacterium, combined with radiation, have shown to be successful in the development of a vaccine to counter Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis Virus (VEEV), a ...
May 31, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers identify mechanism in chikungunya virus that controls infection and severity
Researchers led by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health have identified a mechanism by which the chikungunya virus infects healthy cells and controls how severe the disease it causes will be, a mechanism they ...
Jan 30, 2017
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Mosquito species may be key to transmitting EEE virus in southeast US
The mosquito species Culex erraticus may play a more significant role in transmitting the Eastern equine encephalitis virus (EEEV) in the southeastern United States than Culiseta melanura, the species most commonly associated ...
Apr 6, 2016
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Explainer: Where did Zika virus come from and why is it a problem in Brazil?
From October 2015 to January 2016, there were almost 4,000 cases of babies born with microcephaly in Brazil. Before then, there were just 150 cases per year.
Jan 28, 2016
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Medical research
Immune avoidance mechanism could lead to treatments for deadly mosquito-borne viruses
A mosquito-borne virus that kills about half of the people it infects uses a never-before-documented mechanism to "hijack" one of the cellular regulatory systems of its hosts to suppress immunity, according to University ...
Dec 18, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Virus changes its stripes: Outbreak in Panama brought Latin America's first human cases of eastern equine encephalitis
In the summer of 2010, the eastern Panamanian province of Darien experienced a phenomenon that had never been seen before in Latin America: a human outbreak of eastern equine encephalitis.
Aug 21, 2013
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Medical research
Research reveals how antibodies neutralize mosquito-borne virus
Researchers have learned the precise structure of the mosquito-transmitted chikungunya virus pathogen while it is bound to antibodies, showing how the infection is likely neutralized.
Apr 2, 2013
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Mosquito virus could lead to new vaccines and drugs
A mosquito sample collected three decades ago in Israel's Negev Desert has yielded an unexpected discovery: a previously unknown virus that's closely related to some of the world's most dangerous mosquito-borne pathogens ...
Sep 21, 2012
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