News tagged with mosquito borne diseases


New discovery could lead to powerful new anti-malaria drugs

An international study has discovered a molecule which could form the basis of powerful new anti-malaria drugs. The paper "Quinolone-3-Diarylethers: a new class of drugs for a new era of malaria eradication" has been published ...

Medical research created Mar 20, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Homegrown strain of dengue fever virus pinpointed in florida

(HealthDay)—Some people who fell prey to a 2009-2010 outbreak of dengue fever in Florida carried a particular viral strain that they did not bring into the country from a recent trip abroad, according to a f ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Mar 14, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Fighting drug resistance on Asia's malaria frontline

At a remote medical outpost near the jungle-blanketed Thai-Myanmar border, a villager pricks the finger of a feverish baby living on the frontline of the war on drug-resistant malaria.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Nov 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cambodians fight malaria with the push of a button

Cambodian villagers armed with a little medical know-how—and their mobile telephones—are the nation's new foot soldiers in the fight against drug-resistant malaria.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Sep 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

West Nile virus on the rise in US: CDC

(HealthDay) -- With 241 cases of West Nile virus and four related deaths reported so far this year, the United States is experiencing the biggest spike in the mosquito-borne illness since 2004, health officials ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Aug 02, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

CDC: babesiosis risk in northeast/upper midwest travel

(HealthDay) -- Adults and children are vulnerable to a host of tick- and mosquito-borne diseases in many Midwestern, Northeastern, and Southwestern states, according to two reports published in the July 13 ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jul 13, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

West Nile virus infections reported in Athens suburb

Five cases of West Nile virus have been reported since early July in a seaside suburb of Athens, the Greek centre for disease control and prevention (Keelpno) said Friday.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jul 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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 ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 28, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast