News tagged with vector control


Recently published research targets malaria mosquito control woes

(Medical Xpress)—Malaria is responsible for about 700,000 deaths annually in sub-Saharan Africa alone, and a team of Texas A&M University researchers is doing their best to help stem this perpetual tide of human suffering.

Genetics created May 07, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Recipe for large numbers of stem cells requires only one ingredient

Stem cells and tissue-specific cells can be grown in abundance from mature mammalian cells simply by blocking a certain membrane protein, according to scientists at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and the ...

Medical research created Apr 17, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

People movement drives dengue virus transmission

(Medical Xpress)—To stop the transmission of dengue, a mosquito-borne virus that threatens some 4 billion people worldwide, it's crucial to focus on people movement, not just on the traditional mosquito control-and-prevention ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 02, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Global burden of dengue is triple current estimates

The global burden of dengue infection is more than triple current estimates from the World Health Organization, according to a multinational study published today in the journal Nature.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 07, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New study highlights Chagas disease as a growing health and socio-economic challenge

Today, The Lancet Infectious Diseases published a new report that examines the global economic burden of Chagas disease. In the first study of its kind, researchers measured the health and economic impact of Chagas diseas ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Feb 07, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

West Nile virus: Be smart, don't panic

The current outbreak of West Nile virus may prove to be the worst since the disease was first recorded in New York 13 years ago, and it shows no indication of slowing down. As of the beginning of this month, ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Sep 05, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0