Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Scientists close in on first dengue treatment
Clinical trials for a dengue fever treatment could start within a year, following a discovery by University of Queensland scientists.
Sep 9, 2015
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Asthma drug against dengue to be tested in clinical trial
A drug that has been used for over 30 years as an asthma and allergy medicine is now being tested to treat symptoms of dengue fever. The National University of Singapore (NUS) and Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School Singapore ...
Jun 12, 2015
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Plotting the elimination of dengue
Dengue is a viral infection spread between humans by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. Dengue causes flu-like symptoms, including intense headaches and joint pains.
Apr 8, 2015
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Targeting key cells for a dengue virus infection model
Dengue virus infects hundreds of millions of people living in tropical countries every year. Transmitted via mosquito bites, the virus typically causes fever, but may also lead to potentially fatal organ failure. The development ...
Nov 5, 2014
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Control strategy for Dengue, malaria increases risk of West Nile virus
Mosquitoes infected with the bacteria Wolbachia are more likely to become infected with West Nile virus and more likely to transmit the virus to humans, according to a team of researchers.
Jul 10, 2014
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Tropical medicine study finds most rapid way to detect dengue
University of Hawaii Mānoa scientists have found that a commercially available, FDA-approved dengue detection kit bests the former "gold standard" test by producing results in under five hours.
Jan 6, 2014
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Vietnam releases dengue-blocking mosquito
Nguyen Thi Yen rolls up the sleeves of her white lab coat and delicately slips her arms into a box covered by a sheath of mesh netting. Immediately, the feeding frenzy begins.
Nov 5, 2013
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Research team improves immunization strategies for dengue fever in Thailand
Using a unique data set spanning 40 years of dengue fever incidence in Thailand, an international team led by biostatistician Nicholas Reich at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has for the first time estimated from ...
Jul 3, 2013
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The 'gold' standard: A rapid, cheap method of detecting dengue virus
(Medical Xpress)—University of Notre Dame biologists are reporting the development of an easy-to-use, low-cost method of detecting dengue virus in mosquitoes based on gold nanoparticles. Their research is published in the ...
Jun 26, 2013
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Tracking the spread of dengue fever: Domestic networks drive rapid transmission of human infection
The mosquitoes that spread dengue fever tap into the domestic networks of humans, along with their bloodstreams, finds a study recently published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).
Jan 24, 2013
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