Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Chikungunya virus spreads to Peru
Peru on Monday reported its first cases of the chikungunya virus, in two people who recently traveled to the Dominican Republic, authorities said.
Jun 24, 2014
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New early warning system predicts dengue fever risk during the soccer World Cup in Brazil
For the first time, scientists have developed an early warning system to predict the risk of dengue infections for the 553 microregions of Brazil during the football World Cup. The estimates, published in The Lancet Infectious ...
May 16, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers discover target for treating dengue fever
Two recent papers by a University of Colorado School of Medicine researcher and colleagues may help scientists develop treatments or vaccines for Dengue fever, West Nile virus, Yellow fever, Japanese encephalitis and other ...
Apr 17, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers team up to find new target for dengue virus vaccine
Creating a vaccine that protects people from all four types of dengue virus has frustrated scientists for decades. But researchers at the University of North Carolina have discovered a new target for human antibodies that ...
Feb 26, 2014
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How the Dengue virus circulates in the wild
Science has come a long way in containing infectious diseases over the past five decades. Despite this progress, the incidence of dengue fever has increased thirty-fold, with 390 million people infected annually worldwide.
Feb 20, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Woman's death highlights danger of overlooking dengue
(HealthDay)—The case of a Texas woman who died after becoming infected in New Mexico with the mosquito-borne dengue virus highlights a need for U.S. doctors to recognize the disease early, experts say.
Jan 24, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
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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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Scientists: Mosquito virus spreads to Americas
A nasty virus first detected in Africa that is spread to people by the bite of infected mosquitoes is being locally transmitted in the Americas for the first time on the tiny French Caribbean dependency of St. Martin, health ...
Dec 17, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New strategy to disarm the dengue virus brings new hope for a universal dengue vaccine
A new strategy that cripples the ability of the dengue virus to escape the host immune system has been discovered by A*STAR's Singapore Immunology Network (SIgN). This breakthrough strategy opens a door of hope to what may ...
Aug 13, 2013
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Medical research
New findings could influence the development of therapies to treat dengue disease
New research into the fight against Dengue, an insect-borne tropical disease that infects up to 390 million people worldwide annually, may influence the development of anti-viral therapies that are effective against all four ...
Aug 2, 2013
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