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Researcher wins three NIH grants to tackle mosquito-borne viruses

West Nile virus, Usutu virus, Zika virus, and St. Louis encephalitis virus are all transmitted by mosquitoes and cause a significant threat to human health.

23 Mar 2022

INTEGRA’s ASSIST PLUS pipetting robot helps to streamline sample pooling for arbovirus testing

INTEGRA Biosciences’ ASSIST PLUS pipetting robot is helping the Arbovirus Testing Lab at the New Hampshire Public Health Laboratories in Concord, USA, to streamline sample pooling for West Nile and Eastern equine encephalitis virus testing.

From INTEGRA Biosciences 23 Mar 2022

New approach to send ‘friendly’ nano-particles into the body shows promising results

A new approach to send ‘friendly’ nano-particles into a patient’s blood stream has shown promising results by modifying the surface of these potential drug, vaccine or cancer treatment delivery objects to encourage the best result.

14 Mar 2022

Aerial images and computer program locate pools, water tanks to identify areas vulnerable to dengue

Brazilian researchers have developed a computer program that locates swimming pools and rooftop water tanks in aerial photographs with the aid of artificial intelligence to help identify areas vulnerable to infestation by Aedes aegypti, the mosquito that transmits dengue, zika, chikungunya and yellow fever.

9 Mar 2022

Study shows the impact of COVID-19 restrictions on dengue cases in 2020

Nearly three quarters of a million fewer global cases of dengue occurred in 2020, which could be linked to COVID-19 disruptions limiting human mobility and contact, according to a new study published in Lancet Infectious Diseases.

3 Mar 2022

Climate change is sickening, literally!

A news study highlights the change in disease spread with climate change across the globe.

21 Feb 2022

Certain flavonoids inhibit an enzyme involved in the formation of key hormone in yellow fever mosquito

When most people think of flavonoids, natural compounds found in plants and other organisms, their nutritional benefits probably come to mind first.

17 Feb 2022

ISU surveillance efforts uncover invasive mosquito species in three Iowa counties

Iowans might notice some new uninvited guests crashing their summer barbecues this year.

10 Feb 2022

Study provides unique insight into long-term benefits of malaria control in children

Bed nets save lives in the long run, according to a 22-year study in Tanzania which, for the first time, indicates that children who sleep under them at an early age are more likely to survive into adulthood.

3 Feb 2022

Yellow fever vaccine-vectored YF-S0 as a potent COVID-19 vaccine candidate

In a new study, a team of researchers developed YF-S0, an exceptionally potent COVID-19 vaccine candidate using live-attenuated yellow fever vaccine YF17D as a vector.

31 Jan 2022

New method reverses insecticide resistance using CRISPR/Cas9 technology

Insecticides play a central role in efforts to counter global impacts of mosquito-spread malaria and other diseases, which cause an estimated 750,000 deaths each year. These insect-specific chemicals, which cost more than $100 million to develop and bring to market, also are critical to controlling insect-driven damage on crops that poses a challenge to food security.

18 Jan 2022

Macrodomains represent a unique target for pathogens with pandemic potential

In a new study published in the journal Pathogens, researchers have summarized the role of the macrodomain in viral replication and virulence and further reviewed the development of macrodomain inhibitors as antiviral agents.

18 Jan 2022

Study identifies cellular receptors for alphaviruses shared across mosquitoes, humans, and animals

A new study led by researchers at Harvard Medical School has identified a set of cellular receptors for at least three related alphaviruses shared across mosquitoes, humans, and animals that host the virus.

17 Jan 2022

Study opens up prospects for using virotherapy to treat central nervous system tumors

In a study conducted at the University of São Paulo's Human Genome and Stem Cell Research Center (HUG-CELL) in Brazil, serial systemic injections of zika virus into mice with brain tumors destroyed the cancer without causing neurological damage or injuring other organs, and increased the animals' survival rate.

11 Jan 2022

WHO supports Nigeria in responding to the yellow fever outbreak amidst a global pandemic

In early November 2020, positive samples for yellow fever were reported from five Nigerian states. Nigeria is a high-risk country for yellow fever and is a priority country for the global eliminate yellow fever epidemics (EYE) strategy.

17 Dec 2021

Researchers review transmission, origin, pathogenesis, animal model and diagnosis of Zika virus

Announcing a new article publication for Zoonoses journal. Dallas Vue and Qiyi Tang from Howard University College of Medicine, Washington, DC, USA review transmission, origin, pathogenesis, animal model and diagnosis of Zika Virus.

9 Dec 2021

COVID-19 disruptions linked to increase in malaria cases and deaths

New data from the World Health Organization reveal that the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted malaria services, leading to a marked increase in cases and deaths.

8 Dec 2021

Exposure to Chikungunya may offer partial cross-protection against Mayaro virus

A study conducted at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil suggests people previously infected by Chikungunya virus may develop partial immunity to Mayaro virus.

4 Dec 2021

Novel Lyme disease vaccine may also combat other tick-borne diseases

Yale University researchers have developed a novel vaccine that in guinea pigs offers protection against infection by the bacterium that causes Lyme disease and may also combat other tick-borne diseases, they report Nov. 17 in the journal Science Translational Medicine.

22 Nov 2021

How one health center is leading Chicago on kid covid shots

As the medical assistant put on rubber gloves and readied the syringe, 5-year-old Victoria Macias, wearing a pink Minnie Mouse mask and white blouse, turned her head away and closed her eyes.

10 Nov 2021