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Test can predict severe dengue infection, study finds

Researchers have created a test that can predict which dengue patients will likely have mild symptoms and which should be clinically monitored for a high risk of severe illness. Most of the about 390 million people...

30 March, 2022

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Mosquitoes armed with virus-fighting bacteria sharply curb dengue infections, hospitalizations

A strategy for fighting dengue fever with bacteria-armed mosquitoes has passed its most rigorous test yet: a large, randomized, controlled trial. Researchers reported dramatic reductions in rates of dengue infection and...

25 June, 2021

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Bacteria used to control the mosquito-borne virus dengue in the wild

Scientists have reported an effective and environmentally sustainable way to block the transmission of mosquito-borne dengue virus, in trials carried out in Malaysia. Using a strain of the bacteria Wolbachia, which...

4 December, 2019

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Illinois researchers to develop smartphone diagnostics lit for infectious diseases

Infectious diseases such as Zika and Dengue remain a top contributor to death and disability across the globe, according to the World Health Organization. Diagnosing and treating these diseases, which often have similar...

11 November, 2019

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Can nanotechnology help develop a workable dengue virus vaccine?

Scientists at the UNC School of Medicine are working to develop a nanoparticle vaccine to protect against the four serotypes of dengue virus, which infects more than 350 million people across the globe each year...

15 November, 2016

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Scientists developed a vaccine that could protect 350 million lives

A study published in the journal, PLOS Neglected Tropical Disease, details how a team of researchers at the University of Carolina successfully vaccinated mice against a serotype (strain) of dengue virus. This can...

26 October, 2016

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Emory Vaccine Center-India partnership sheds light on Dengue immune response

India suffers from the highest number of dengue infections in the world, but there are few studies, if any, to understand the immune cells involved in fighting the virus. A recent study published in the Journal of...

26 October, 2016

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Mosquito saliva found effective at keeping Dengue virus at bay

Mosquito saliva, which is long-known to help the transmission of infectious agents into the host, is also found to inhibit the virus in case of Dengue infection. A protein named D7, which is present in Aedes aegypti...

23 September, 2016

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Dengue vaccine benefits and risks: New study notes dangerous regions

A new study published Thursday in the journal Science suggests the world’s first approved dengue vaccine may harm people if improperly distributed. While Dengvaxia can prevent people who have already survived dengue...

2 September, 2016

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Targeting mosquito-borne disease with data

Abundance of data has created new ways to gather insights All eyes are on Rio as much for Olympic highlights as it is for the unfolding Zika health crisis. But with 42 countries and territories reporting confirmed...

12 August, 2016

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