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Killer virus demands open accounting

For many months in 2012 and 2013, Saudi Arabia reassured the world that it was paying close attention to the outbreak of a novel coronavirus in the kingdom, known as Middle East respiratory syndrome, or MERS. But events...

16 June, 2014

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ASEAN Dengue Day unites Asia Pacific in combating rising dengue cases

Dengue has been considered to be one of the fastest rising infectious diseases globally. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimated that 50 to 100 million cases of dengue worldwide are being listed every year, and...

13 June, 2014

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Evaluating ‘acquired immunity’ may improve estimates of infectious disease risk

A new health study that accounts for “acquired immunity” when evaluating the risk of microbial illness from food or environmental exposures suggests that some current approaches may significantly...

6 June, 2014

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Thorough measures must be applied to prevent infection at dental clinics

A recent survey shows that sterilization measures are inadequate at many dental clinics. There is an immediate need for thorough measures to prevent the spread of infections at such clinics. Preventative steps are...

2 June, 2014

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Chinese food Zongzi banned for fear of infectious diseases

More than 20 countries and regions have banned the traditional Chinese food Zongzi over fears that it may be carrying viruses like bird flu and foot-and-mouth disease. According to Beijing Entry-Exit Inspection and...

2 June, 2014

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New vaccine approach imprisons malaria parasite in blood cells

Scientists seeking a vaccine against malaria, which kills a child every minute in Africa, have developed a promising new approach intended to imprison the disease-causing parasites inside the red blood cells they infect...

28 May, 2014

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We need a MERS vaccine, but high costs, regulations make one unlikely

New technologies give vaccine developers a boost in early development, but large-scale testing and production are bogged down by high costs and lengthy trials. Middle East respiratory syndrome, or MERS, is spreading...

26 May, 2014

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The true public detriment of the anti-vaccination movement

Diseases that have long been under control have seen a vast outbreak across the U.S. as an anti-vaccine phenomenon has allowed these once tamed diseases to make a roaring comeback. Although vaccination rates against the...

26 May, 2014

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The Lancet Infectious Diseases: 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...

19 May, 2014

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Fighting Ebola virus disease: Transformer protein provides new insights

A new study reveals that a protein of the Ebola virus can transform into three distinct shapes, each with a separate function that is critical to the virus’s survival. Each shape offers a potential target for developing...

19 May, 2014

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