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Researchers move closer to disrupting malaria parasite development

Scientists undertaking a “Herculean study” in malaria parasite development recently announced that they are getting closer to disrupting the lifecycle of the parasite—one of the world’s deadliest diseases. Researchers...

18 July, 2014

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Trial: Dengue shot offers some protection

The most advanced vaccine for dengue only offers modest protection but could still help millions of people avoid the devastating effects of the disease known as “breakbone fever,” according to a large trial...

18 July, 2014

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Extra dose of polio vaccine boosts immunity in children under 5 years old

Giving children under 5 years old an extra dose of inactivated polio vaccine (IPV) helps to boost their immunity to the poliovirus and should be added to vaccination programmes in polio-endemic countries and those...

18 July, 2014

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Infectious diseases experts issue guidance on health-care personnel attire

Recommendations to help prevent health-care-associated infections transmitted through clothing. New guidance from the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) provides recommendations to prevent...

16 July, 2014

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Ancient parasite highlights humans’ role in spread of disease

The discovery of a schistosomiasis parasite egg in a 6,200-year-old grave in Syria may be the earliest evidence that agricultural irrigation systems in the Middle East contributed to a vast spread of disease, scientists...

16 July, 2014

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Researchers design global HIV vaccine that shows promise in monkeys

The considerable diversity of HIV worldwide represents a critical challenge for designing an effective HIV vaccine. Now, a scientific team led by Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) has shown that...

16 July, 2014

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Connectivity and emerging infectious diseases in Southeast Asia

Experts sometimes describe Southeast Asia as a “hotspot” for emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) because several major outbreaks have started in this region. Now, with unprecedented levels of connection between animals...

16 July, 2014

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Drug activates virus against cancer

Parvoviruses cause no harm in humans, but they can attack and kill cancer cells. Since 1992, scientists at the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ) have been studying these viruses with...

11 July, 2014

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French pharma company develops anti-dengue vaccine

For the first time in 50 years of dengue research, the first safe, effective and affordable anti-dengue vaccine in the world could be out commercially in the country by end of next year. This was announced by Guillaume...

11 July, 2014

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Researchers develop method to deliver vaccines directly to lymph nodes

The Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT recently developed a new way to deliver vaccines for polio, influenza and measles directly to lymph nodes, which produces a stronger immune response. “The lymph...

11 July, 2014

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