News tagged with mosquito borne disease
The tourist trap: Galapagos victim of its own success
Aug 12, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Mosquitoes with the potential to carry diseases lethal to many unique species of Galapagos wildlife are being regularly introduced to the islands via aircraft, according to new research published ...
Predicting mosquito outbreaks for disease control
Mar 24, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Adelaide researchers have shown they can predict the biggest population peaks of disease-carrying mosquitoes up to two months ahead.
Researchers identify new way the malaria parasite and red blood cells interact
Mar 10, 2009 |
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Virginia Commonwealth University Life Sciences researchers have discovered a new mechanism the malaria parasite uses to enter human red blood cells, which could lead to the development of a vaccine cocktail to fight the mosquito-borne ...
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Researchers examine possible implications of daily commute and mosquito-borne diseases
Sep 18, 2009 |
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University of Hawaii at Manoa assistant researcher Durrell Kapan recently published a paper, 'Man Bites Mosquito: Understanding the Contribution of Human Movement to Vector-Borne Disease Dynamics,' in PLoS One. Published August ...
Discovery could lead to attack on mosquito-borne disease
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Apr 10, 2008 |
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Cornell researchers have identified a mating mechanism that possibly could be adapted to prevent female mosquitoes from spreading the viruses that cause dengue fever, second only to malaria as the most virulent ...
Researchers discover how mosquitoes avoid succumbing to viruses they transmit
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Dec 01, 2008 |
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Mosquitoes are like Typhoid Mary. They can spread viruses which cause West Nile fever, dengue fever, or yellow fever without themselves getting sick. Scientists long thought that the mosquito didn't care whether it had a ...
Local climate influences dengue transmission
Feb 17, 2009 |
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Researchers from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health have found that dengue transmission in Puerto Rico is dependent upon local climate and short-term ...
New mosquito-borne illness may be headed to United States, experts say
Apr 26, 2007 |
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The next mosquito-borne illness in the United States may be chikungunya (“chicken-GUN-ya”) and despite its odd name the viral disease is no laughing matter, University of Florida experts say.
Potential for malaria transmission higher than previously thought
Feb 20, 2007 |
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Each year, malaria results in more than a million deaths. Controlling this disease involves understanding its transmission, and understanding its transmission means understanding its basic reproductive number, R0. For all ...
Midge keeps invasive mosquito in check, aiding native mosquitoes (w/Podcast)
Jun 04, 2009 |
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In a drama played out across the southeastern U.S. in containers as small as a coffee cup, native and invasive mosquito larvae compete for resources and try to avoid getting eaten. One of the invasive mosquitoes, ...
Thai village battles dengue fever
Jun 05, 2007 |
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A hillside village in Thailand is battling an outbreak of dengue fever.
Parasite bacteria may help fight spread of mosquito-borne diseases
Oct 01, 2009 |
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Infecting mosquitoes with a bacterial parasite could help prevent the spread of lymphatic filariasis, one of the major neglected tropical diseases of the developing world, according to research published today ...
Human Movement Plays Critical Role in Disease Transmission
Jul 21, 2009 |
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To control mosquito-borne diseases like dengue, researchers need to look at the behavior of people, not just the insect that transmits the disease, according to new research by Steven Stoddard of the University ...
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