Posts Tagged ‘West Nile virus’
3D model reveals enzyme’s attack
U. MELBOURNE (AUS) —Scientists have determined the structure of the enzyme endomannosidase, which clarifies how viruses like HIV and Hepatitis C hijack human enzymes. Continue…
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Health & Medicine - Aug 15, 2011 16:04 - 0 Comments
Software predicts West Nile’s ground zero
BROWN U. (US) — A computer model of the spread of West Nile virus in California in 2005 was able to predict areas where human cases would be concentrated, especially around Sacramento. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 24, 2011 9:15 - 0 Comments
Bacteria fighter downs dengue fever
DUKE (US) — Cells that help the body ward off bacteria and pathogens do double duty by also recognizing viruses in time to create an immune response. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 28, 2010 11:37 - 0 Comments
Costly cuts to mosquito monitoring
EMORY (US) — Slashing funding for mosquito-borne disease surveillance would not save money, according to a new report. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 1, 2010 15:04 - 0 Comments
Sewage helps spread West Nile virus
EMORY (US)—Sewage that overflows into urban creeks and streams during periods of heavy rain can promote the spread of West Nile virus, a study finds. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jun 16, 2010 15:55 - 1 Comment
Robins hold clues in West Nile ‘crime story’
U. ILLINOIS (US)—The primary culprit in spreading West Nile virus—the common mosquito, Culex pipiens—appears to have a significant, albeit unwitting, accomplice: the robin. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 19, 2010 12:02 - 0 Comments
Birds of a feather don’t fight infection together
PRINCETON (US)—Different populations of the same animal species don’t always use fever to fight infection the same way. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 2, 2010 10:56 - 2 Comments
West Nile likely traveled by mosquito, not bird
JOHNS HOPKINS (US)—Mosquitoes, not birds as previously thought, may be to blame for West Nile virus’s rapid westward spread across the United States. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 23, 2010 18:40 - 0 Comments
Down dengue fever with flightless mosquitoes
UC IRVINE (US)—A new strain of mosquitoes in which the females can’t fly may help curb the transmission of dengue fever, one of the world’s most pressing public health issues. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 12, 2010 18:25 - 4 Comments
Mosquito surveillance on the cheap
EMORY—Researchers believe they have come up with the most inexpensive and efficient way to monitor adult mosquitoes and the deadly diseases they carry, including malaria and West Nile virus. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 18, 2009 14:07 - 1 Comment
Stopping Lyme disease with tick saliva
YALE (US)—A protein found in the saliva of ticks helps protect mice from developing Lyme disease, researchers have discovered. The findings may spur development of a new vaccine against infection from Lyme disease, which is spread through tick bites. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 28, 2009 18:17 - 5 Comments
Human, bird scent drives mosquitoes wild
UC DAVIS (US)—Scientists have identified the dominant odor produced by humans and birds that attracts blood-feeding Culex mosquitoes, known to transmit West Nile virus and other serious diseases. (more…)
