Outbreak of disease carried by mosquitoes halts blood donation in Rome
ROME (Reuters) - Italian health officials have banned residents across half of Rome from donating blood because of an outbreak of the painful, mosquito-borne illness Chikungunya. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 14, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Best Practices for Integrated Mosquito Management 2017: A Focused Update
American Mosquito Control Association. 01/2017 This 59-page document is an update to the 2009 Best Practices for Integrated Mosquito Management, and was occasioned by the increasing importance of container-inhabiting Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes as vectors of human disease, including the Zika, chikungunya, dengue, and yellow fever viruses. The concept of integrated mosquito management (IMM) is central to the goal of mosquito prevention and control. The recommendations summarized are intended to be broad guidelines for integrated mosquito control. (PDF) (Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Med...
Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - September 13, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: The U.S. National Library of Medicine Source Type: news
Global Health: Infectious Mosquitoes Are Turning Up in New Regions
From Southern California to the South Pacific, reports of nonnative species are rising. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - September 7, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. Tags: Mosquitoes Chikungunya Virus California England Gibraltar Zika Virus Source Type: news
Zika Virus
Hesperian Foundation. 03/31/2017 This fact sheet provides information about the Zika virus, including sections on Zika virus and pregnancy; signs of Zika virus; how to tell if it is Zika virus, dengue, chikungunya, or malaria; treatment; and how communities can prevent mosquito illnesses. (Text) (Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health)
Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - August 28, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: The U.S. National Library of Medicine Source Type: news
Global Health: Brazil May Face a New Threat, This Time From Biting Midges
The Oropouche virus, causing symptoms similar to dengue, appears to be slowly moving out of the Amazon jungle and closer to South American cities. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - August 25, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. Tags: Zika Virus Chikungunya Virus Viruses Epidemics Urban Areas Amazon Jungle Brazil Source Type: news
Chikungunya – France
Local transmission of chikungunya has been confirmed in south eastern France, with four cases diagnosed in the Provence-Alpes-C ôte d'Azur region as of 23 August 2017. In addition, there is one probable case, and eight suspected cases. (Source: WHO Disease Outbreaks)
Source: WHO Disease Outbreaks - August 25, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: news Source Type: news
Fact Sheet for Healthcare Providers: Interpreting CII-ArboViroPlex rRT-PCR Assay Test Results
U.S. Food and Drug Administration. 08/11/2017 This five-page document provides information about the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ' s issuing of an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) to authorize the use of the CII-ArboViroPlex rRT-PCR assay for the in vitro qualitative detection of Zika virus with specified instruments. This assay tests for Zika virus, dengue virus, chikungunya virus, and West Nile virus RNA in human serum. The assay also tests for Zika virus in urine, collected alongside a patient-matched serum specimen. (PDF) (Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health)
Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - August 15, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: The U.S. National Library of Medicine Source Type: news
FDA approves emergency use for multiplex Zika test
(Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health) The Center for Infection and Immunity (CII) at Columbia University's Mailman School today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for the CII-ArboViroPlex rRT-PCR Test, the first multiplex assay that simultaneously tests for the presence of Zika virus, all serotypes of dengue virus, chikungunya virus, and West Nile virus, as well as a host gene that ensures the accuracy of results. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - August 14, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Aedes aegypti mosquitos introduced to California multiple times
(PLOS) Aedes aegypti mosquitos can carry the pathogens that cause dengue fever, chikungunya, Zika fever, and yellow fever, among other diseases. In 2013, scientists first reported that A. aegypti had been found in California. Now, researchers writing this week in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases have studied those bugs and found that the California mosquitos came from at least two distinct introductions and populations. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - August 10, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Public health experts tackle invasive mosquito
Eggs and larvae of the Asian tiger mosquito found in South East England Related items fromOnMedica 12-fold increase in chikungunya virus Dengue fever and West Nile virus threat to the UK New target in war against mosquito-borne diseases Proneness to mosquito bites could be partly genetic (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - August 4, 2017 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Technologies for Vector-Borne Disease Surveillance
Association of State and Territorial Health Officials. 07/14/2017 This six-page guidance document is designed for state and territorial health agencies that are interested in surveillance tools to build or expand their surveillance activities for vector-borne diseases, including Zika virus, West Nile virus, Chikungunya virus, dengue, and malaria. It identifies vector-borne disease surveillance technologies that public health agencies can use to monitor and mitigate mosquito-related outbreaks; and outlines the integrated prevention, response, and mitigation activities that comprise a surveillance workflow that public health...
Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - July 29, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: The U.S. National Library of Medicine Source Type: news
What is chikungunya fever, and should I be worried?
(Source: MayoClinic.com - Ask a Specialist)
Source: MayoClinic.com - Ask a Specialist - July 26, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
UA mobile app tracks Zika virus for summer travelers
(University of Arizona Health Sciences) Now available in Spanish, Kidenga is the free smartphone app that allows users to report symptoms of illness and mosquito activity. The app was created by researchers at the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health to detect outbreaks of Zika, dengue and chikungunya. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - July 25, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Haiti: Fighting the Spread of Mosquito-Borne Diseases
Field newsHaiti: Fighting the Spread of Mosquito-Borne DiseasesJuly 24, 2017In the Port-au-Prince neighborhood of Martissant, MSF is working to improve water quality and protect residents from cholera and mosquito-borne viruses like Zika, dengue, and chikungunya. (Source: MSF News)
Source: MSF News - July 24, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Editorial Intern Source Type: news
