Challenging Cases: Dengue, Chikungunya, Zika Virus Infections
American Academy of Pediatrics. 06/15/2017 The goal of the course is to increase the learner ' s knowledge regarding the epidemiology, clinical manifestations, prevention, and diagnosis of three uncommon but emerging infections: dengue, chikungunya, and Zika. These diseases can now be transmitted across the globe in a matter of hours, and it is crucial that pediatricians, including hospital emergency physicians, be prepared to diagnose/treat these diseases when they occur. They are discussed together because they share similarities in transmission and some clinical manifestations. (Text) Site requires free registration. (S...
Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - July 17, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: The U.S. National Library of Medicine Source Type: news
Mosquito culprit found for Brazil chikungunya epidemic
Aedes aegypti mosquito infected with African virus strain hints at role in outbreak. (Source: SciDev.Net)
Source: SciDev.Net - July 12, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
June ’s top stories: NIH’s Phase I/II trial for chikungunya, Boehringer & Eli Lilly ’s empagliflozin trial
A new Phase I/II clinical trial of MV-CHIKV for the prevention of the chikungunya virus began enrolment, while Boehringer Ingelheim, along with Eli Lilly and Company, made plans to evaluate empagliflozin in a new clinical outcomes trial for chronic k … (Source: Drug Development Technology)
Source: Drug Development Technology - July 4, 2017 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Sun Pharma, NIV join hands to fight zika, chikungunya, dengue
Under the agreement, Sun Pharma will provide drug molecules to NIV for testing against zika, chikungunya and dengue in model systems, the company said in a statement. (Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News)
Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News - June 27, 2017 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
First Chikungunya-infected Aedes aegypti mosquitos found in Brazil
(PLOS) While more than 13,000 cases of Chikungunya viral disease were reported in Brazil in 2015, scientists had never before detected the virus in a captured mosquito in this country. Now, researchers reporting in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases have identified a mosquito -- caught in the Brazilian city of Aracaju -- that's naturally infected with the East-Central-South-African (ECSA) genotype of Chikungunya. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - June 22, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
CDC surveys find increase in the number of U.S. counties with Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes that can spread Zika
The Southern United States shows a substantial increase in the number of counties that reported evidence of the mosquitoes that can spread chikungunya, dengue, and Zika viruses, according to new research by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published in the Journal of Medical Entomology. (Source: PHPartners.org)
Source: PHPartners.org - June 21, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Zika Mosquitoes More Prevalent Than Expected
Surveillance also caught an increase in bugs that transmit dengue and chikungunya viruses (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - June 20, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Zika-Bearing Mosquitoes More Widespread in U.S. Than Expected
Surveillance also caught an increase in bugs that transmit dengue and chikungunya viruses Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Insect Bites and Stings, Zika Virus (Source: MedlinePlus Health News)
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - June 20, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
More U.S. counties are finding mosquitoes that can spread Zika
With the summer mosquito season in full swing in many states, a new report shows a significant increase in U.S. counties across the South that have reported mosquitoes capable of spreading Zika and related viruses. Two types of mosquitoes are the primary transmitters of Zika, dengue, yellow fever and chikungunya viruses. Based on updated data […]Related:200 scientists call for new restrictions on antimicrobial chemicals in personal-care productsWhy a single gunshot to Steve Scalise’s hip can be a life-threatening injuryEnvironmental watchdog group warns of lead in baby food (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - June 20, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
More U.S. counties are finding Zika-carrying mosquitoes
With the summer mosquito season in full swing in many U.S. states, a new report shows a significant increase in counties across the South that have reported mosquitoes capable of spreading Zika and related viruses. Two types of mosquitoes are the primary transmitters of Zika, dengue, yellow fever and chikungunya viruses. Based on updated data […]Related:200 scientists call for new restrictions on antimicrobial chemicals in personal-care productsWhy a single gunshot to Steve Scalise’s hip can be a life-threatening injuryEnvironmental watchdog group warns of lead in baby food (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - June 20, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Zika-Bearing Mosquitoes More Widespread in U.S. Than Expected
TUESDAY, June 20, 2017 -- The latest buzz from federal health officials is that mosquitoes that can spread Zika, dengue and chikungunya viruses are in more counties in the southern United States than previously thought.
After a Zika outbreak in... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - June 20, 2017 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Persistent Arthralgia Associated With Chikungunya Outbreak Persistent Arthralgia Associated With Chikungunya Outbreak
How prevalent is chikungunya virus-associated persistent arthralgia? An outbreak of the virus in the US Virgin Islands provides insight.Emerging Infectious Diseases (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - June 19, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases Journal Article Source Type: news
Understanding the Pathogenesis of the Emerging Zika Virus
American Society for Microbiology. 07/05/2016 This one-hour, eight-minute webinar focuses on how the speaker ' s laboratory has studied three emerging mosquito-transmitted viruses (West Nile, Chikungunya, and Zika viruses) of global importance from a basic perspective, and how this information facilitates the development of diagnostics, therapeutics, and vaccines. He discusses where the viruses come from, mosquito vectors, areas at risk, and Zika ' s emergence as a flavivirus. (Video or Multimedia) (Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health)
Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - June 16, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: The U.S. National Library of Medicine Source Type: news
New Phase I/II trial of MV-CHIKV for chikungunya begins enrolment
A new Phase I/II clinical trial of MV-CHIKV sponsored by the National Institutes of Health ’s (NIH) National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) for the prevention of the chikungunya virus has begun enrolling healthy adult subjects at… (Source: Drug Development Technology)
Source: Drug Development Technology - June 6, 2017 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
NIAID-Sponsored Trial of Experimental Chikungunya Vaccine Begins
A clinical trial is now enrolling healthy adult volunteers at three sites in the United States. (Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases)
Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases - June 5, 2017 Category: American Health Source Type: news
