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Seven Things Worth Knowing About Mosquitos
This article is part of a series on malaria. You can read the rest of the series here. 1. Not all mosquitoes bite. The female mosquitoes are the dangerous ones. They bite and draw blood. Male mosquitoes feed on flower nectar. Males have very hairy and fuzzy antennae (like a powder puff) whereas females have less hairy antennae. 2. There are three types of malaria carrying mosquitoes. The top three malaria transmitters in Africa are Anopheles gambiae, Anopheles funestus and Anopheles arabiensis. The first two live in areas of Africa where there is higher rainfall while the third, Anopheles arabiensis, is a more savanna-...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - November 11, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news

DxNA LLC opens Valley Fever multicenter clinical trial
(The Translational Genomics Research Institute) DxNA LLC today announced the start of a multi-center clinical study of DxNA's molecular diagnostic test for the detection of Valley Fever (coccidioidomycosis), using its proprietary diagnostic platform, The GeneSTAT® System. The Valley Fever test has been developed based on intellectual property exclusively licensed from the Phoenix-based non-profit Translational Genetics Research Institute (TGen), and will provide for the rapid detection of the fungus in patients. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - August 17, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Coccidioidomycosis in a State Where It Is Not Known To Be Endemic — Missouri, 2004–2013
(Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - June 19, 2015 Category: American Health Source Type: news

APHA Releases New Version of Control of Communicable Diseases Manual for Mobile and Web
The American Public Health Association and Unbound Medicine have announced the release of an updated version of Control of Communicable Diseases Manual for Mobile and Web that includes up-to-date information about the occurrence, transmission, resistance and control of communicable diseases. Free previews are available of chapters on Ebola, listeriosis, Lyme Disease, Rift Valley Fever and meningitis. (Source: PHPartners.org)
Source: PHPartners.org - June 9, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Damming and damning hemorrhagic diseases
Rift Valley fever virus' proteins imitate human DNA repair factors, say scientists. Using drugs to dam this chemical reaction would condemn the disease's infectiousness, they note, explaining that the genomes of many hemorrhagic fever viruses mutate rapidly, enabling them to quickly adapt to potential drug treatments and evade the immune system. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - May 11, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news

Damming and damning hemorrhagic diseases
(University of Montreal) Rift Valley fever virus' proteins imitate human DNA repair factors, say University of Montreal scientists. Using drugs to dam this chemical reaction would condemn the disease's infectiousness. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - May 10, 2015 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news

Developing vaccines for insect-borne viruses
Rift Valley Fever, a mosquito-borne disease, can devastate a sheep herd causing 90 percent mortality in lambs and 100 percent abortion rates in pregnant ewes. Current vaccines either don't provide long-term immunity or cause spontaneous abortions in pregnant ewes. Now researchers are developing a new vaccine that is proving to be both safe and effective. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - January 16, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news

Tanzania: Relief As Mwanza Samples Test Ebola Virus Negative
[Daily News]Mwanza -THE results of the specimen collected from the late Salome Richard and brought to the special laboratory for specialised screening of Ebola, Marburg and Rift Valley Fever (RFV) have all tested negative. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - October 28, 2014 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Dangers of desert dust: New diagnostic tool for valley fever
(Arizona State University) Dr. Stephen Albert Johnston, Krupa Navalkar and their colleagues at Arizona State University's Biodesign Institute have been investigating valley fever. Navalkar is the lead author of a new study describing a promising strategy known as immunosignaturing, which can provide clinicians with an accurate identification of valley fever, a potentially serious affliction that is often misdiagnosed. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - July 22, 2014 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news

Characteristics of Primary Pulmonary CoccidioidomycosisCharacteristics of Primary Pulmonary Coccidioidomycosis
This study examines characteristics of patients with coccidioidomycosis with hopes to better guide diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis. Emerging Infectious Diseases (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - June 23, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases Journal Article Source Type: news

Healthcare for apes: L.A. Zoo works to help gorilla with valley fever
Veterinarian Cindy Stadler carefully pushed a 2-foot-long plastic breathing tube down the 360-pound gorilla’s throat after he’d been sedated in preparation for a medical exam Thursday at the Los Angeles Zoo. (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - June 20, 2014 Category: Science Source Type: news

Notes from the Field: Coccidioides immitis Identified in Soil Outside of Its Known Range — Washington, 2013
(Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - May 22, 2014 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Coccidioidomycosis Among Cast and Crew Members at an Outdoor Television Filming Event — California, 2012
(Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - April 17, 2014 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Light zaps viruses: How photosensitization can stop viruses from infecting cells
A UCLA-led team of researchers has found evidence that photosensitizing a virus's membrane covering can inhibit its ability to enter cells and potentially lead to the development of stronger, cheaper medications to fight a host of tough viruses. The UCLA AIDS Institute study, published in the February issue of the Journal of Virology, is part of ongoing research on a compound called LJ001, a "broad-spectrum" antiviral that can attack a wide range of microbes. The current paper advances the science by showing that the process of photosensitization — heightening a biological organism's sensitivity to...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - February 28, 2014 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

Valley Fever
Title: Valley FeverCategory: Diseases and ConditionsCreated: 7/23/2009 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 11/26/2013 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Hepatitis C General)
Source: MedicineNet Hepatitis C General - November 26, 2013 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news