NIH scientists establish monkey model of hantavirus disease
(NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases) National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases researchers have developed an animal model of human hantavirus pulmonary syndrome in rhesus macaques, an advance that may lead to treatments, vaccines and improved methods of diagnosing the disease. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - April 28, 2014 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Could statins be used to fight a deadly viral infection?
(University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine) Two Perelman School of Medicine microbiologists may have found a way to use statins, the well-known blockbuster cholesterol-lowering drugs, to fight the hantavirus, a mysterious and lethal microorganism that appeared suddenly in the US southwest over 20 years ago. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - February 11, 2014 Category: Biology Source Type: news
Cholesterol plays a critical role in hantavirus infection
Viruses mutate fast, which means they can quickly become resistant to anti-viral drugs. But viruses also depend on proteins and nutrients provided by their hosts, and therefore one strategy to identify new anti-viral drugs is to identify and target such host-cell components. Proteins involved in the regulation of cholesterol are essential for hantavirus entry into human host cells, new research shows. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - February 7, 2014 Category: Science Source Type: news
Cholesterol plays a critical role in hantavirus infection
(PLOS) Viruses mutate fast, which means they can quickly become resistant to anti-viral drugs. But viruses also depend on proteins and nutrients provided by their hosts, and therefore one strategy to identify new anti-viral drugs is to identify and target such host-cell components. A paper published on Feb. 6 in PLOS Pathogens reports that proteins involved in the regulation of cholesterol are essential for hantavirus entry into human host cells. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - February 6, 2014 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
ERGIC-53's role in virus propagation suggested by bleeding symptom
Rodent-borne pathogens like hantaviruses and arenaviruses are simple, but resourceful, and very successful at propagating. Due to a tiny genome generating a mere four proteins compared to humans' thousands, they rely on human biological machinery to do their replication dirty work, facilitating infection, plus a high mortality rate. Vermont researchers have discovered a mechanism that when targeted, may stop these deadly viruses in their tracks.A new study published in Cell Host & Microbe by the University of Vermont's Jason Botten, Ph.D. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 17, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses Source Type: news
Spanish bat study shines new light on spread of coronavirus
This article appeared in Guardian Weekly, which incorporates material from Le MondeMedical researchAnimal behaviourWildlifeMicrobiologyAnimalsInfectious diseasesHealthPaul Benkimountheguardian.com © 2013 Guardian News and Media Limited or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved. | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - September 17, 2013 Category: Science Authors: Paul Benkimoun Tags: World news Infectious diseases Health Medical research Microbiology Animals Editorial Animal behaviour Guardian Weekly Environment Science Wildlife Source Type: news
Record incidence of hantavirus disease in Germany
2824 new cases of hantavirus disease were reported in Germany in 2012, the highest number ever in a single year. In the current issue of Deutsches �rzteblatt International, Detlev Krüger and coauthors present the main facts about this disease. Every two to three years, large outbreaks of hantavirus disease are caused by Puumala virus, which is transmitted by bank voles and is endemic to southwestern and western Germany. In the north and east of the country, hantavirus infections are caused by the Dobrava-Belgrad virus, which is transmitted by striped field mice... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - July 26, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses Source Type: news
Record incidence of hantavirus disease
(Deutsches Aerzteblatt International) 2824 new cases of hantavirus disease were reported in Germany in 2012, the highest number ever in a single year. In the current issue of Deutsches Ärzteblatt International, Detlev Krüger and coauthors present the main facts about this disease. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - July 24, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Spillover Of Infectious Diseases Among Wildlife, Domestic Animals And People; Links Found Between Environment And Human Health
West Nile virus, Lyme disease and hantavirus. All are infectious diseases spreading in animals and in people. Is human interaction with the environment somehow responsible for the increase in these diseases? The ecology and evolution of infectious diseases will be highlighted at two symposia at the Ecological Society of America's annual meeting, held from Aug. 5-9 in Minneapolis, Minn. One symposium will address human influences on viral and bacterial diseases through alteration of landscapes and ecological processes... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - July 2, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses Source Type: news
Interplay of ecology, infectious disease, wildlife and human health featured at annual conference
(National Science Foundation) West Nile virus, Lyme disease and hantavirus. All are infectious diseases spreading in animals and in people. Is human interaction with the environment somehow responsible for the increase in these diseases? (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - June 28, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
High-Dose Steroids for Hantavirus Cardiopulmonary SyndromeHigh-Dose Steroids for Hantavirus Cardiopulmonary Syndrome
High-dose IV methylprednisolone is not helpful against hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome (HCPS), researchers from Chile report. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - June 24, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
Yosemite makeover seeks to keep hantavirus at bay
Last year, three visitors died and six became ill when they were infected by the rodent-borne illness. The park has spent millions working to mouse-proof lodging.YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK — Sisters Lauren Scott and Patrice Fambrini stood near the check-in desk of Curry Village, a quaint collection of tents and cabins in Yosemite National Park, and considered the merits of their lodgings. (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - May 26, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Yosemite makeover seeks to keep hantavirus at bay
Last year, three visitors died and six became ill when they were infected by the rodent-borne illness. The park has spent millions working to mouse-proof lodging.YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK — Sisters Lauren Scott and Patrice Fambrini stood near the check-in desk of Curry Village, a quaint collection of tents and cabins in Yosemite National Park, and considered the merits of their lodgings. (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - May 26, 2013 Category: Science Source Type: news
HPA issues guidance for pet rodent owners following recent cases of hantavirus
The Health Protection Agency (HPA) has issued new guidance for owners of pet rodents following two recent UK cases of hantavirus which are described in a paper published in this week’s Eurosurveillance. (Source: Health Protection Agency)
Source: Health Protection Agency - March 1, 2013 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Paediatricians for a Healthy Environment
A group of Argentine paediatricians has been combining work on environmental protection and child health for more than 10 years. It appears a basic principle to apply, but the task is turning out to be increasingly challenging and complex.
“We can’t clean up a river, or give a family a new house, but we can teach people to put chlorine in the water,” Dr. Stella Maris Gil, the coordinator of the Environmental Paediatric Unit (UPA) at the Pedro de Elizalde Children’s Hospital in the Constitución neighbourhood of Buenos Aires, told IPS.
The UPA provides health care with a strong environmental componen...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - January 4, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Marcela Valente Tags: Active Citizens Civil Society Development & Aid Environment Featured Headlines Health Human Rights Latin America & the Caribbean Poverty & MDGs Regional Categories Women's Health Argentina Maternal and Child Health Pollution Source Type: news
