Bacteria found in mosquito guts could help scientists fight dengue, Zika
A team in China probing the guts of local mosquitoes has found a potential helper in the fight against two human diseases. Researchers identified a new bacterium that
disables the viruses responsible for dengue and Zika
before they can establish an infection in the insects. Although early stage, the work, reported this week in
Science
, paves the way for studying the bacterium’s effect on disease transmission in the real world.
It wouldn’t be the first time a microbe is used to thwart mosquito-borne diseases. About 15 years ago, researchers discovered that a different bacterium,
Wolbachia...
Source: ScienceNOW - April 18, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news
FDA authorizes marketing of first diagnostic test for detecting Zika virus antibodies
(Source: FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - What's New)
Source: FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - What's New - April 12, 2024 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: FDA Source Type: news
Roche receives FDA approval for the first molecular test to screen for malaria in blood donors
The cobas Malaria test is the first FDA-approved molecular test to screen U.S. blood donors for malariaMalaria is a serious and potentially fatal parasitic infection most commonly transmitted by mosquitoes that can also be spread through blood transfusionRoche is dedicated to saving patients ’ lives through diagnostic solutions that aid in the protection of the global blood supply from infectious diseasesBasel, 26 March 2024 - Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced today the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of the cobas® Malaria test for use on the cobas® 6800/8800 Systems. This approved test ca...
Source: Roche Media News - March 26, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Roche receives FDA approval for the first molecular test to screen for malaria in blood donors
The cobas Malaria test is the first FDA-approved molecular test to screen U.S. blood donors for malariaMalaria is a serious and potentially fatal parasitic infection most commonly transmitted by mosquitoes that can also be spread through blood transfusionRoche is dedicated to saving patients ’ lives through diagnostic solutions that aid in the protection of the global blood supply from infectious diseasesBasel, 26 March 2024 - Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced today the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of the cobas® Malaria test for use on the cobas® 6800/8800 Systems. This approved test ca...
Source: Roche Investor Update - March 26, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Dengue is raging in Brazil. A promising local vaccine is at least a year away
When dengue started to circulate in his small town in the state of Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil, Fabio Vilella’s first thought was that he should get his 13-year-old son vaccinated. Children are especially vulnerable, and his son had dengue before, which increases the risk of severe disease. But Vilella, an environmental biologist, soon made a startling discovery: Not a single private clinic or pharmacy in the country had any vaccine left. “I’m really worried,” he says.
Brazil is seeing an unprecedented surge in dengue, a viral disease that can cause excruciating pains and is sometimes fatal. An unusually hot ...
Source: ScienceNOW - March 5, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news
Immune Response May Cause Virus-Induced Neurologic Damage Immune Response May Cause Virus-Induced Neurologic Damage
Results from a mouse model could lead to the development of therapies to prevent neurologic damage caused by viruses such as Zika.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines)
Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - February 14, 2024 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Source Type: news
Assessment of physical road infrastructure to support automated vehicles in an urban environment - Erdelean I, Schaub A, Stefan C, Van žura M, Praendl-Zika V, Hula A.
When discussing the implementation of automated driving systems, multiple factors need to be considered. Yet, a major factor is technical reliability which strongly depends on the consistent functionality of automated driving systems under varying road inf... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news
How the Zika virus is being weaponized to treat childhood CANCER
The Zika virus could shrink tumors in a childhood cancer that makes up one in seven cancer deaths, a study from researchers at Nemours Children's Health in Florida suggests. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 9, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How the Zika virus is being weaponized to treat one of the world's most deadly CANCERS
The Zika virus could shrink tumors in a childhood cancer that makes up one in seven cancer deaths, a study from researchers at Nemours Children's Health in Florida suggests. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 9, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Go Zika Go: feasibility study with modified motorized ride-on cars for the mobility of children with Congenital Zika Syndrome (CZS) - Felix JB, de Campos AC, Logan SW, Machado J, Souza Monteiro K, Longo E.
PURPOSE: To explore the feasibility of an intervention using modified ride-on cars in terms of acceptability and potential changes in goal attainment, mobility, social function, and participation of children with Congenital Zika Syndrome (CZS). MAT... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 8, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: news
Dengue Fever Is Soaring Worldwide. Here ’s What to Know—and How to Stay Protected
Governments and public health experts around the world are sounding the alarm about the record-high spread of one of the most notorious—and incurable—diseases, which about half the world is at risk of catching: dengue.
The mosquito-borne virus has a long history in warm climates but is now also emerging in regions where it had been generally unheard of—such as in Europe and parts of the U.S. By early December, there had already been more than five million dengue infections worldwide this year—a dramatic increase from some 500,000 cases in 2000—recorded across at least 80 countries and terri...
Source: TIME: Health - December 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Koh Ewe Tags: Uncategorized Explainer News Desk Source Type: news
Warning that THREE tropical diseases are heading to Britain: Health officials predict mosquito-borne illnesses like dengue will become domestic issues by 2040 because of climate change
Asian tiger mosquitoes, which spread dengue, zika and chikungunya, could become established in England by mid-century. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - December 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Simple-to-apply, needle-free vaccine patch developed against Zika infection
Limited global surveillance shows Zika virus is active in at least 89 countries and territories but there is no currently licensed vaccine, said Branka Grubor-Bauk, an Associate Professor at the University of Adelaide. "This vaccine is unique because it targets a protein inside, rather than outside of the virus meaning it won't enhance the symptoms of closely related viruses such as dengue fever, in people who have been vaccinated," Grubor-Bauk said. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - December 1, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
A patch of protection against Zika virus
A simple-to-apply, needle-free vaccine patch is being developed to protect people from the potentially deadly mosquito-borne Zika virus.
A prototype using The University of Queensland-developed and Vaxxas-commercialised high-density microarray patch (HD-MAP) has delivered a University of Adelaide-developed vaccine and elicited an effective immune response to Zika virus in mice. (Source: World Pharma News)
Source: World Pharma News - December 1, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Featured Research Research and Development Source Type: news
Zika virus alert in Karnataka: Positive case detected in Chikkaballapur
(Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - November 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
