Disease Vectors Articles & Analysis
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As several gene therapy approvals for rare disease treatment gain steam in 2023, a comprehensive set of gene therapy development solutions is released to pave richer avenues for rare disease research. ...
Embers, Ph.D.,* associate professor of microbiology and immunology and director of vector-borne disease research at Tulane National Primate Research Center in Covington, Louisiana. Her research at Tulane focuses on the effectiveness of antibiotics and other therapeutics to eradicate Borrelia burgdorferi from the body while also exploring the many avenues related ...
Some of the newest vaccines for infectious diseases (such as viral vector vaccines and mRNA vaccines) are designed without the use of antigens. ...
Since this list’s original publication in 2002, new vector-borne diseases have been identified and pests that had been previously thought of as benign or nuisance pests have been found to impact adversely public health. EPA, CDC, and USDA collaborated to update the list to incorporate significant changes regarding vector-borne ...
In the absence of hand-washing facilities, WHO officials warn that aid workers not only are at risk of contracting diseases, but may become vectors themselves. Water and Sanitation as Economic Issues Limited resources are often blamed for lack of sanitation and running water in many areas, but investment may have been slow because the problem has been framed ...
Purdue University environmental engineer Andrew Whelton explained: Stagnant Water in Plumbing While staying at home can help prevent COVID-19 transmission, stagnant water in water tanks, filters, heaters, and softeners can promote growth of the deadly Legionella bacterium that causes Legionnaires’ Disease, as well as other pathogenic bacteria. The researchers, however, ...
Changes in temperature, humidity and rainfall influence vector-borne diseases such as malaria and dengue fever and water-borne diseases like diarrhea and cholera. ...
USPOULTRY and the USPOULTRY Foundation announce the completion of a funded research project at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, N.C., that evaluated a new vaccine to protect again two important diseases. The project is part of the Association’s comprehensive research program encompassing all phases of poultry and egg production and processing. ...
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that in 2010, approximately 22,000 cases of Lyme disease were reported and another 8,000 more probable cases occurred nationwide. Early symptoms of Lyme disease are often similar to the flu. Borrelia burgdorferi is a species of Gram-negative bacteria and is also the cause of ...
''This data and this form of analysis should be used to improve modern modelling of environmental factors controlling vector borne disease," she said. Himanshu Thakkar, coordinator of the South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers and People, told SciDev.Net that the link between river basins and disease was known, but not studied in depth by ...
Under the convention DDT is allowed to be used in public health for disease vector control. These limited exemptions fall under an 'acceptable purposes' clause (EE 28/11/07), as recommended by and under the guidance of the World Health Organization (WHO). ...
Scientists analyzed 335 incidents of previous disease emergence to identify the regions where future diseases are most likely to erupt. Emerging diseases are diseases that appear in people or move into new regions for the first time. ...