Vector-Borne Diseases

  • Tick-Borne Lone Star Virus Identified Through New Super-Fast Gene Sequencing
    The tick-borne Lone Star virus has been conclusively identified as part of a family of other tick-borne viruses called bunyaviruses, which often cause fever, respiratory problems and bleeding, according to new research led by scientists at UC San Francisco (UCSF). ...More
    3 weeks ago
    Posted in News
  • Fighting Disease From Within the Mosquito May Halt Debgue, Yellow Fever, Malaria
    Scientists have revealed a new technique to introduce disease-blocking bacteria into mosquitoes, with promising results that may halt the spread of diseases such as dengue, yellow fever and potentially malaria. When infected with the bacteria Wolbachia, mosquitoes are ...More
    April 10, 2013
    Posted in News
  • Emerging Vectorborne Diseases Create New Public Health Challenges
    Land-use change, globalization of trade and travel, and social upheaval are driving the emergence of diseases in many regions, experts sayWest Nile virus, Lyme disease, dengue fever, and plague are examples of "vector-borne zoonotic diseases," caused by pathogens that ...More
    December 1, 2012
    Posted in News
  • List of Diseases Spread by Deer Tick Grows, Along With Their Range
    An emerging tick-borne disease that causes symptoms similar to malaria is expanding its range in areas of the northeast where it has become well-established, according to new research presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene ...More
    November 13, 2012
    Posted in News
  • New Tick Disease in Switzerland
    Until now, it was known that ticks primarily transmit two pathogens to humans in Switzerland: the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi – which causes borreliosis – and the early-summer-meningoencephalitis virus, which can cause cerebral inflammation. Now, microbiologists from the ...More
    October 31, 2012
    Posted in News
  • Researchers Uncover Molecular Basis of Infection of Tick-Transmitted Disease
    Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine researchers have identified the "keys" and "doors" of a bacterium responsible for a series of tick-transmitted diseases. These findings may point researchers toward the development of a single vaccine that protects against ...More
    October 15, 2012
    Posted in News
  • New Bat Virus Could Hold Key to Hendra Virus
    Australian scientists have discovered a new virus in bats that could help shed light on how Hendra and Nipah viruses cause disease and death in animals and humans. The new virus - named 'Cedar' after the Queensland location where it was discovered - is a close relative of ...More
    August 2, 2012
    Posted in News
  • Researchers Find Intricate Relationships Between Mosquitoes, Dengue Virus and Climate Change
    Dengue fever most likely will become a disease the United States must learn to live with as climate change creates opportunities for the disease to gain a foothold. But after careful study of the disease’s characteristics, the mosquitoes that carry it and future climate ...More
    July 6, 2012
    Posted in News
  • Heat, Rainfall Affect Pathogenic Mosquito Abundance in Catch Basins
    Rainfall and temperature affect the abundance of two mosquito species linked to West Nile Virus in storm catch basins in suburban Chicago, two University of Illinois researchers report. Marilyn O’Hara Ruiz, a professor of pathobiology, led the study with graduate student ...More
    July 6, 2012
    Posted in News
  • Researchers Moving Toward Ending Threat of West Nile Virus
    Mosquitoes are buzzing once again, and with that comes the threat of West Nile virus. Tom Hobman, a researcher with the Li Ka Shing Institute of Virology in the faculty of medicine and dentistry, is making every effort to put an end to this potentially serious infection. ...More
    July 3, 2012
    Posted in News
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