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Experts Call For Increased Monitoring Of Drug Resistant Bird Flu

(MedicalNewsToday) Drug resistance was detected in more than half of human H5N1 viruses in a new study published in the journal Antiviral Research, causing experts to call for increased monitoring of the bird flu. Highly pathogenic influenza viruses (H5N1) mostly impact birds but can sometimes cross the species barrier and infect people. H5N1 flu outbreaks Read More »

May 30, 2013
| Filed under Asia/Pacific, North America, Agents & Toxins, International, Policy & Initiatives, Public Health, and Research
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Ebola’s secret weapon revealed

(VirtualMedicalCentre) Researchers have discovered the mechanism behind one of the Ebola virus’ most dangerous attributes: its ability to disarm the adaptive immune system. University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston scientists determined that Ebola short-circuits the immune system using proteins that work together to shut down cellular signaling related to interferon. Disruption of this activity, Read More »

May 30, 2013
| Filed under Africa, North America, Agents & Toxins, International, Public Health, and Research
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6 suspected cases of Ebola fever reported in DR Congo

(GlobalTimes) Six suspected cases of Ebola fever were reported between May 1 and 12 in the Mongo health zone in Orientale province in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo). The revelations were made on Wednesday in a statement released in Kinshasa by the United Nations Coordination for Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). “Through Read More »

May 30, 2013
| Filed under Africa, North America, Agents & Toxins, International, and Public Health
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Science Academies Issue ‘G-Science’ Statements to Call World Leaders’ Attention to Global Challenges

(NationalAcademies) Science academies from around the globe issued joint statements today to call world leaders’ attention to the role science, technology, and innovation can play in the pursuit of sustainable development, and to raise their awareness of the emerging threat of drug resistance in infectious agents including tuberculosis. The “G-Science” statements are intended to inform Read More »

May 30, 2013
| Filed under North America, Agents & Toxins, Countermeasures, International, Policy & Initiatives, Public Health, and Research
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Genetic engineering alters mosquitoes’ sense of smell

(EurekAlert) In one of the first successful attempts at genetically engineering mosquitoes, Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) researchers have altered the way the insects respond to odors, including the smell of humans and the insect repellant DEET. The research not only demonstrates that mosquitoes can be genetically manipulated using the latest research techniques, but paves Read More »