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Study turns parasite invasion theory on its head

(EurekAlert) Current thinking on how the Toxoplasma gondii parasite invades its host is incorrect, according to a study published today in Nature Methods describing a new technique to knock out genes. The findings could have implications for other parasites from the same family, including malaria, and suggest that drugs that are currently being developed to  Read More »

Sudan’s yellow fever outbreak ‘worst for 20 years’

(BBC) Experts say the outbreak of yellow fever gripping Sudan is the worst the world has seen in at least 20 years. More than 800 suspected cases of the mosquito-spread disease have been reported across the Darfur region since the outbreak began in October. The virus, which can cause jaundice and kidney failure, has killed  Read More »

Polio workers come under fresh attack in Pakistan

(CNN) Health workers administering polio vaccinations came under fresh attack in Pakistan on Wednesday, a troubling development in a nation that remains one of three in the world where the disease has yet to be eradicated. Three workers were killed in separate attacks, a day after five others died in similar circumstances. All of them  Read More »

New Lethal Bird Flu Strain Emerges in Indonesian Ducks

(Environment News Service) Indonesia has identified the bird flu virus that has killed hundreds of thousands of ducks over the past few weeks as a virulent type which is new to the country. More than 300,000 ducks in several provinces on the island of Java have died since November, a poultry breeders’ association reported to  Read More »

Pigs in southern China infected with avian flu

(EurekAlert) Researchers report for the first time the seroprevalence of three strains of avian influenza viruses in pigs in southern China, but not the H5N1 avian influenza virus. Their research, published online ahead of print in the Journal of Clinical Microbiology, has implications for efforts to protect the public health from pandemics.

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