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New tool better estimates pandemic threats

(EurekAlert) A simple new method better assesses the risks posed by emerging zoonotic viruses (those transmissible from animals to humans), according to a study published in PLOS Medicine this week. Dr. Simon Cauchemez and colleagues from Imperial College London in the UK and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the US show that Read More »

March 5, 2013
| Filed under Europe and Research
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DNDi receives BBVA Foundation award for delivering new treatments for neglected diseases

(EurekAlert) Today in Madrid, Spain, the Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) received the BBVA Foundation ‘Frontiers of Knowledge and Culture Award for Development Cooperation’. This EUR 400,000 award will be presented at a ceremony in Madrid, Spain, in June of this year. Médecins Sans Frontières Spain nominated DNDi for this award for having delivered Read More »

February 26, 2013
| Filed under Europe and Public Health
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Dengue surges worldwide, hits United States and Europe

(FamilyPracticeNewsDigitalNetwork) Dengue infections surged to new worldwide highs last year, along with the first confirmed cases in Florida in more than 50 years, an ongoing outbreak on Europe’s doorstep on the island of Madeira, and a continued rise in cases elsewhere.

February 22, 2013
| Filed under Europe, North America, and Public Health
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‘Growing’ medicines in plants requires new regulations

(EurekAlert) Scientists say amending an EU directive on GMOs could help stimulate innovation in making vaccines, cheaper pharmaceuticals and organic plastics using plants. In a paper to be published in Current Pharmaceutical Design, six scientists from the US and Europe compare risk assessment and regulation between the two continents. They will run a web chat Read More »

February 20, 2013
| Filed under Europe and Policy & Initiatives
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Novel coronavirus infection – update

(WHO) The United Kingdom (UK) has informed WHO of another confirmed case of infection with the novel coronavirus (NCoV). This is the third case confirmed in the country this month and is in the same family cluster as the two recently confirmed cases.