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Containing infectious disease outbreaks

(Science Daily) Researchers at the University of East Anglia have identified a rapid response which could help halt infectious diseases such as bird flu, swine flu and SARS before they take hold. Focusing on the avian flu virus strain H5N1, research published today in the journal PLOS ONE identifies key stages in the poultry trade  Read More »

Dengue epidemic looms for Central American region

(LasVegasSun) Central America is on track to have one of its worst years ever for the painful, sometimes fatal disease of dengue, prompting governments across the region to mobilize against the mosquito-borne virus. There have been 120,000 suspected cases of dengue reported across Central America so far in the season, which is roughly June to  Read More »

Investigational Malaria Vaccine Found Safe and Protective

(NIH) An investigational malaria vaccine has been found to be safe, to generate an immune system response, and to offer protection against malaria infection in healthy adults, according to the results of an early-stage clinical trial published Aug. 8 in the journal Science. The vaccine, known as PfSPZ Vaccine, was developed by scientists at Sanaria  Read More »

How safe is our food supply from bioterrorism?

(Examiner) With Louisiana added on Friday to the growing list of states with cyclosporiasis cases, the FDA is reporting that over 400 people have been infected with the intestinal parasite. The Bayou State joins Iowa, Texas, Nebraska, Florida, Wisconsin, New York City, Georgia, Illinois, Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Connecticut, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, and Ohio.  Read More »

Trapped in a Killing Field: MIT Study Suggests Travel Restrictions in the Event of an Epidemic

(ThePeoplesVoice) A study published in The Royal Society Interface by researchers at MIT may influence policy as to potential travel restrictions in an epidemic. The study suggests that such restrictions will slow the progress of a pandemic. What is implicit in the paper’s recommendations is that people may be confined—quarantined in fact—to a heavily affected  Read More »

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