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Gates Foundation Funding for Neglected Tropical Diseases

(GlobalBiodefense) The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and its funding partners have announced an invitation to innovators to apply for grant funding of ‘New Approaches for Detection, Treatment, and Control of Selected Neglected Tropical Diseases.’

March 7, 2013
| Filed under North America, Policy & Initiatives, and Public Health
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Net advantage

(National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis (NIMBioS)) Malaria, the leading cause of death among children in Africa, could be eliminated if three-fourths of the population used insecticide-treated bed nets, according to a new study from the National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis.

March 7, 2013
| Filed under Public Health
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Lethal, Drug-resistant Bacteria Spreading in U.S. Healthcare Facilities

(CDC) Drug-resistant germs called carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae, or CRE, are on the rise and have become more resistant to last-resort antibiotics during the past decade, according to a new CDC Vital Signs report. These bacteria are causing more hospitalized patients to get infections that, in some cases, are impossible to treat.

March 6, 2013
| Filed under North America and Public Health
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Resistance to first line anti-malarial drugs is increasing on the Thai-Myanmar border

(EurekAlert) Early diagnosis and treatment with antimalarial drugs (ACTs—artemisinin based combination treatments) has been linked to a reduction in malaria in the migrant population living on the Thai-Myanmar border, despite evidence of increasing resistance to ACTs in this location, according to a study by international researchers published in this week’s PLOS Medicine.

March 6, 2013
| Filed under South Asia and Public Health
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When good food goes bad

(EurekAlert) The Center for Biosecurity of UPMC today released online ahead of print a new report, When Good Food Goes Bad: Strengthening the US Response to Foodborne Disease Outbreaks. The authors analyzed existing data and studies on foodborne illness outbreak response, identified emerging trends, and interviewed dozens of federal and state-level officials and experts from Read More »