The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) today launched a new campaign, “Believe it. Do it.”, aimed at bringing attention and action to the global goal of ending new HIV infections among children by 2015 and ensuring mothers living with HIV remain healthy.
DRC: Reducing the HIV risk of girls living on the street
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KINSHASA, 8 May 2012 (PLUSNEWS) – Sarah, 16, started sleeping on the streets of Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic republic of Congo (DRC), when she was only eight years old. She doesn’t remember how she came to live on the streets, but thinks it was soon after her mother died. |
RWANDA: Substantial HIV funding has not hurt other patient care
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NAIROBI, 9 May 2012 (PLUSNEWS) – The large amount of donor funding that has gone into Rwanda’s fight against HIV has not affected efforts to prevent and treat unrelated diseases, such as malaria and measles, and may in fact have improved overall healthcare, a six-year study has found. |
Toll-like receptor 9 polymorphisms are associatedwith severity variables in a cohort of meningococcalmeningitis survivors
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Genetic variation in immune response genes is associated with susceptibility and severity ofinfectious diseases. Toll-like receptor (TLR) 9 polymorphisms are associated withsusceptibility to develop meningococcal meningitis (MM). The aim of this study is tocompare genotype distributions of two TLR9 polymorphisms between clinical severityvariables in MM survivors. Read More
Molecular evidence of Culex pipiens form molestus and hybrids pipiens/molestus in Morocco, North Africa
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Culex pipiens L. is the most widespread mosquito vector in temperate regions including North Africa. Cx. pipiens has two recognized forms or biotypes; pipiens and molestus are morphologically indistinguishable with distinct behavior and physiology that may influence their vectorial status. In our study, we prospected for the different forms of Cx. pipiens in Morocco Read More
HIV/AIDS: Global Fund will have US$1.6 billion more
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JOHANNESBURG, 10 May 2012 (PLUSNEWS) – The Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has announced that it will have US$1.6 billion more to invest in life-saving programmes between 2012 and 2014. |
Mansonia africana and Mansonia uniformis are Vectors in the transmission of Wuchereria bancrofti lymphatic filariasis in Ghana
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Recent data from Ghana indicates that after seven rounds of annual mass drug administration(MDA) there is still sustained transmission albeit at low levels in certain areas whereAnopheles melas, An. gambiae s.s., Mansonia and Culex species are the main bitingmosquitoes. Anopheles gambiae s.l. and An. funestus are the known vectors in Ghana and arecent report indicated that An. melas could transmit at low level microfilaraemia. Read More
Pet roundworms and hookworms: A continuing need for global worming
Ascarids and ancylostomatids are the most important parasites affecting companion dogs and cats worldwide, in terms of diffusion and risk for animal and human health. Different misconceptions have led the general public and pet owners to minimize the importance of these intestinal worms. A low grade of interest is also registered among veterinary professions, although there is a significant merit in keeping our guard up against these parasites. This article reviews current knowledge of ascarids and ancylostomatids, with a special focus on pathogenicity, epidemiology and control methods in veterinary and human medicine.
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Advanced genetic screening method may speed vaccine development
Infectious diseases—both old and new—continue to exact a devastating toll, causing some 13 million fatalities per year around the world.
Vaccines remain the best line of defense against deadly pathogens and now Kathryn Sykes and Stephen Johnston, researchers at Arizona State University’s Biodesign Institute, along with co-author Michael McGuire from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center are using clever functional screening methods to attempt to speed new vaccines into production that are both safer and more potent. Read More
Dengue Infection and Miscarriage: A Prospective Case Control Study
by Peng Chiong Tan, May Zaw Soe, Khaing Si Lay, Seok Mui Wang, Shamala Devi Sekaran, Siti Zawiah Omar
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Dengue is the most prevalent mosquito borne infection worldwide. Vertical transmissions after maternal dengue infection to the fetus and pregnancy losses in relation to dengue illness have been reported. The relationship of dengue to miscarriage is not known. Read More
Georgia Tech receives grant to design energy-efficient vaccine warehousing system
$100,000 Grand Challenges Explorations grant awarded from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
The Georgia Institute of Technology has received a $100,000 Grand Challenges Explorations grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The program funds individuals worldwide to explore ideas that can break the mold in how persistent global health and development challenges are solved. Read More
Biosensor illuminates compounds to aid fight against TB
Gates Foundation funds project to find new treatments
EAST LANSING, Mich. — For his work on developing new treatments for tuberculosis, a Michigan State University researcher has been named a Grand Challenges Explorations winner, an initiative funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Robert Abramovitch of MSU’s Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics is using a synthetic biosensor that glows green in response to conditions that mimic human tuberculosis infection. He will screen for compounds that target chronic TB infection and may help shorten therapy or treat multidrug-resistant TB, which does not respond well to existing antibiotics. Read More
Disease Outbreaks- Avian influenza – situation in Indonesia – updateThe Indonesian IHR National Focal Point of the Ministry of Health has notified WHO of a new case of human infection with avian influenza A(H5N1) virus. […]
- Avian influenza – situation in Egypt – updateThe Ministry of Health and Population of Egypt has notified WHO of a new case of human infection with avian influenza A (H5N1) virus. […]
- Avian influenza – situation in Cambodia – updateThe Ministry of Health (MoH) of the Kingdom of Cambodia has announced a confirmed case of human infection with avian influenza A (H5N1) virus. […]
- Lassa fever in NigeriaAt the beginning of 2012, WHO was notified by the Federal Ministry of Health in Nigeria of an outbreak of Lassa fever. As of March 22, 2012, 623 suspected cases, including 70 deaths have been recorded from 19 of the 36 States since the beginning of the year. Laboratory analysis undertaken at the Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital, Irrua Edo State has confirm […]
- Avian influenza – situation in Egypt – updateThe Ministry of Health and Population of Egypt has notified WHO of two new cases of human infection with avian influenza A (H5N1) virus. […]
- Avian influenza – situation in Indonesia – update
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