Mother Nature decided that four serotypes of the dengue virus was not enough, so she threw number five our way. Nikos Vasilakis, PhD of the
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According to a recent study published in Science magazine, the Maryland-based biotechnology firm Sanaria might have succeeded where many others have failed. Their phase I
Malaria prevention and eradication has long been a goal of health officials around the world. New research shows promise: a compound with the potential to
About half of the world is at risk of a virus that Americans don’t know at all. For Americans, dengue fever is about as foreign as the metric system
A new study published in the journal PLOS ONE has found a link between West Nile virus prevalence and land use, climate and wildlife populations
Last week the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that dengue is the world’s fastest-spreading tropical disease. As reported by Reuters, dengue is a threat that
Thanks to a team of researchers at Aarhus University in Denmark, it is now possible to conduct a highly sensitive malaria diagnosis from a single
The mystery fever affecting Darfur has been identified as yellow fever, according to the WHO. Yellow fever is an arbovirus (an acronym for arthropod borne
Researchers have identified a previously unknown virus that could pave the way for important medical innovations against dangerous mosquito-borne pathogens. In a paper published September
Malaria is transmitted to humans by Anopheles mosquitoes. Within the Anopheles genus (“genus” being a group of organisms with common characteristics), there are approximately 430