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Breakthrough chikungunya single-dose vaccine success in Phase III trials
Phase III trials for the VLA1553 vaccine against chikungunya virus indicated promising results by inducing protective CHIKV neutralizing antibody titers…
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Climate change may limit spread of dengue fever
Infection with dengue virus makes mosquitoes more sensitive to warmer temperatures, as does infection with the bacterium Wolbachia used to…
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Gene atlas of malaria parasite reveals potential drug and vaccine targets
Scientists from Imperial College London (UK) and the Wellcome Sanger Institute (Cambridge, UK) have mapped the genetic changes malaria parasites…
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Plankton vs parasites
New research using plankton has revealed that not all hosts are equal when it comes to infectious disease spread between…
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Malaria parasites resistant to artemisinin now prevalent in Africa
Malara parasites showing artemisinin resistance previously seen in South-East Asia have recently emerged in areas of Rwanda in Sub-Saharan Africa. If the mutation causing resistance becomes prevalent across the continent it could have major public health impacts.
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Using a novel approach for malaria vaccine development – an interview with Jonathan Kurtis
In this interview we speak to Jonathan Kurtis (Brown University, RI, USA) about the discovery of a parasite protein that provides new insights into how malaria regulates infection levels within its host, along with new possibilities for a broadly effective vaccine and a new class of antimalarial drugs.
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Malaria: triple artemisinin-based combination therapies safe and effective
The first clinical trial assessing two triple artemisinin-based combination therapies (TACTs) for treating malaria has suggested these are effective and present no safety concerns.
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Is coffee consumption contributing to malaria transmission?
Upon investigating links between the risk of malaria in developing countries and the products demanded by consumers worldwide, researchers have estimated that a significant fraction of the malaria risk in deforestation hotspots is driven by the international trade of products.
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Novel parasites and understanding parasite–host interactions – an interview with Sandra Maruyama
In October 2019 researchers from Brazil identified a new parasite, which presented with similar symptoms to visceral leishmaniasis. To discover more about this novel parasite and other parasitic diseases in Brazil, we interviewed Sandra Maruyama from the Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar; São Paulo, Brazil) about her research and the future of this field.
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The best of 2019 – an A–Z of infectious diseases research
Take a look at the research highlights of 2019 as we count down the top infectious disease stories from A to Z!