0 ASM Microbe: GeoVax present single-dose vaccines for Ebola, Lassa and Zika
At ASM Microbe GeoVax have spoken on the development of single-dose vaccines for emerging diseases using their MVA ‘Plug and Play’ platform technology.
Browsing: Emerging Disease
0 Case of MERS reported in the United Arab Emirates
A case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome has been reported to the WHO by the United Arab Emirates.
0 Nipah virus outbreak leads to ten deaths in India
An estimated 10 individuals are thought to have died as a result of fever from Nipah virus infection in Kerala state, India.
0 What determines Ebolavirus pathogenicity? – an interview with Mark Wass
At the recent Microbiology Society Annual Conference (10–12 April, Birmingham, UK) we spoke to Mark Wass about his work on Ebolaviruses in which he’s delved into the molecular determinants of the virus’s pathogenicity.
0 Ebola outbreak confirmed in the Democratic Republic of Congo: an update
Two cases of Ebola have been confirmed in Bikoro in the Democratic Republic of Congo, sparking a response from the government and the WHO.
0 Population mobility and infectious diseases and infectious diseases and population mobility – direction really does matter?
Infectious diseases and population mobility are intimately linked from the perspectives of clinical practice to global health policy. Mobility bridges significant epidemiological differences in the classical determinants of health for all diseases. The new reality is that “surveillance, detection and response” activities in infectious diseases clinical care and public health are the responsibility all members of society.
0 Vector-borne disease: an increasing problem for the United States
A CDC report has shown that infection rates of diseases transmitted via the bite of an infected mosquito, tick or flea have tripled in the United States since the year 2004.
0 Possible biomarker for early diagnosis of Ebola uncovered
A new study has identified a common pattern of immune response in Ebola-infected monkeys 4 days prior to the development of fever; this response could be utilized as an early diagnosis biomarker.
0 New CRISPR technology could detect infections
The gene-editing technique CRISPR could be used to detect infections, potentially revolutionizing the detection of viruses such as HPV and Zika, according to two papers recently published in Science.
0 Biothreats, data science and storytelling
Biothreats are in the limelight of the current military, scientific and medical debate. Although it is arguable whether they are a major impending risk, their political and societal relevance is out of discussion. They are one of the collective fears which characterize our epoch.
