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After 60 Year Absence Continental Mosquito With 'Vector' Potential Found Breeding In UK

10 February 2012

A species of mosquito has been discovered breeding in the UK that has not been seen in the country since 1945. Populations of the mosquito, found across mainland Europe and known only by its Latin name Culex modestus, were... [read article]

New Strategy For Eliminating Malaria - "Test And Treat"

08 February 2012

As researchers work to eliminate malaria worldwide, new strategies are needed to find and treat individuals who have malaria, but show no signs of the disease. The prevalence of asymptomatic or minimally symptomatic malaria... [read article]

Simultaneously Confronting HIV/AIDS, Malaria, And The Need For Clean Water Improves Health At A Lower Cost

07 February 2012

The great paradox of global health efforts is that regions of the world most plagued by poverty, poor infrastructure and rampant disease are often the most difficult to deliver care to... [read article]

Tropical Diseases News Articles Archive - Page 1

06 February 2012

Malaria Kills 1.2 Million Annually, Double Previous Estimates

Identification Of Potential New Treatment For Leishmaniasis

04 February 2012

Malaria Deaths Grossly Underestimated

03 February 2012

Scientists Analysing The Release Of Genetically Modified Insects Into The Environment Find The Available Scientific Information Can Be Misleading

01 February 2012

The Science, Application, And Regulation Of GM Insects Explored In New Collection Of Articles

Reducing Malaria Transmission By Targeting Hotspots

31 January 2012

10 Neglected Tropical Diseases - Target For End Of Decade

The Design Of Novel Drugs To Combat Malaria Could Result From Research On Vitamins

How Cholera Bacterium Gains A Foothold In The Gut

27 January 2012

3D Study Of Vitamins May Help Combat Malaria

Method Discovered By Researchers To Unravel Malaria's Genetic Secrets

26 January 2012

New Hope For Tackling Sleeping Sickness With Genetic Screens

25 January 2012

The Likelihood Of Parasitic Worm Infections Halved With Availability And Use Of Sanitation

24 January 2012

New Malaria Maps To Guide Battle Against The Disease

Researchers Report Fundamental Malaria Discovery

23 January 2012

Study Reveals Potential Of Manganese In Neutralizing Deadly Shiga Toxin

20 January 2012

Improved Understanding Of Malaria's 'Cloak Of Invisibility'

19 January 2012

Oxygen And Light Utilized In The Synthesis Of Anti-Malaria Drug

18 January 2012

Potential Malaria Vaccination: New Model Suggests Mass Vaccination For Low Transmission Areas

17 January 2012

Fake Antimalarial Medications Undermine Africa Malaria Drive

13 January 2012

Genome Sequencing Helps Identify Essential Protein In Disease-Carrying Parasites

12 January 2012

Novel Anti-Viral Immune Pathway Discovered In The Mosquito

11 January 2012

Enzyme Function Could Help Find Muscular Dystrophy Therapies

10 January 2012

New Strategy In Fight Against Infectious Diseases

Social Media Trumps Traditional Methods In Tracking Cholera In Haiti

Ideal New Anti-Malaria Target Revealed In Parasite Protein Structure

09 January 2012

Discovery Of Protein Essential To Survival Of Malaria Parasite Is Ideal Target For An Anti-Malarial Drug

07 January 2012

Crucial Gene Activator In Schistosomiasis A Slow-Killing Parasite Identified

05 January 2012

Global Malaria Rate - Estimate

04 January 2012

Humans' Attractiveness To Mosquitoes Affected By Microbial Communities On Skin

02 January 2012

Study Details How Dengue Infection Hits Harder The Second Time Around

30 December 2011

Malaria Patients Vulnerable To Deadly Infection Due To Immunological Defense Mechanism

28 December 2011

Study Could Lead To Strategies For Controlling Mosquitoes And The Diseases They Spread

23 December 2011

Scientists Engineer Mosquito Immune System To Block Malaria

New Candidate Vaccine Neutralizes All Tested Strains Of Malaria Parasite

20 December 2011

Malaria Vaccine A Game Changer

16 December 2011

Troubled Future In Development Assistance For Health As Deadline For Millennium Development Goals Nears

15 December 2011

Want To Stop Bed Bug Bites? Don't Shave Off That Body Hair

Malaria In Africa - A Logistics Approach

14 December 2011

One Malaria Episode Early In Pregnancy Triples Miscarriage Risk

Bloodstream Malaria Infection Cleared In Mice

How The Body Fights Dengue Fever - New Discovery

13 December 2011

Malaria Global Mortality Down 25% In Ten Years

12 December 2011

Missed Opportunity To Transform Global HIV/AIDS Fight Reported By Tropical Disease Experts

09 December 2011

Malaria Transmission-blocking Vaccine Assessment

Deadliest Malaria Parasite Wiped Out By Novel Drug Leading To Starvation

08 December 2011

How Fruit Flies Can Teach Us About Curing Chronic Pain And Halting Mosquito-Borne Diseases

07 December 2011

Global Problem Of Fatal Snakebites And Promising Solutions Highlighted At ASTMH Meeting

06 December 2011

Potential Vaccine For Ebola

Sensory Cues That Help Mosquitoes To Find Food, Spread Diseases Could Also Lead To Their Downfall

Malaria Strain -- Impervious To Interventions -- Holding Steady In Asia, Latin America

05 December 2011

Cell Surface Mutation Protects Against Common Type Of Malaria

02 December 2011

Sanofi Confirms Its Decades-Long Commitment To The Fight Against Malaria

01 December 2011

New Ways Found To Kill Human Malaria Parasite

29 November 2011

Fight Against Malaria Breakthrough

Dengue Control Works Better With Local Help

25 November 2011

Protection Against Malaria - Zinc Supplements Make No Difference To Children

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