Zika and dengue may make humans more attractive to mosquitoes
Zika and dengue fever viruses alter the scent of humans and mice they infect, researchers say. Source link
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Mosquitoes Genetically Modified to Stop Disease Pass Early Test
May 9, 2022 — Genetically modified mosquitoes released in the U.S. appear to have passed an early test that suggests they might one day help reduce the population of insects that transmit infectious diseases. As part of the test, scientists released nearly 5 million genetically engineered male Aedes aegypti mosquitoes over the course of 7 … Read more
Zika virus one mutation away from global outbreak, scientists warn
The Zika virus could be a single mutation away from exploding into a worldwide outbreak, new research has found. The infectious virus, responsible for a global health emergency in 2016, needs a single change in its genetic code to create a contagious new variant that could cause devastating birth defects that affected many infants during … Read more
Zika virus may be one step away from explosive outbreak
“This work shows just how rapidly a single letter change in the genome sequence of a virus can arise, and the stark impact it can have on the disease capability of a virus. But viruses that share these changes haven’t often been seen in outbreaks and, as the authors point out, these intriguing insights require … Read more
Genetically Modified Mosquitoes May Be Released in Fla and Calif
March 9, 2022 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved the release of 2 billion genetically altered mosquitoes in Florida and California, the company that created the genetically modified mosquitoes said. The experimental program created by Oxitec is designed to reduce the transmission of harmful diseases such as dengue, Zika, and yellow fever. The program … Read more
Delhi sets up ICU facility to treat rising dengue cases, alert to Zika explosion in Kanpur
The 15-bed facility with ICU support will be available 24 hours for patients of vector-borne diseases. (Representative image) The South Delhi Municipal Corporation has set up a treatment facility at Tilak Nagar Colony Hospital to check mosquito-borne diseases, especially dengue. The 15-bed facility with ICU support will be available 24 hours for patients of vector-borne … Read more
COVID-19: Lessons for disease Surveillance – Are we preparing for the future?
The COVID pandemic is progressing and has impacted human health, economy, and development, The United Nations had linked national security with pandemics. (Representational image: IE) By Dr K Madan Gopal, The emergence and re-emergence of infectious diseases like plague, SARS, H1N1, avian influenza, Ebola, and ZIKA, and most recently the outbreak of COVID-19 viruses has … Read more