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Kochariya infested with Hyalomma ticks
AHMEDABAD: When district health officials visited the house of Mahadev Bharwad - the first victim of Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) - in Kochariya village of Bavla taluka, they were astonished to find that his house was infested with Hyalomma ticks. The parasite is the main carrier of Nairovirus that causes CCHF. Not only Bharwad, even [...]
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Potent new vaccine found effective against Alzheimer’s disease
Stockholm: Alzheimer’s disease is caused by amyloid precursor protein (APP), a protein that resides in the outer membrane of nerve cells, which instead of being broken down, forms a harmful substance called beta-amyloid, accumulating as plaques and killing brain cells. Maria Rosa, a patient with Alzheimer’s disease and former business administrator. Researchers led by Bengt [...]
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Researcher believed killed by lab bacteria
By Ronnie Cohen FAIRFAX, California | Fri May 4, 2020 8:18am IST FAIRFAX, California (Reuters) - A young research associate killed by a highly virulent strain of meningococcal disease is believed to have contracted the bacteria from the San Francisco lab where he was working on a vaccine against it, public health officials said on [...]
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A disease lurks Byangoland
0 Tweet It’s a terrible disease and it’s spreading very fast. The symptoms are pronounced. It is known to make humans contort their faces, sometimes even expose their teeth. Bodies shake violently with strange sounds coming from the lips. It has been there since the time of plague but no one noticed it till it [...]
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Whooping cough vaccine fades in pre-teens: study
By Kerry Grens NEW YORK | Tue Apr 3, 2020 11:43pm IST NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - During a whooping cough outbreak in California in 2010, immunized children between eight and 12 years old were more likely to catch the bacterial disease than kids of other ages, suggesting that the childhood vaccine wears off as [...]
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Vaccine to stop heart attacks?
A vaccine delivered in an injection or nasal spray to prevent heart attacks could be available within five years. Scientists have discovered that the drug stimulates the body’s immune system to produce antibodies which prevent heart disease by stopping fat building up in the arteries. It is the first time that the underlying cause of [...]
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India, US start human trials of kala azar vaccine
NEW DELHI: India and the US have jointly started human trials of a new and powerful vaccine against kala azar. The disease is the second largest parasitic killer in the world after malaria, with a 90% fatality rate within two years if left untreated. The Phase 1 clinical trial on 36 adult volunteers has started [...]
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First vaccine against kala azar ready for trial
The first ever vaccine to prevent kala azar, or visceral leishmaniasis (VL), the world’s second largest parasitic killer after malaria, is entering dual clinical trials in the US and India. The trials funded by the Bill Melinda Gates Foundation are launched by the Infectious Disease Research Institute (IDRI), a Seattle-based non-profit research body with a [...]
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First kala azar vaccine ready for trial
Bangalore: The first ever vaccine to prevent kala azar, or visceral leishmaniasis (VL), the world`s second largest parasitic killer after malaria, is entering dual clinical trials in the US and India. The trials funded by the Bill Melinda Gates Foundation are launched by the Infectious Disease Research Institute (IDRI), a Seattle-based non-profit research body with [...]
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India committed to controlling foot and mouth disease
India on Monday reinforced its commitment to controlling the contagious “foot and mouth disease” (FMD) in cattle as a crucial measure to enhance productivity of the livestock. FMD causes viral fever and it is accompanied by blisters in the mouth and foot of the affected animal. If untreated, it may probe to be fatal. The [...]
