Zika Virus Tracker

Spread through mosquito bites. Symptoms include fever, rash, joint pain, and conjunctivitis (red eyes) lasting from several days to a week.

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This startup wants to fight growing global dengue outbreaks with…

Tests in Brazil suggest drones could be a useful weapon in the fight against mosquito-borne diseases.
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NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

Social media users shared a range of false claims this week
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3 issues to watch in global health in 2024

Among the issues to watch are the campaign to eradicate polio, the effort to prepare for the next pandemic, and the impact of…
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Climate crisis could cause 10,000 extra UK deaths a year by 2050,…

A report by the UK Health Security Agency warns that extreme heat could bring a host of tropical diseases transmitted by insects
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How open-source drug discovery could help us in the next pandemic

The Covid Moonshot effort to develop antivirals began in 2020 with a tweet. Three and a half years later, the team has a leading…
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Nobel Prize for mRNA Vaccines

Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman received this year’s Physiology or Medicine award for their work on RNA biology and mRNA-based…
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Designer Peptoids Pop Viral Membranes

Bioinspired small molecules combat viral threats by targeting a common feature in enveloped viruses, making them useful against a…
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Lighting Up Diagnostics

Brought together by a shared interest in synthetic biology and diagnostics, two researchers are transforming how we label…
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Malaria cases in Florida and Texas: Here’s what you need to know

Scientists say five cases of locally-transmitted malaria in Florida and Texas are concerning but not cause for alarm.
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Muzzled for years, vindicated MIT professor says fraud investigation…

Ram Sasisekharan had his work sidelined and his team decimated following allegations of research fraud. But he couldn't say a…
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Combating Mosquito-Borne Diseases with CRISPR

As alternatives to insecticides, Omar Akbari uses sophisticated genetic engineering methods to solve the world’s mosquito…
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Understanding Hybridoma Technology for Monoclonal Antibody Production

By fusing antibody-producing cells with immortal myeloma cells, researchers produce reliable supplies of highly specific…
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Often overlooked, a common infection during pregnancy kickstarts a…

A CMV infection is particularly devastating for a fetus, and can cause issues such as cerebral palsy, seizures, and progressive…

Slave trade records help reveal when first yellow fever mosquitoes…

Aedes aegypti may have developed a taste for humans at the birth of the Saharan desert
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West Nile, Lyme, and other diseases are on the rise with climate…

Climate change is widening the range of disease-carrying vectors like ticks and mosquitoes, increasing West Nile, dengue, and…

Increased Chikungunya Virus Activity in Paraguay and Associated Risk…

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Japan moves to bolster vaccine R&D after COVID-19 exposed…

Major funding effort aims to rebuild an infectious disease and vaccine research and manufacturing infrastructure
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Is WHO ready to end the global health emergency over Covid? Maybe not…

An emergency committee will gather as Covid rips for the first time through the world’s most populous nation.
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With Gates Foundation backing, a health tech company aims to speed…

VisualDx aims to speed diagnosis of neglected tropical diseases such as trachoma and hookworm.
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“Origami” DNA Traps Could Keep Large Viruses From Infecting Cells

By engineering structures out of DNA, scientists could potentially prevent larger viruses, like coronaviruses and influenza…
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