Government, humanitarian agencies respond to flooding in Philippines, warn of...
"Philippine authorities are warning of the spread of diseases in cramped evacuation centers, days after flash floods hit the southern Philippines and claimed more than a thousand lives," ABC/Asia...
View ArticleImaxio closes EUR 2.9 million funding round
Imaxio, a biopharmaceutical company specialized in the areas of vaccines and genomics, announces today that it has finalized a funding round in which it raised EUR 2.9 million from its principal...
View ArticleHonduras becomes first LAC country to launch national plan to combat NTDs
"A major milestone was achieved on April 12, when Honduras became the first country in the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region to officially launch an integrated national plan to combat...
View ArticleLinks between rodents' environment, climate and leptospirosis infection
Leptospirosis is a water-related bacterial disease with a high incidence in Southeast Asia. People usually become infected through exposure to water contaminated by the urine of infected animals,...
View ArticlePeter Piot to be recognized with Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize for Medical...
Professor Peter Piot, Director of the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, will be awarded the Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize for Medical Research, the Government of Japan have announced.
View ArticleVirginia Tech researchers identify leptospirosis as a major health threat in...
The newest public health threat in developing countries may not be a cinematic-quality emerging disease but actually a disease from animals that was identified more than 100 years ago.
View ArticleLeptospirosis: The newest public health threat in Africa
The newest public health threat in Africa, scientists have found, is coming from a previously unknown source: the banded mongoose.
View ArticleTips to keep dog park visits safe, healthy for dogs and dog owners
Dog parks are a great place to socialize dogs and let them play, but they also have some hidden dangers, according to a Kansas State University veterinarian.
View ArticleStudy reveals that Hudson River polluted with antibiotic-resistant bacteria
The risk of catching some nasty germ in the Hudson River just started looking nastier. Disease-causing microbes have long been found swimming there, but now researchers have documented...
View ArticleProfessor offers water-safety tips to prevent young children from getting sick
There is nothing better on a hot, summer day than a refreshing dip in a community pool, water park, lake or ocean. However, bacteria and parasites can lurk in all kinds of water and put a real damper...
View ArticleUC San Diego-led research team awarded $1.89 million to carry out research on...
An international research team, headed by Joseph Vinetz, MD, professor of medicine at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and director of the UC San Diego Center for Tropical...
View ArticlePreventing zoonotic diseases from pets to people: an interview with Dr...
Zoonotic diseases are diseases or infections which are naturally transmissible from animals to humans, as defined in the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code.
View ArticleLinks between rodents' environment, climate and leptospirosis infection
Leptospirosis is a water-related bacterial disease with a high incidence in Southeast Asia. People usually become infected through exposure to water contaminated by the urine of infected animals,...
View ArticlePeter Piot to be recognized with Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize for Medical...
Professor Peter Piot, Director of the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, will be awarded the Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize for Medical Research, the Government of Japan have announced.
View ArticleVirginia Tech researchers identify leptospirosis as a major health threat in...
The newest public health threat in developing countries may not be a cinematic-quality emerging disease but actually a disease from animals that was identified more than 100 years ago.
View ArticleLeptospirosis: The newest public health threat in Africa
The newest public health threat in Africa, scientists have found, is coming from a previously unknown source: the banded mongoose.
View ArticleTips to keep dog park visits safe, healthy for dogs and dog owners
Dog parks are a great place to socialize dogs and let them play, but they also have some hidden dangers, according to a Kansas State University veterinarian.
View ArticleStudy reveals that Hudson River polluted with antibiotic-resistant bacteria
The risk of catching some nasty germ in the Hudson River just started looking nastier. Disease-causing microbes have long been found swimming there, but now researchers have documented...
View ArticleProfessor offers water-safety tips to prevent young children from getting sick
There is nothing better on a hot, summer day than a refreshing dip in a community pool, water park, lake or ocean. However, bacteria and parasites can lurk in all kinds of water and put a real damper...
View ArticleUC San Diego-led research team awarded $1.89 million to carry out research on...
An international research team, headed by Joseph Vinetz, MD, professor of medicine at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and director of the UC San Diego Center for Tropical...
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