http://www.scidev.net/ Latest news on infectious diseases and the developing world. en http://rss.scidev.net/en/health/infectious-diseases/news/ Researchers are using satellite data such as soil moisture patterns to identify likely breeding sites of mosquitoes.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/infectious-diseases/satellites-identify-mosquito-breeding-sites.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_infectiousdiseasesFri, 27 Nov 2009 05:04:12 GMTA roundup of articles about vaccines for poor countries, the common cold protecting against swine flu, vaccine strength and more.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/infectious-diseases/swine-flu-science-update-24-november-2009.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_infectiousdiseasesTue, 24 Nov 2009 03:14:41 GMTAn HIV vaccine component may have accidentally triggered an immune response that made people more vulnerable to infection, say scientists.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/infectious-diseases/misfiring-immune-system-blamed-for-hiv-vaccine-failure.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_infectiousdiseasesWed, 18 Nov 2009 02:20:36 GMTSome scientists worry that renewed enthusiasm for malaria eradication could distract from vital control efforts, says Priya Shetty.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/infectious-diseases/biomed-analysis-to-control-or-eradicate-malaria-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_infectiousdiseasesWed, 18 Nov 2009 09:00:00 GMTCuba has managed to stay free of dengue fever through locally-relevant research, say Maria G. Guzmán and Gustavo Kourí.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/infectious-diseases/dengue-free-cuba-an-example-to-developing-countries.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_infectiousdiseasesWed, 18 Nov 2009 06:25:53 GMTFleas may transmit leishmaniasis to dogs, maintaining a reservoir of disease that could then infect humans.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/infectious-diseases/dog-fleas-implicated-in-leishmaniasis-spread-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_infectiousdiseasesTue, 17 Nov 2009 02:00:01 GMTA round up of articles about delays in shipping donated vaccine, how to define a pandemic, new antivirals, and more.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/infectious-diseases/swine-flu-science-update-16-november-2009-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_infectiousdiseasesMon, 16 Nov 2009 06:00:48 GMTThe speed and volume of river flow shape the severity of cholera outbreaks, a Bangladeshi study has found.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/infectious-diseases/cholera-outbreaks-depend-on-river-flow-say-scientists.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_infectiousdiseasesFri, 13 Nov 2009 03:35:39 GMTDespite campaigning in Bangladesh, under-fives are still failing to receive zinc treatment for diarrhoeal disease, a survey says.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/infectious-diseases/children-missing-out-on-zinc-diarrhoea-treatment.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_infectiousdiseasesThu, 12 Nov 2009 03:45:16 GMTPoor countries need support to participate in genomics research, say Josefina Coloma and Eva Harris in PLoS Medicine.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/infectious-diseases/collaboration-key-to-developing-world-genomics-research-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_infectiousdiseasesTue, 10 Nov 2009 01:31:10 GMTKenya believes it can eliminate malaria by 2017 but admits that there is a long road of funding and capacity building ahead.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/infectious-diseases/kenya-hopeful-it-can-eliminate-malaria.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_infectiousdiseasesMon, 09 Nov 2009 03:57:19 GMTA round up of articles about vaccine distribution in the developing world, flu virus survival strategies, thermal screening, and more.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/infectious-diseases/swine-flu-science-update-5-november-2009.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_infectiousdiseasesThu, 05 Nov 2009 03:22:03 GMTPork tapeworm is responsible for almost a third of epileptic fits, researchers say.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/infectious-diseases/tapeworm-link-with-epilepsy-far-higher-than-thought.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_infectiousdiseasesMon, 02 Nov 2009 03:34:58 GMTUsing sheeting impregnated with insecticide may be easier, and less toxic, than wall-spraying.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/infectious-diseases/insecticide-wallpaper-lethal-to-malaria-mosquitoes.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_infectiousdiseasesFri, 30 Oct 2009 02:15:59 GMTDeaths from diarrhoea in over-five-year-olds far exceed established estimates, according to a new study.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/infectious-diseases/diarrhoea-kills-over-a-million-over-fives-each-year.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_infectiousdiseasesFri, 30 Oct 2009 02:07:24 GMTScientists have used a 'gun' that delivers a vaccine and an electrical impulse to improve the effectiveness of a DNA vaccine for HIV.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/infectious-diseases/electricity-sparks-better-hiv-vaccine-response.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_infectiousdiseasesFri, 23 Oct 2009 03:16:49 GMTMillions of children are missing out on the fruits of an explosion in vaccine development because they are too difficult to reach.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/infectious-diseases/surge-in-vaccine-research-fails-to-reach-neediest.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_infectiousdiseasesThu, 22 Oct 2009 04:03:01 GMTThe Thailand HIV vaccine trial reveals the human body's fighting response to the virus, a conference has heard, but many questions remain.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/infectious-diseases/thai-hiv-trial-shines-light-on-research-mystery-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_infectiousdiseasesWed, 21 Oct 2009 03:41:36 GMTThe latest on swine flu including protection by seasonal flu, the use of X-rays in severe cases, the effect of flu on the unborn and more.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/infectious-diseases/swine-flu-science-update-20-october-2009.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_infectiousdiseasesTue, 20 Oct 2009 03:49:44 GMTSouth-East Asia's mosquitoes bite at dusk so bednets are of limited use — but treated hammocks could be a useful addition.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/infectious-diseases/hammocks-could-be-added-to-malaria-control-arsenal.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_infectiousdiseasesMon, 19 Oct 2009 03:41:52 GMT http://www.scidev.net/images/logo_small.gif http://www.scidev.net/