http://www.scidev.net/ Latest news on infectious diseases and the developing world. en http://rss.scidev.net/en/health/infectious-diseases/news/ Laborious treatments for river blindness could be simplified if a drug entering final stage clinical trials is effective.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/infectious-diseases/river-blindness-drug-enters-final-trials.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_infectiousdiseasesWed, 01 Jul 2009 02:35:00 GMTA round-up of articles about resistance to the Tamiflu drug; the first swine flu vaccines and who is the most vulnerable.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/infectious-diseases/swine-flu-science-update-30-june-2009.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_infectiousdiseasesTue, 30 Jun 2009 03:51:06 GMTA proposal for tackling dengue fever has caused controversy because it would involve releasing GM mosquitoes into the wild.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/infectious-diseases/the-pros-and-cons-of-gm-mosquitoes.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_infectiousdiseasesTue, 30 Jun 2009 02:55:04 GMTA simple HIV test could remove the obstacles to treating HIV-positive babies in their first year, say scientists.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/infectious-diseases/hiv-test-needs-just-a-spot-of-blood.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_infectiousdiseasesWed, 24 Jun 2009 03:15:14 GMTChemicals in lizard and pig odour could be used to create traps for a tsetse fly responsible for sleeping sickness, say scientists.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/infectious-diseases/tsetse-flies-lured-by-lizard-scent.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_infectiousdiseasesTue, 23 Jun 2009 03:12:22 GMTA Nicaraguan study has found that a pentavalent rotavirus vaccine is effective at reducing the risk of severe diarrhoea in children.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/infectious-diseases/nicaragua-rotavirus-vaccine-reduces-risk-of-severe.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_infectiousdiseasesMon, 22 Jun 2009 09:14:32 GMTA new tuberculosis drug found using an old method of drug discovery is the first in 40 years to have proved successful in trials.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/infectious-diseases/first-promising-tb-drug-in-decades-say-researchers.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_infectiousdiseasesFri, 19 Jun 2009 03:49:49 GMTIndia's vaccination policy should be based on robust scientific evidence, not the agendas of pharmaceutical companies, say experts.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/infectious-diseases/india-urged-to-use-evidence-in-vaccine-policy.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_infectiousdiseasesFri, 19 Jun 2009 03:45:20 GMTA lack of global surveillance may have allowed A(H1N1) circulation in pigs to go unnoticed, public health experts have warned.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/infectious-diseases/poor-surveillance-could-mask-swine-flu-in-pigs.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_infectiousdiseasesFri, 19 Jun 2009 03:38:27 GMTA round-up of articles about using alternatives to antivirals to fight swine flu, making vaccine available to poor nations and mapping risk.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/infectious-diseases/swine-flu-science-update-18-june-2009.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_infectiousdiseasesThu, 18 Jun 2009 03:17:06 GMTUsing data on sea temperature and vegetation a new climate model can predict dengue outbreaks many weeks in advance.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/infectious-diseases/model-provides-early-warning-of-dengue-outbreaks.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_infectiousdiseasesThu, 18 Jun 2009 12:49:29 GMTA round-up of articles about the announcement of pandemic status, a cheap diagnostic test and the preparedness of poor nations.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/infectious-diseases/swine-flu-science-update-12-june-2009.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_infectiousdiseasesFri, 12 Jun 2009 03:46:39 GMTA microbicide has shown promise in the lab and can be produced in plants — a double blow toHIV in the developing world, scientists say.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/infectious-diseases/promising-microbicide-can-be-produced-by-plants.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_infectiousdiseasesThu, 11 Jun 2009 02:35:42 GMTThe US National Institutes of Health will bear the brunt of risky preclinical research for drug development in neglected diseases.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/infectious-diseases/nih-to-carry-risks-of-neglected-disease-research.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_infectiousdiseasesTue, 09 Jun 2009 03:04:16 GMTA tiny solar-powered microscope with no lens could be a cheap and disposable alternative for malaria diagnosishttp://www.scidev.net/en/health/infectious-diseases/massive-potential-in-miniature-microscopes.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_infectiousdiseasesMon, 08 Jun 2009 03:45:22 GMTA round-up of articles about the continuing spread of swine flu, vaccine production efforts, and how much vaccine poor nations might receive.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/infectious-diseases/swine-flu-science-update-5-june-2009.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_infectiousdiseasesFri, 05 Jun 2009 02:35:54 GMTExposure to arsenic-contaminated drinking water reduces immunity to the influenza subtype that includes swine flu, researchers have found.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/infectious-diseases/arsenic-exposure-may-decrease-immunity-to-flu.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_infectiousdiseasesWed, 03 Jun 2009 02:40:55 GMTPhase III trials of the world's most advanced potential malaria vaccine started last week on five babies in Tanzania.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/infectious-diseases/malaria-vaccine-enters-final-tests.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_infectiousdiseasesTue, 02 Jun 2009 01:05:29 GMTTracing the origins of a massive Ebola outbreak, researchers have linked the deadly virus to a colony of migrating fruit bats.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/infectious-diseases/scientists-find-more-signs-of-bats-role-in-ebola-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_infectiousdiseasesFri, 29 May 2009 09:00:00 GMTA lack of political will to create vaccines is causing millions of deaths a year due to infectious diseases, says Manuel Elkin Patarroyo.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/infectious-diseases/-lack-of-political-will-to-develop-new-vaccines.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_infectiousdiseasesThu, 28 May 2009 03:56:39 GMT http://www.scidev.net/images/logo_small.gif http://www.scidev.net/