http://www.scidev.net/ Latest news on infectious diseases and the developing world. en http://rss.scidev.net/en/health/infectious-diseases/news/ A multitasking microchip that can test blood samples for diseases including malaria and sleeping sickness has been launched in Singapore.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/infectious-diseases/news/us-100-chip-may-ease-diagnosis-of-15-tropical-disease.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_infectiousdiseasesTue, 21 May 2013 01:00:03 GMTA cheap vaccine developed in India against rotavirus could add substantially to protection against diarrhoea.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/infectious-diseases/news/india-develops-cheap-rotavirus-vaccine.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_infectiousdiseasesThu, 16 May 2013 11:57:32 GMTChina and Africa are working on plans to offer African scientists training, carry out joint research and transfer technology.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/infectious-diseases/news/china-africa-joint-medical-research-to-deepen-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_infectiousdiseasesTue, 07 May 2013 18:21:08 GMTGenome sequencing has revealed surprising new malaria parasites in Cambodia that are resistant to artemisinin, the frontline drug treatment.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/infectious-diseases/news/new-drug-resistant-malaria-strains-uncovered-in-cambodia.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_infectiousdiseasesThu, 02 May 2013 14:21:13 GMTA diagnostic device no bigger than a smartphone harnesses nanotechnology to detect the specific type of malaria a patient is infected with.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/infectious-diseases/news/nanowire-device-may-help-tackle-malaria-drug-resistance.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_infectiousdiseasesThu, 25 Apr 2013 16:28:51 GMTThe protection against malaria provided by a leading vaccine candidate wanes over time, a follow-up trial has found.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/infectious-diseases/news/leading-malaria-vaccine-trial-deemed-disappointing-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_infectiousdiseasesThu, 25 Apr 2013 08:57:22 GMTA diagnostic test targeting syphilis and an oral antibiotic could be used together to help eradicate yaws disease, a WHO meeting was told.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/infectious-diseases/news/drug-and-a-syphilis-test-offer-hope-of-yaws-eradication.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_infectiousdiseasesWed, 24 Apr 2013 13:44:59 GMTA candidate vaccine against Chagas disease elicited high immunity in mice, and proved to be safe and simple to produce.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/infectious-diseases/news/vaccine-against-chagas-disease-shows-effectiveness.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_infectiousdiseasesTue, 16 Apr 2013 07:08:07 GMTA how-to video published in the Journal of Visualized Experiments explains how to turn a mobile phone into a diagnostic device.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/infectious-diseases/news/cellphone-microscopes-a-how-to-guide.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_infectiousdiseasesMon, 15 Apr 2013 14:33:44 GMTA new plan to eliminate polioviruses could eradicate the disease within five years, say 400 experts in a declaration today.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/infectious-diseases/news/scientists-back-roadmap-to-rid-world-of-polio-by-2018.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_infectiousdiseasesThu, 11 Apr 2013 15:00:00 GMTAn artificial vaccine could be modified to use against problematic forms of foot-and-mouth disease that hit subsistence farmers.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/infectious-diseases/news/synthetic-vaccine-may-help-tackle-foot-and-mouth-disease.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_infectiousdiseasesWed, 10 Apr 2013 18:03:58 GMTMobile phone health projects could drastically cut deaths from HIV/AIDS, TB, malaria and pregnancy-related conditions, says report.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/infectious-diseases/news/mhealth-could-save-a-million-african-lives-by-2017-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_infectiousdiseasesWed, 10 Apr 2013 06:55:42 GMTA method developed in Guatemala to pinpoint the origin of Chagas vector blood meal sources has been effective in assessing control efforts.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/infectious-diseases/news/novel-dna-analysis-indicates-risk-of-chagas-transmission-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_infectiousdiseasesWed, 10 Apr 2013 05:58:14 GMTThe global number of dengue cases is more than three times higher than estimates by the World Health Organization, a study warns.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/infectious-diseases/news/scientists-warn-of-invisible-cases-of-dengue.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_infectiousdiseasesTue, 09 Apr 2013 16:27:30 GMTThe cost and time of analysing drug resistance in HIV positive people could be radically reduced by a tool being tested in South Africa.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/infectious-diseases/news/hiv-drug-resistance-test-to-slash-costs-by-80-per-cent.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_infectiousdiseasesTue, 09 Apr 2013 06:05:48 GMTFunding for programmes that target major diseases should be matched by investment in the health systems that underpin them, says Ghana's Irene Akua Agyepong.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/infectious-diseases/opinions/invest-in-health-systems-for-a-balanced-approach-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_infectiousdiseasesWed, 03 Apr 2013 09:00:00 GMTNovel comparison of the genomes of four tapeworms will allow the development of therapies for cysticercosis and hydatidosis, two neglected diseases, say researchers.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/infectious-diseases/news/parasite-genomes-open-up-new-therapeutic-targets.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_infectiousdiseasesWed, 03 Apr 2013 07:08:50 GMTFresh estimates of dengue fever's social and economic impact on South-East Asia are likely to be too low, says an expert on the disease.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/infectious-diseases/news/study-s-asian-dengue-estimates-are-too-low-says-expert-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_infectiousdiseasesTue, 26 Mar 2013 16:00:00 GMTAn analysis conducted in Latin America says that vaccinating high-risk groups against pneumococcal diseases would be more cost-effective than treating them.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/infectious-diseases/news/study-suggests-expanding-anti-pneumococcal-vaccine-roll-out.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_infectiousdiseasesTue, 19 Mar 2013 14:23:50 GMTChagas disease costs countries US$7 billion a year, with Latin America paying the greatest price, a study has found.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/infectious-diseases/news/study-reveals-economic-burden-of-chagas-disease.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_infectiousdiseasesWed, 13 Mar 2013 16:17:20 GMT http://c96265.r65.cf3.rackcdn.com/logo_small.gif http://www.scidev.net/