Infectious Disease
The results could provide insights into the Zika virus’ recent emergence as a global health emergency
University of Notre Dame lab has been developing a novel class of larvicides known as Yeast Interfering Larvicides that kill nearly 100 percent of larvae in a laboratory setting
Discovery finds a drug that can be given orally
One of the drugs is already on the market as a treatment for tapeworm
Worldwide, almost 10 million people become ill with Tuberculosis, and nearly 2 million die from the disease each year, according to the World Health Organization
A recent paper presents the case of a 62-year-old Honduran male patient who had traveled to Venezuela and who developed acute sensory polyneuropathy during the active phase of infection with Zika virus
The projections come weeks after the Florida Department of Health identified the nation’s first locally acquired cases of the Zika virus in Miami-Dade County
Accounting for a host of often-overlooked drivers of transmission, a team of University of Kansas researchers has mapped Zika risk around the world with unprecedented resolution while considering more factors than previous models
Could lead to vaccines, diagnostic tests, and therapies
