Vampire bats keep out of trouble by running
... compare the vampire bat to another species of bat endemic to New Zealand. Riskin explains, "The vampire bat is good on the ground because when you feed on the hoof of an animal that weighs 14,000 times more than you do, it's dangerous." Also, there are and always have been a variety of predators in the West...Biodiversity hotspots identify conservation priorities
...termine which areas qualify as hotspots: number of endemic species (those found nowhere else) and degree of t..., and over 1,500 vertebrate species (including 134 endemic species). Among many charismatic flagship species in the region is the volcano rabbit or zacatuche (...WHO Warns Of Increased Risk Of Vector-borne Diseases In Tsunami-affected Areas
...oblems. Most affected countries in the region are endemic for dengue fever and malaria except the Maldives, ...crease in malaria cases in Banda Aceh, the area is endemic for the disease. "At present, we are dealing with a lot of unknowns because of the violent environme...A New Species of Monkey is Discovered in Tanzania: The First in Africa for More Than 20 Years
...vation of the critically endangered Sanje mangabey endemic to these mountains. First sighted by Richard Laizzer and observed by research biologist Trevor Jones, while working as field assistants for the project, the monkey was then identified as a new species by Ehardt and by Dr. Tom Butynski, who directs C...Bee mites suppress bee immunity, open door for viruses and bacteria
...ect the feeding location." Deformed wing virus is endemic among honey bees in the U.S., although when the European bees became historically infested with this virus, is unknown. However, simply having deformed wing virus does not cause bees to emerge from the pupa state with deformed wings, nor does it caus...India takes on foot-and-mouth disease by vaccinating animals
...g FMD vaccine since 1972. "FMD is prevalent in an endemic form in India. But it is wrong to say thedisease spread from here," he says. India produces 25 million doses of the FMD vaccine annually, of which IVRIproduces 4 million doses. The rest is manufactured by two companies in theprivate sector, Indian I...Scientists crack dengue fever puzzle
... Dengue is a debilitating, sometimes fatal illness endemic to much of the tropics. Caused by a virus, it is characterized by high fever, bone and muscle pain and -- in the most serious cases -- hemorrhage and fatal shock. Dengue is also unusual in that //symptoms are more severe during a second or third inf...Eliminating Eye Infection With Antibiotics
...for everyone in a community where the infection is endemic to be treated with an oral dose of azithromycin. Researchers treated nearly 98 percent of the people living in the community with the medication or, if they could not tolerate the drug, with a tetracycline eye ointment. Researchers measured results o...Eliminating Eye Infection With Antibiotics
...for everyone in a community where the infection is endemic to be treated with an oral dose of azithromycin. Researchers treated nearly 98 percent of the people living in the community with the medication or, if they could not tolerate the drug, with a tetracycline eye ointment. Researchers measured results o...Scientists Unveil Mechanism Behind Resistance to Severe Malaria
...oglobin gene to protect the people from malaria in endemic regions. Hemoglobin exists in several varieties. Hemoglobin A is the most common, but in parts of West Africa, where malaria is rife, one-fourth of the population has at least one gene for hemoglobin C. Children with at least one hemoglobin C gene ar...Research on New Treatment for Neglected Disease Published in The New England Journal of Medicine
...t affected state in India is Bihar, but VL is also endemic inthe states of Jharkand, West Bengal, and Uttar Pradesh. About Paromomycin Phase 3 Clinical Trial The approval of Paromomycin IM Injection in India is based ondata from a large Phase 3 multi-center, randomized, controlledstudy of 667 adult and ped...Avant’s Typhoid Fever Vaccine Demonstrates Excellent Clinical Potential
...of Ty800in mid-2007. “Typhoid fever remains endemic in many developing areas ofthe world, as well as being an important potential health threatfor travelers and military personnel in areas affected by thedisease,” said Dr. Mitchell B. Cohen, Principal Investigatorin the study and Director of Gas...Avant's Typhoid Fever Vaccine Demonstrates Excellent Clinical Potential
...trial of Ty800 in mid-2007. "Typhoid fever remains endemic in many developing areas of theworld, as well as being an important potential health threat fortravelers and military personnel in areas affected by the disease,"said Dr. Mitchell B. Cohen, Principal Investigator in the study andDirector of Gastroent...IR BioSciences Announces Promising Data from Study of Its Compound Homspera
...ealth officials isthat the current avian influenza endemic to Southeast Asia maymutate sufficiently to become more easily transmitted among humans,yet maintain its highly pathogenic nature. Such an event, centeredon the virus currently exhibiting mortality in infected humans ofapproximately 50%, can trigger ...Costs of Eradicating Poliomyelitis Now Are Much Lower Than Trying to Control It Later
...odelling technique based on currentwild poliovirus endemic areas of India. The results show theimportance of maintaining and increasing the immunisation intensityto complete eradication. They find that even small decreases in thisintensity could lead to large outbreaks—and state that moreshort term fu...