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Ocean virus identified in human blood samples

...r higher than a normal population. Because of its endemic nature and prevalence, possible sources of Vesivirus infection in humans could include meat, seafood, contaminated water, contact exposure and blood transfusions, researchers say. Evidence suggests that Vesiviruses and other disease-causing calicivir...

Wisconsin scientists discover a master key to microbes' pathogenic lifestyles

...idiomycosis because the organism that causes it is endemic to the region. One in three of those who train the...are lowered. It's a significant medical problem in endemic regions." The discovery of the switch that governs dimorphism and virulence in this prevalent class...

A New Era of Hope for the World's Most Neglected Diseases

...acity. These countries can begin controlling their endemic tropical diseases themselves by developing their own treatments and vaccines with only modest technical or financial assistance from more developed countries. Secondly, in addition to the expectation that new tools will be developed to control negle...

US/African project deciphers deadly parasite genome

...an diseases," he says. East Coast fever, which is endemic in several African countries, was first recognized about a century ago as a parasitic disease. The disease became a major concern after it was introduced into South Africa in the late 1890s when infected cattle from northern Rhodesia (now Zambia) wer...

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...

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...

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...

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 (...

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...

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