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Dengue  

Dengue and dengue haemorrhagic fever have emerged as a major public health problem. The primary vector mosquito has spread throughout the tropics and into susceptible human populations in urban areas. The urbanization process, which has left many without adequate water, sewer systems or waste management, and created new breeding grounds for the vector, has hastened the spread of the disease. Vector control has not halted the explosion in transmission of the disease.

Review Articles

10 Jul 2008

Alternate hypothesis on the pathogenesis of dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF)/dengue shock syndrome (DSS) in dengue virus infection

Reviewers look for new explanations as to why a minority of dengue fever cases progress to the more serious dengue haemorrhagic fever.
Source: Experimental Biology and Medicine
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1 Dec 2007

Dengue Transmission Dynamics: Assessment And Implications For Control

A cursory scan of the chapter titles in a text on dengue epidemiology highlights the many facets of the dengue story.
Source: WHO/TDR
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News

1 Dec 2008

Modest rise reported in industry research on infectious diseases of poverty

The body representing the international pharmaceutical industry reports an increase in the number of projects seeking to develop new drugs for ‘developing world diseases’ but there are still only 11 projects worldwide on neglected infections.
Source: International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations
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7 Oct 2008

TV films will highlight neglected diseases

Major documentary series will appear on BBC World.
Source: BBC
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Editorial Opinions

10 Jul 2008

Why Arboviruses Can Be Neglected Tropical Diseases

Arboviruses – such as Japanese encephalitis, chikungunya and Rift Valley fever virus – are more important as causes of mortality and morbidity that is generally recognized.
Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
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10 Jul 2008

Dengue Fever in Rio: Macumba versus Voltaire

Dengue in history.
Source: FASEB Journal (Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology)
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Research Articles

24 Nov 2008

A DNA vaccine candidate expressing dengue-3 virus prM and E proteins elicits neutralizing antibodies and protects mice against lethal challenge

A new DNA vaccine against dengue shows promising results in DENV-3 immunized mice.
Source: Archives of Virology
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23 Sep 2008

Potential control of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) with Piper aduncum L. (Piperaceae) extracts demonstrated by chromosomal biomarkers and toxic effects on interphase nuclei

A plant extract (dillapiol) shows promise as a pesticide against Aedes aegypti, the vector of dengue fever.
Source: Genetics and Molecular Research
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