Tuesday, October 18, 2016

A promising step toward controlling Zika virus and dengue fever : eurekalert





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A promising step toward controlling Zika virus and dengue fever

A promising step toward controlling Zika virus and dengue fever
A promising step toward controlling Zika virus and dengue fever
Five UCLA researchers were part of an international team that has used X-rays to reveal the structure of a molecule that is toxic to disease-carrying mosquitoes.The findings move the scientific world one step closer to genetically engineering a toxin that would be lethal to species that carry dengue fever and the Zika virus.Nearly half of the world's population is at risk of contracting malaria, a life-threatening disease transmitted by mosquitoes.


as well reuters

Singapore 'closes' Zika zone as virus spread dwindles

Singapore 'closes' Zika zone as virus spread dwindles
Singapore 'closes' Zika zone as virus spread dwindles
A pregnant couple walk together at a potential zika cluster in Singapore September 1, 2016.Picture taken September 1, 2016.REUTERS/Edgar SuSINGAPORE Singapore said on Tuesday it had declared a Zika cluster area "closed", after no new infections were reported for two weeks.


let alone houstonchronicle

Baylor researchers study Houston Zika patient to learn how the virus spreads

Baylor researchers study Houston Zika patient to learn how the virus spreads
Baylor researchers study Houston Zika patient to learn how the virus spreads
Baylor researchers study Houston Zika patient to learn how the virus spreadsPhoto: Ricardo Mazalan, STF FILE - In this Feb. 11, 2016, file photo of aedes aegypti...In May, a 26-year-old Houston woman returned from a trip to Honduras and started to feel ill.Her skin broke out in a rash.


Baylor researchers study Houston Zika patient to learn how the virus spreads

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