One of the most efficient methods of preventing the spread of highly-contagious and deadly diseases through the Third World and beyond is to vaccination a large portion of the population in mass. The findings are detailed in two research paper, that appear in the January issue of the esteemed open-access journal PLoS... |
27 January 2011
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For many decades, researchers have tried to answer a very straightforward question – why is it that the flu strikes and causes outbreaks like clockwork? A variety of answers have been proposed to solve this riddle, but a new research reveals that the answer may be simpler than anyone thought.Some of the previou... |
30 December 2010
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A new genetic analysis has revealed that flu strains do not die off during the summer months, but rather they elope warm regions, and move to where conditions can ensure their survival.All around the world, the autumn months are associated with the onset of the flu season. Regardless of when autumn comes – time... |
10 September 2010
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One of the methods the poultry industry could use to reduce future risks of salmonella outbreaks could be to apply a new step in the technological process, that would cool the fresh eggs right after they are produced. According to investigators at the Purdue University, this would ensure that the risk of outbreaks su... |
26 August 2010
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With funding from federal agencies, scientists at the Rice University have begun a three-year study, which will result in the creation of a new type of genomic test. The test will be able to inform experts whether a disease outbreak is caused by natural causes, or by bioterrorists. Knowing the difference between the ... |
17 August 2010
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As unbelievable as it may seem, some scientists actually took time of their busy schedules to model with mathematical rigor the possibility of a zombie attack occurring, and also discovering possible ways to survive it. The authors of a new study on this issue, which was published in a book on infectious diseases, sa... |
15 August 2009
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Quickly identifying biological pathogens is a key element in triggering early alarm signals on spreading outbreaks, which have the potential to turn into a pandemic. Having been delayed for many years, such a strategy has now become increasingly necessary, following the massive and rapid spread of the swine flu virus... |
10 June 2009
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Biologists and epidemiology experts warn the general public that the presentation that infectious diseases get in Hollywood feature films, or in TV shows, is widely exaggerated, and scientifically incorrect. That is, in most movies capitalizing on people's fear of diseases, pathogens are depicted as infecting pe... |
7 May 2009
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Talking about perfect timing. Researchers at the North Carolina State University (NC State) and the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) have just recently finished developing a new numerical model, designed to predict people's mobility and interaction patterns. The invention could be of tr... |
28 April 2009
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Italian researchers from the Istituto Nazionale per le Malattie Infettive Lazzaro Spallanzani, in Rome, conducted a series of scientific surveys of hepatitis B virus (HBV) outbreaks, which occurred in the European Union and the United States. More than 33 such events were analyzed, and the team published its finds in... |
10 April 2009
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