All Parasites articles – Page 6
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NewsTracking ticks in Georgia to help monitor emerging diseases
Researchers combined field data with spatial-analysis techniques to map the distribution of the lone star tick across the state, helping to keep track of vector-born disease risk.
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NewsTropical coral-infecting parasites discovered in cold marine ecosystems
Parasites thought only to infect tropical coral reefs have been discovered in a large variety of creatures in cold marine ecosystems along the Northeast Pacific, according to new research from University of British Columbia botanists.
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NewsScientists discover new phage resistance mechanism in phage-bacterial arms race
Sscientists exploring the complex interactions of microbes in the oral microbiome discovered a new player influencing the phage-bacterial arms race – ultrasmall bacterial parasites, called Saccharibacteria or TM7.
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NewsMicroscopic sea urchin killer spreads to new species and regions
A parasite that devastated long-spined sea urchins in the Caribbean and Florida in 2022 has caused another die-off more than 7,000 miles away in the Sea of Oman.
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NewsExperts warn climate change will fuel spread of infectious diseases
A team of infectious diseases experts called for more awareness and preparedness in the medical field to deal with the impact of climate change on the spread of diseases. Their article, published in JAMA, raises the alarm about the emergence and spread of harmful pathogens. The authors ...
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NewsProtein found in human sweat may protect against Lyme disease
Researchers also found that a variant of the protein is not as protective against the bacterium and increases susceptibility to the disease.
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NewsStudy reveals impact of malaria interventions through routine sampling of pregnant women
Genomic analysis of the malaria parasite in pregnant women attending their first antenatal visit revealed reduced diversity in areas of southern Mozambique where elimination interventions were implemented.
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NewsMalaria parasite generates genetic diversity using evolutionary ‘copy-paste’ tactic
Plasmodium falciparum, a malaria parasite, uses gene conversion to produce genetic diversity in two surface protein genes targeted by the human immune system.
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NewsSpecial insecticide paint may help curb zika and dengue fever outbreaks
Scientists showed that insecticide paint could effectively decrease mosquito presence in Cabo Verde (Cape Verde) for up to one year, making this paint a potential strategy to decrease the transmission of vector-borne diseases.
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NewsMosquito thermal adaptation could shift patterns of disease spread under climate change
Thermal adaptation can determine their risk of transmitting mosquito-borne diseases and how this risk might change in the future as they respond to climates warming.
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NewsResearchers discover that blocking an essential nutrient inhibits malaria parasite growth
Researchers have found that by preventing the malaria parasite from scavenging fatty acids, a type of required nutrient, it can no longer grow.
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NewsFight against malaria takes a step forward with fresh drug targets
New work has taken research one step closer to designing new therapies to fight and eradicate malaria thanks to a lab technique called R-DeeP.
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NewsScientists uncover protein that evolved with infection machinery in toxoplasmosis
Researchers have identified a protein that evolved concurrently with the emergence of cellular compartments crucial for the multiplication of the toxoplasmosis pathogen.
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NewsNew purpose-built insectary will tackle spread of deadly diseases
Keele University is to create a new purpose-built insect research laboratory on its campus – where scientists will carry out vital research to tackle the spread of deadly diseases and reduce crop losses to pests.
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NewsWest Nile virus emergence and spread in Europe linked to agricultural activities
The spread of West Nile virus in Europe is strongly linked to agricultural activities, urbanization, and bird migration, according to a modelling study.
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NewsMicrobiome transplants from wild and lab-reared mosquitoes spur differing gene expression in recipient mosquitoes
Mosquitoes that receive microbiome transplants respond differently depending on whether the donor was wild or lab-reared, a new study has revealed.
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NewsCases of chikungunya and zika fall in Brazil, but most risk clusters rise
Researchers observed spatial and temporal patterns of occurrence and co-occurrence for the two arboviral diseases in all Brazilian municipalities, alongside the influence of environmental and socio-economic factors.
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NewsMany more infected by TBE virus than previously known
The number of infections by the tick-borne TBE virus that are not detected by health services is far higher than previously assumed.
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NewsValneva vaccinates first participant in pediatric trial of single-shot Chikungunya vaccine
Valneva SE has announced that the first participant has been vaccinated in the Phase 2 clinical trial evaluating the safety and immunogenicity in children of two different dose levels of Valneva’s single-shot chikungunya vaccine.
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NewsZika virus is effective when used to treat a type of childhood cancer in mice
Injecting neuroblastoma tumors with Zika virus shrank or eliminated those tumors in studies with mice, suggesting that the virus could someday serve as an effective cancer therapy, according to a new study.