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Yellow fever outbreaks in nonhuman primates pose ‘considerable risk’ to humans
A yellow fever outbreak driven by epizootic transmission in Brazil highlights the importance of monitoring mosquito populations and nonhuman primate deaths when assessing the risk for infection among humans, according to findings published in Annals of Internal Medicine.
Deforestation creates habitat for mosquito vectors
Deforestation creates a habitat preferred by mosquitoes that transmit human diseases, according to researchers.
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As Madagascar plague outbreak loosens grip, concerns linger
An outbreak of plague in Madagascar has started to decline in recent weeks, with 12 previously affected districts reporting no new confirmed or probable cases, according to WHO.
Schistosomiasis increases HIV risk in African women
A half-century of progress fighting schistosomiasis in China is being jeopardized by land-use patterns and landscape connectivity, which are expanding the range of the snails that host Schistosoma japonicum parasites, researchers said.
Nonedemic regions in Africa at high risk for viral hemorrhagic fever outbreaks
Regions in Africa that are currently considered nonendemic for viral hemorrhagic fever are actually highly susceptible to outbreaks, according to researchers.
Yellow fever virus found in semen of Brazilian patient
Researchers in Brazil recently detected yellow fever virus RNA in urine and semen samples from a convalescent patient in Brazil.
Prepackaged salad containing bat carcass was unlikely source of rabies
Two Florida residents who ate part of a prepackaged salad that contained a bat carcass were unlikely to have been infected with rabies but received treatment as a precaution, according to a new MMWR report.
NIAID awards $420,000 to identify human susceptibility to Zika virus
A researcher at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso has received a 2-year, $420,000 grant from the NIH’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to determine which human genes allow the Zika virus to attack and eliminate human cells, according to a recent press release.
Plague outbreak in Madagascar hits cities, includes more virulent form
An outbreak of plague in Madagascar has spread to large urban areas, including the capital city and port towns, infecting at least 114 people and killing 21, according to WHO.
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