Raghubar Das cabinet okays proposal for buying 7.22 lakh insecticidal nets to prevent malaria

Edit Indian Express 26 May 2016
The Raghubar Das cabinet on Wednesday cleared the proposal for buying of 7.22 lakh family size long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) to be distributed among the families in order to keep vector-borne diseases like malaria and dengue at bay ... Our requirement is huge ... The state has been a high risk state, in so far as diseases like malaria, dengue and also Japanese Encephalitis and Acute Encephalitis Syndrome ... ....

UNF professor Doria Bowers at leading edge of fight against mosquito-borne viruses

Edit The Florida Times Union 26 May 2016
If things work out, what’s been happening in biology professor Doria Bowers’ insectary at the University of North Florida could one day significantly reduce the danger posed by such mosquito-borne viruses as malaria, yellow fever, West Nile virus, several strains of encephalitis and the Zika virus. read more ... ....

South Carolina authorities urge vaccination of horses against EEE

Edit The Examiner 25 May 2016
An early case of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) has been detected on the coast of South Carolina in a ......

UNF professor Doria Bowers tests 'inhibitor' which can prevent mosquito larva from becoming adult mosquito

Edit The Florida Times Union 25 May 2016
If things work out, what’s been happening in biology professor Doria Bowers’ insectary at the University of North Florida could one day significantly reduce the danger posed by such mosquito-borne viruses as malaria, yellow fever, West Nile virus, several strains of encephalitis and the Zika virus. read more ... ....

Mangano & Health Commissioner Announce Zika Action, Mosquito Trapping & Surveillance Plan (Nassau County, NY)

Edit Public Technologies 25 May 2016
The Department of Health has begun trapping and collecting mosquitoes at 42 sites to prevent the spread of diseases such as encephalitis, including West Nile and Zika viruses ... for viral testing; and thoroughly investigating all cases of suspect or confirmed encephalitis, including West Nile and Zika viruses to determine the source of infection....

Officials urge vaccination of horses after discovery of early case of deadly encephalitis (Clemson University)

Edit Public Technologies 24 May 2016
Vaccination can keep horses from becoming infected with the deadly Eastern Equine Encephalitis virus ... COLUMBIA - State veterinary officials are urging South Carolina horse owners to vaccinate their animals following the discovery of an unusually early case of Eastern Equine Encephalitis in a horse in Horry County ... Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) is a serious, mosquito-borne illness in horses that can also affect humans....

Mosquito Hunters Set Traps Across Houston, Search For Signs Of Zika

Edit Springfield News-Sun 24 May 2016
Mosquito control is serious business in Harris County, Texas. The county, which includes Houston, stretches across 1,777 square miles and is the third most populous county in the U.S ... Louis encephalitis ... on foot, by truck and occasionally from airplanes ... Louis encephalitis, West Nile, dengue and chikungunya ... Louis encephalitis, dengue, and chikungunya viruses ... Louis encephalitis (also carried by Culex), and none for dengue or chikungunya ... ....

Early case of EEE spurs call for vaccinating horses

Edit Clarion Ledger 24 May 2016
An early case of Eastern Equine Encephalitis has veterinarians�calling for the vaccination of horses around the state ... ....

As Zika spreads, Florida town a study in bug-borne illness

Edit Boston Herald 24 May 2016
RIO, Fla. — A summer flu seemed to be sweeping through Rachel Heid's riverfront neighborhood. Pale and shaky, she left work with a fever. Neighbors had the same symptoms, and a contractor at her home felt so sick he went to the hospital. Heid thought the neighborhood children were passing a bug around their circle ... The dengue fever outbreak infected 28 people in August and September 2013 ... We don't have a lot of tourism ... Louis encephalitis ... ....

Zika mosquitoes may migrate to Central New York, Upstate expert says

Edit Syracuse 23 May 2016
SYRACUSE, N.Y ... Dr ... He cited West Nile virus as an example ... The Onondaga County Health Department, which traps and tests mosquitoes every summer for West Nile and Eastern Equine Encephalitis, has never found the types of mosquitoes that transmit Zika in its traps ... Eastern equine encephalitis --- EEE for short, and West Nile virus are the two biggest mosquito-borne disease threats in Central New York ... Dr ... Contact James T. Mulder anytime ... ....

Book on Teesta

Edit The Telegraph India 23 May 2016
A couple who lost their 13-year-old daughter named Teesta because of encephalitis have written a book on the Teesta river after nine years of research to pay tribute to the girl ... ....

Battelle Infectious Diseases and Medical Countermeasure Work Awarded with New $59 Million Contract (Battelle Memorial Institute Inc)

Edit Public Technologies 23 May 2016
(Source. Battelle Memorial Institute Inc). U.S ... For decades, Battelle has conducted research designed to protect the military from these threats ... Work covered by this latest contract includes development of vaccines for potentially weaponized viruses such as plague, botulinum, equine encephalitis, and filovirus, and medical countermeasures against multiple nerve agents and poisonous toxins used in chemical warfare ... About Battelle ... (noodl....

Luminex to Highlight Latest Additions to Product Portfolio at the 2016 Clinical Virology Symposium (Luminex Corporation)

Edit Public Technologies 23 May 2016
(Source. Luminex Corporation). AUSTIN, Texas, May 16, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Luminex Corporation (NASDAQ ... The new ARIES® System will be featured in seven poster presentations, and showcased in a company-sponsored workshop ... Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, will discuss his ARIES® LDT using analyte specific reagents (ASRs) for detection of enterovirus in pediatric blood samples for early diagnosis of meningitis/encephalitis and sepsis....
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