Bringing About a Common African Platform May 24, 2009
Epidemiological consequences are also foreseeable: water-borne diseases like malaria, cholera, yellow fever, to name only a few are likely to spread. Women will be affected inordinately by climate change. (allAfrica.com)
Govt committed to improve health situation - Kunbuor May 15, 2009
The aim is to contribute to proper enhancement of cleaning of drains in vicinities, controlling mosquito borne diseases such as Filariasis, yellow fever, some haemorrhagic fevers and most important of all malaria. Dr. Kunbuor noted that the WHO recommendation on Integrated Vector Control in the fight against malaria would be applied when necessary and feasible and commended Zoomlion and said; "I think this is laudable and will fit into the scheme of things by my ministry to control malaria."... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Man Dies Of Brain Inflammation Caused by Deer Tick Virus May 15, 2009
Both are flaviviruses, a group that includes West Nile virus, St. Louis encephalitis virus, dengue and yellow fever viruses, all of which are transmitted by mosquitoes. Infection with one of these viruses sometimes causes severe illness, some combination of milder symptoms, or no illness at all. (MEDLINEplus)
Climate Change Impacts Revealed: Disease in Peru May 12, 2009
Nevertheless, "many infections, including dengue, yellow fever, hanta virus, bartonellosis and , are very sensitive to climate and to temperature, humidity and rainfall.". 1. (Scientific American)
Shades of 06 May 10, 2009
The Sydney Morning Herald: national, world, business, entertainment, sport and technology news from Australia's leading newspaper. Matthew HallMay 10, 2009. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Congo-Brazzaville: 130 Cholera Cases Reported in the Pool Region May 9, 2009
A case of yellow fever, the first in 43 years, has also been reported in the western Cuvette region, along the border with Gabon, according to health officials. "Since 4 April, we have detected 130 cases of cholera in the Pool. We were notified of a yellow fever case in western Cuvette; It is the first [case] that the Congo has registered since 1966," Jean-Joseph Akouala, head of the epidemiological service in the Ministry of Health, said on 6 May ... Emilienne Raoul, the Health Minister,... (allAfrica.com)
Auto hazard lights can avert catastrophe May 8, 2009
Among these are such infamous killers as AIDS, bubonic plague, cholera, diphthe ria, ebola and dengue fever, measles, SARS, smallpox, West Nile virus and yellow fever. Every one of us can help prevent the development and spread of these killer diseases by replac ing animal products in our diet with healthful vegetables, fresh fruits and whole grains. (NJ.com -- Times)
An unsung hoops hero hits Chinatown storefront May 7, 2009
In the window display is an ad campaign and Yelp reviews featuring the shoe's endorser, a street ball phenom named K. Lo, known as "Yellow Fever," who taught Lakers star Kobe Bryant his best moves ... So does "Yellow Fever," and so does his relationship with Kobe. (San Francisco Chronicle)
New virus, old tale: animals share bugs with us May 7, 2009
Malaria, tuberculosis, rabies, yellow fever and typhoid fever are zoonotic. And it's a two-way street, as seen recently when a Canadian farmworker infected with the new H1N1 swine flu apparently passed the disease to a herd of pigs. (Huntington WSAZ-TV, WV)
DNA Barcoding Of Mosquito Species Deployed In Bid To End Elephantiasis May 5, 2009
18, 2008) Few things sting like a mosquito's bite -- especially if that bite carries a disease such as malaria, yellow fever, Dengue fever or West Nile virus. But if a team of University of Arizona researchers. (Science Daily)
Avoid sick pitfalls of family vacation May 5, 2009
The only vaccine required by International Health Regulations is yellow fever vaccination for travel to certain countries in sub-Saharan Africa and tropical South America ... However, Nolan explained, if you visit a country such as Kenya and try to enter Tanzania, officials may want proof of immunization before you can enter because Kenya is a country known to have yellow fever. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Letter: Stop killer diseases: change your diet May 1, 2009
Among these are such infamous killers as AIDS, bubonic plague, cholera, diphtheria, Ebola and dengue fever, measles, SARS, smallpox, West Nile virus, and yellow fever (www. en. (Appeal Democrat, CA)
A to Z of malaria Apr 30, 2009
Y is for Yellow fever Yellow fever is another disease transmitted by mosquitoes. Some countries, such as Peru, require a certificate showing yellow-fever vaccination before you can travel there. (CNN -- International)
Nigeria: Greatest Murderer in History Apr 28, 2009
com: Nigeria: Greatest Murderer in History (Page 1 of 1). Nigeria: Greatest Murderer in History. (allAfrica.com)
Pauch wins for the 72nd time at NES Apr 28, 2009
Soon after the first lap was completed, 'yellow fever' seemed to take over. The first caution flew for a backstretch incident involving Keith Hoffman (rear) and Tom Carberry (axle), who were both sidelined for the rest of the evening. (NJ.com -- Times)
Outbreaks vs. Epidemics Apr 28, 2009
When someone has been exposed to diphtheria, infectious tuberculosis, yellow fever, viral hemorrhagic fevers, SARS, and a new strain of influenza with pandemic potential. That's the federal government's list, which changes only by executive order; states may have their own. (Slate)
No more monkey business: Vasectomies for primates Apr 17, 2009
The parks' monkey population has grown to about 170 in recent months, and project head Marize Moreira said Thursday some have been found to carry yellow fever. Sick monkeys can't pass the disease directly to humans, but mosquitoes that bite infected monkeys can transmit it. (Fresno Bee)
OHSU scientists partner with others to form center aimed at combating infectious diseases Apr 16, 2009
PNWRCE researchers will study a broad range of diseases and viruses, including Ebola, Dengue, SARS, avian and 1918 influenza, dengue fever, yellow fever, and West Nile, all of which are caused by pathogens that NIAID categorizes as A, B and C. NIAID priority pathogens in category A are the most dangerous and include Ebola and Dengue ... D., associate scientist, OHSU VGTI, will investigate "Yellow Fever Vaccination of the Elderly and Immune Compromised". (EurekAlert!)
Key West Ghost Tours to Haunted Ho... Apr 15, 2009
II), by Rowland H. Rerick (Atlanta: The Southern Historical Association) describes Dr. Porter as an expert in controlling yellow fever epidemics. Yellow fever in those days killed four out of five people who caught it. (Suite101.com)
UW-L class tackles global impact of diseases Apr 11, 2009
Prior to beginning the course this semester, Lipanot had heard of infectious diseases like malaria and yellow fever, but he didn t ever consider the impact. Malaria kills a million people per year globally If you think about that, that s a major U.S. city. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Togo: Military Delivers Health Care in Bid to Change Image Apr 9, 2009
Songne said the army, in coordination with the Ministry of Health, conducted 27,000 free consultations, performed 132 operations - of 484 requests - and vaccinated 15,000 people against yellow fever, meningitis and measles, at a cost of $130,000 funded by the Ministry of Defence. The World Health Organization (WHO) representative in Togo, Kadri Tankari, told IRIN he sees no problem with the military delivering health care. (allAfrica.com)
Supernatural events haunt local museum Apr 5, 2009
The night before she was to graduate, McAlhany said, Cora died from yellow fever. . (Lake City Reporter, FL)
Bedbugs Not Just Confined to Beds: Infestation Spreading to Subways, Theaters and Hotels Apr 5, 2009
Goddard sought to dispel suggestions he found in some earlier studies that bed bugs might transmit blood-borne diseases like the plague, yellow fever, hepatitis or HIV.. In the past, hepatitis was found in bedbugs in Africa. (Fox News)
Then the seventh seal was opened Apr 5, 2009
If we are not boarded by pirates at Cabo San Lucas, if our good ship does not sink after scraping a reef along Baja California, if the coastal lands west of San Bernardino do not plop, chucked by the San Andreas fault into the Pacific Ocean, if there is not an air traffic controller strike in San Diego or Denver to test this generation s resolute president, if we are not all beset by yellow fever or Legionaires disease, I will be home by the time you read this. And mighty glad to be home. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Marietta's new housing plans must try to be inclusive Apr 4, 2009
It went from a small Indian settlement to a sleepy cotton trans-shipment point, to an antebellum spa and yellow fever retreat-resort, to a World War II-manufacturing boom town, to a bedroom community for the city of Atlanta. In the 1980s, Marietta had a vision of becoming Atlanta s next Edge City, setting off a series of land-use battles between preservationists and the business community. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Mass grave update: Contractor list to remove medical waste Apr 4, 2009
Other remains are thought to be from a mass grave dug to bury victim's of a 19th century Yellow fever outbreak. Construction workers found the bones and several skulls Tuesday while preparing a city lot for a building project. (WSJA.com, AL)
Police: Mass Grave Unearthed in Alabama May Have Been Victims of 1800's Epidemic Apr 2, 2009
The remains are likely victims of a yellow fever outbreak that hit the city in the early 1800's, Montgomery Police spokesman Maj. Huey Thornton told WSFA.com. (Fox News)
Fauci: Why there is still no AIDS vaccine Apr 1, 2009
Highly effective vaccines have been developed for many other viral diseases, including polio, measles, mumps, rubella, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, influenza, rabies, varicella, human papillomavirus, rotavirus, yellow fever and Japanese encephalitis. One viral infection smallpox has been completely eradicated from the human population. (MSNBC -- Health)
Mass grave found in downtown Montgomery Apr 1, 2009
Montgomery Police spokesman Major Huey Thornton said it's believed the bodies are from a mass grave of victims who died of a Yellow fever outbreak sometime in the early 1800's ... State historians say the burials were quite common in the 19th century as Yellow fever spread throughout the south ... The Center for Disease Control in Atlanta, Georgia says Yellow fever is transmitted to humans through mosquitoes. (WSJA.com, AL)
Bed bug bites are annoying, but not dangerous Apr 1, 2009
Goddard sought to dispel suggestions he found in some earlier studies that bed bugs might transmit blood-borne diseases like the plague, yellow fever, hepatitis or HIV.. In the past, hepatitis was found in bed bugs in Africa. (MSNBC -- Health)
Nigeria: Lassa Fever Caused By Black Rat -Ogunleye Mar 30, 2009
But you should know that other things could cause haemorrhagic fever; yellow fever can cause it. Does it really manifest different symptoms. (allAfrica.com)
Pauline Bonaparte: A sister of royal caprice and mischief Mar 21, 2009
But there were many other candidates, particularly after she returned from the Caribbean following Leclerc's death in a yellow fever epidemic, trailing whispers about her tropical experiments with black and lesbian partners. Back in Paris, she was initially attracted to Prince Borghese (and especially his fortune), but not long after their marriage she was on the prowl again, and would be for the next 20 years. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
'Denied their chance' Mar 21, 2009
In 1900, a number of soldiers and doctors exposed themselves to to possibly infected Aedes aegypti mosquitoes to see if these could transmit the deadly yellow fever disease. Some of the volunteers died; all were considered brave and honorable. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Course of West Nile Infection Charted Mar 20, 2009
Also, the patient had received the Yellow Fever vaccine shortly before the accident, suggesting that the vaccine is not protective against West Nile, as had been suspected. HealthDay. (MEDLINEplus)
How Mosquitoes Could Teach Us A Trick In The Fight Against Malaria Mar 14, 2009
13, 2009) The means by which most deadly malaria parasites are detected and killed by the mosquitoes that carry them is revealed for the first time in research published March 5 in Science Express. The discovery could help researchers find a way to block transmission of the disease from mosquitoes to humans. (Science Daily)
Jai-Veeru: Movie Review Mar 14, 2009
The background score strikes all the wrong notes and the editing suffers from yellow fever ailment as frames frequently freeze and go pale for no reason. The film surely wins an award for the most lame lines and lousy dialogue delivery. (India Times)
Drug developed in Corvallis lab stands ready to fight smallpox Mar 11, 2009
Smallpox is one of many devastating illnesses -- including malaria, yellow fever, measles, typhus, typhoid fever and diphtheria -- introduced to the Americas by Europeans. Collectively, the diseases decimated Native tribes, who had no natural immunity to them. (OregonLive, OR -- News)
Government to restructure NHIS Mar 6, 2009
In the light of resurgence of some communicable diseases, the Ministry will, as a matter of urgency review the management of these diseases especially cholera, meningitis and yellow fever. To further strengthen the programme for modernizing health care and also improve access to quality health care, the Ministry will rehabilitate all Health facilities destroyed by floods in the Northern Region. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Nature, abuse imperil a harbor island heritage Feb 27, 2009
Yellow fever was sweeping through terrified Boston in 1798 ... "To see what these people are doing is a tragedy, especially with what we have here, sacred ground," Ellen Berkland, the city archeologist, said as she stood near the granite remains of a hospital that once housed patients with smallpox, yellow fever, typhoid, and other catastrophic illnesses. (Boston Globe)
Mardi Gras keeps marching on Feb 23, 2009
Since the parades began in 1857, New Orleans Mardi Gras has been entirely canceled only 13 times for a yellow fever epidemic, the Civil War and each world war, says Arthur Hardy, a Mardi Gras historian and guide publisher. The last full cancellation: 1945, the last year of World War II.. (USA Today)
Sick, Irresponsible CSR Feb 21, 2009
A century ago, Dr. William Gorgas eradicated yellow fever and dramatically reduced malaria in Panama. He eliminated or poured kerosene on standing water, to prevent malaria-carrying Anopheles mosquitoes from laying eggs and larvae from developing; fumigated areas infested with adult mosquitoes; and used nets to isolate infected patients and prevent them from being bitten and spreading the disease. (Townhall.com)
Construction starts on CDC lab Feb 21, 2009
The infectious disease division is a national and international reference center, providing technical expertise and training for dealing with diseases such as Lyme disease, West Nile virus, yellow fever and denque fever. Based in Atlanta, the CDC is a federal agency created more than 60 years ago to conduct and support public-health activities in this country, including prevention of disease and injury, terrorism preparedness and emergency response. (Denver Business Journal, CO)
Supreme Court issues notices on writ petition Feb 21, 2009
The Central Research Institute, Kasauli, in Himachal Pradesh, is the only institute in South Asia that produced the yellow fever vaccine ... The institute produces DTP vaccines, vaccines against yellow fever, typhoid, diptheria, tetanus, rabies, snake venoms etc. (Express Buzz)
Why the Stamford Chimp Attacked Feb 20, 2009
Pet chimpanzees are also reservoirs of disease and can pass along infections like yellow fever, monkey pox and the Marburg virus to their human keepers. Despite the potential threat chimpanzees pose, many U.S. states, including Connecticut, legally allow people to raise them as pets. (Time.com)
New test may help to ensure that dengue vaccines do no harm Feb 13, 2009
Infection with the dengue flavivirus, which is related to West Nile Virus and Yellow Fever, results in an estimated 500,000 hospitalizations and 22,000 deaths, mostly among infants, each year, according to the World Health Organization. After decades of absence in the United States, experts say the disease is causing illness again along the Texas-Mexico border, and that widespread dengue infection in the continental United States is a real possibility. (EurekAlert!)
Consider Kids' Health on Tropical Trips Feb 7, 2009
"The most common infectious disease threats to children traveling to underdeveloped, tropical regions of the world may result from exposure to contaminated food and water, and disease carrying insects. With the help of available destination-specific vaccines such as hepatitis A, typhoid fever and yellow fever, parents can feel more comfortable traveling with young children," Dr. Andrea Summer, an associate professor of pediatrics at Medical University of South Carolina, said in an ASTMH news... (MEDLINEplus)
Sabin Vaccine Institute Receives $9.2M Gates Foundation Grant to Pursue Sustainable Immunization Financing Mar 31, 2008
Countries are reaching more children than ever before, and their programs are incorporating newer and underutilized vaccines against influenza, hepatitis, yellow fever and rotavirus. Investments in immunization are increasing almost everywhere, but costs are increasing faster. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Putting Human Immunity in a Test Tube Mar 28, 2008
If all goes well with test runs on licensed vaccines for yellow fever and rabies, VaxDesign will begin work on potential AIDS vaccines next year. While critics might argue that MIMIC is too oversimplified to be useful, Koff doesn't agree. (Time.com)
US biologists shed light on how deadly virus becomes infectious Mar 28, 2008
Biologists have mapped how a deadly class of viruses including dengue, West Nile, yellow fever and encephalitis become infectious in a pair of studies published in the journal Science. "This is possibly the most detailed understanding of how any virus matures," said study author Michael Rossmann of Purdue University in Indiana. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Biologists Discover How Dengue Virus Matures Mar 28, 2008
These findings, published in the March 28 issue of Science, pertain to all other flaviviruses, which include other dangerous insect-borne disease such as West Nile, yellow fever, and St. Louis encephalitis, the researchers said. This research may help in efforts to find ways to treat or prevent viral infections. (Health-Finder)
Japan to promote Africa's growth at Tokyo confab Mar 25, 2008
Noguchi (1876-1928) was a prominent Japanese bacteriologist who died in Accra, Ghana, of yellow fever virus, in pursuit of his research on vaccines to stop diseases such as yellow fever and poliomyelitis. He had travelled extensively in Central and South America before coming to Africa. (Guardian News, Nigeria)
Whistles For Women In Thailand Mar 23, 2008
Bolivia: Airlines flying to Bolivia have recently been refusing to accept passengers who do not have valid yellow fever vaccinations, according to a March 14 report by the U.S. Embassy in La Paz. Because of recent heavy rains, the government has decreed that arriving travelers must be vaccinated for the disease, cases of which have occurred in Paraguay and Argentina for the first time in decades. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Dengue fever 'epidemic' alarms Brazilian authorities Mar 21, 2008
The virus is carried by the aegis aegypti mosquito, the same insect that carries the deadly Yellow Fever virus, which has also struck more people than usual this year and caused something of a panic in South America. Experts fear that increased tourism and the mosquitoes' increased resistance to drugs may be responsible for this outbreak. (ABC Online)
Vaccine shortage hampers immunisation Mar 21, 2008
Other vaccines like the yellow fever vaccine manufactured only by the Kasauli unit in Asia too will no longer be available. Public health experts feel such a crisis could have been averted if the plants had been upgraded in time. (NDTV.com)
'Stuff White People Like' blog stirs controversy... Mar 21, 2008
Take #11 on the list: "Asian Girls: 95% of white males have at one point in their lives experienced yellow fever. ... White men love Asian women so much that they will go to extremes such as stating that Sandra Oh is sexy, teaching English in Asia, playing in a co-ed volleyball league ... ". Ouch. (The Drudge Report)
Shopping deals: 3/14 Mar 15, 2008
YELLOW FEVER Your spring wardrobe wouldn't be complete without something yellow. We found it: this sunny dress with Art Deco-inspired cutouts, $49. (AZCentral -- Style)
Transit strike in Berlin, yellow fever in Argentina Mar 10, 2008
Argentina: A yellow fever outbreak in Paraguay that killed eight people has spread to Argentina, where a farm worker in Misiones province that borders Paraguay contracted the disease. The cases in Paraguay were the first incidences of the mosquito-borne illness since 1974. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Yellow Fever Spreading Mar 9, 2008
Transit strike in Berlin, yellow fever in Argentina. Article:Transit strike in Berlin, yellow fever in Argentina:/c/a/2008/03/07/TRARUM4MJ.DTL Article:Transit strike in Berlin, yellow fever in Argentina:/c/a/2008/03/07/TRARUM4MJ.DTL ... Transit strike in Berlin, yellow fever in Argentina. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Paraguay Immunizes 1.3 Million People to Stem Deadly Yellow Fever Outbreak Mar 8, 2008
3 Million People for Deadly Yellow Fever ... The conditions for the reemergence of yellow fever have been very well established,'' , director of the World Health Organization's epidemic and pandemic alert and response team, told reporters on a conference call last week ... Yellow fever occurs in two different patterns: jungle yellow fever, which is spread by mosquitoes among monkeys and humans; and urban yellow fever, which is spread by mosquitoes from one infected person to another. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
Bound For Paraguay, Hoping To Help Mar 8, 2008
WEST HARTFORD Ronald Garcia needed to find lots of yellow fever vaccines. And fast. (FOX61, CT)
Wentz to open 'punk' parlor Mar 5, 2008
He has his own fashion line, Clandestine Industries Clothing, and last April opened the New York bar Angels and Kings, which he owns with friends Gym Class Heroes lead singer Travis McCoy and Yellow Fever clothing designer Jamison Ernest. Recently, Wentz fueled reports he plans to propose to his long-term girlfriend Ashlee Simpson after she was spotted sporting a diamond band on her ring finger. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Eradicate malaria? Doubters fuel debate Mar 4, 2008
In the early 1900s, another of the world's richest men, John D. Rockefeller, tried to wipe out hookworm and yellow fever. In the American South, he was victorious. (International Herald Tribune)
IAVI and VaxDesign partner to develop a clinical trial in a test tube for AIDS vaccines Mar 3, 2008
IAVI will first test the technology on licensed vaccines for yellow fever and rabies to see whether the immune responses generated in vitro are the same as those elicited in humans who receive the vaccine. If the technology proves successful, IAVI and VaxDesign will further develop and apply it to the screening of novel immunogens for AIDS vaccines at its AIDS Vaccine Development Laboratory in Brooklyn, New York. (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Craftsman carries on Creole family trade Mar 3, 2008
" These days, Barthe refers to his family as Creoles, but most of all, he calls them plasterers. "My father was a plasterer, his father was a plasterer, his uncles and everybody else were plasterers," he said. "The Barthe children knew they had to be plasterers. Daddy didn't want me to be a doctor, a lawyer or an Indian chief. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Yellow fever deaths rise to 19 in Brazil Mar 1, 2008
BRASILIA, Feb. 29 (Xinhua) -- The Brazilian authorities confirmed two more deaths caused by yellow fever on Thursday, which brought to 19 the number of mortal cases of the tropical disease, local press reported Friday ... According to the Folha de Sao Paulo newspaper, it's the first fatal case caused by yellow fever in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul ... By far Brazil has reported 35 confirmed cases of yellow fever, of which 21 were in the state of Goais, and among the 19 yellow fever deaths in... (Xinhuanet, China)
