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Infectious Diseases - Feb 28, 2018 Edition

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 February 28, 2018 
 Infectious Diseases 
 The latest infectious diseases news from News Medical 
 Researchers create algorithm to reduce spread of infectious diseasesResearchers create algorithm to reduce spread of infectious diseases
 
Public outreach campaigns can prevent the spread of devastating yet treatable diseases such as tuberculosis (TB), malaria and gonorrhea. But ensuring these campaigns effectively reach undiagnosed patients, who may unknowingly spread the disease to others, is a major challenge for cash-strapped public health agencies.
 
   Research uncovers key process that enables Ebola virus to infect host cellsResearch uncovers key process that enables Ebola virus to infect host cells
 
Researchers have identified a key process that enables the Ebola virus to infect host cells, providing a novel target for developing antiviral drugs.
 
   Zika virus could be alternative for treatment of aggressive brain cancerZika virus could be alternative for treatment of aggressive brain cancer
 
Zika virus, feared for causing microcephaly in babies whose mothers were infected during pregnancy by attacking the cells that will give rise to the fetus's cerebral cortex, could be an alternative for treatment of glioblastoma, the most common and aggressive kind of malignant brain tumor in adults.
 
 First African child vaccinated with new typhoid conjugate vaccine
 
First African child vaccinated with new typhoid conjugate vaccineToday the University of Maryland School of Medicine's Center for Vaccine Development is proud to be part of vaccine history in Africa.
 
 
 Scientists uncover genetic cause behind typhoid's antibiotic resistance
 
Scientists uncover genetic cause behind typhoid's antibiotic resistanceThe genetic cause behind a strain of typhoid's resistance to five classes of antibiotics has been uncovered by scientists at the Wellcome Sanger Institute and their collaborators at Public Health England and Aga Khan University, Pakistan.
 
 
 Researchers developing rapid saliva test to detect Zika virus
 
Researchers developing rapid saliva test to detect Zika virusResearchers at New York University College of Dentistry, in collaboration with Rheonix, Inc., are developing a novel test for Zika virus that uses saliva to identify diagnostic markers of the virus in a fraction of the time of current commercial tests.
 
 
 Modifications in HIV test enable rapid detection of Zika virus, study states
 
Modifications in HIV test enable rapid detection of Zika virus, study statesA new comprehensive study details a novel test for Zika virus, which utilizes saliva for rapid identification of the diagnostic markers of the virus.
 
 
 Australian brings measles to New York sparking fears for unvaccinated
 
Australian brings measles to New York sparking fears for unvaccinatedAccording to the city officials in New York, the small population of unvaccinated individuals need to be extra careful over the next couple of weeks because an Australian individual with suspected measles has arrived in the city. This announcement was made last Friday by the New York State Department of Health.
 
 
 How HIV Evades the Immune System
 
How HIV Evades the Immune SystemThis article describes the methods and genes employed by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) to evade the innate and adaptive immune systems.
 

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