Researchers create first chikungunya animal model
... Researchers have developed the first animal model of the infection caused by chikungunya virus (CHIKV), an emerging arbovirus associated with large-scale epidemics that hit the Indian Ocean (especially the French Island of La Runion) in 2005, later spreading to India, and ...Scientists Map Genome Sequence Dengue Mosquito
... disease transmission," Tu said. The Ae. aegypti genome sequence has been described in the article Genome Sequence of Aedes aegypti, A Major arbovirus Vector, published in Science Express. It is expected to stimulate efforts to elucidate interactions at the molecular level between mosquitoes and the ...13,000 Cases of Dengue Found in Brazil in January
... broke out because people failed to take proper care at home," the minister said. Dengue is an acute, infectious tropical disease caused by an arbovirus transmitted by the Aedes Aegypti mosquito. Dengue types of one, two and three are found in Brazil while type three, the severest, arrived in the ...Dengue Epidemic Threatens Pakistan
... with symptoms to those of dengue fever in the twin cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi. It is believed that the disease is spread thru an arbovirus transmitted by mosquitoes prevailing in the unhygienic conditions around various recreational spots, educational institutions, hospitals etc., and ...Researchers examine role of climate change in disease spread
... no doubt that during the past 50 years or so, patterns of emerging arbovirus diseases have changed significantly," Higgs said. "We picked prominent ... According to Higgs, though, it's not that simple. "You can't disassociate arbovirus diseases from the climate," Higgs said, "but many other factors affected ...Entomological Society of America names 2008 award winners
... Bakersfield, California, where he worked with Dr. William Reisen on a NOAA-funded project to study the influence of climate on mosquito abundance and arbovirus transmission. He moved to Davis, California in 2003 to begin work on a Ph.D. in entomology and an M.S. in epidemiology under Dr. Bruce Eldridge. He ...Engineers create 3-D model to help biologists combat blue tongue virus
... Dr Greg Gibbons, who leads the University of Warwick's WMG's rapid prototyping team, is working with Professor Peter Mertens, head of the arbovirus Research Group at the Institute of Animal Health at Pirbright, and Robert Esnouf of Oxford. Dr Gibbons said: "Research collaboration between ...Genome of yellow fever/dengue fever mosquito sequenced
... of DNA in an organism. The research appears in the May 18, 2007 Science Express, in the article, "Genome Sequence of Aedes aegypti, A Major arbovirus Vector." Researchers at 24 universities and other institutions worldwide contributed to the effort. Among the co-authors are members of the ...Virginia Tech researchers discover how mosquitoes avoid succumbing to viruses they transmit
... also represents the first application of next generation high-throughput sequencing to characterize small RNAs from mosquitoes infected with an arbovirus a virus that is transmitted by an arthropod vector , said Myles. The researchers used an Illumina machine capable of generating more than four ...