Tag: Dengue virus
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The Lancet: World’s most advanced dengue vaccine candidate shows promise in phase 3 trial
The first dengue vaccine candidate (CYD-TDV) to reach phase 3 clinical testing has shown moderate protection (56%) against the disease in Asian children, according to new research published in The Lancet. Dengue is a mosquito-borne disease that infects around 390 million people each year, of whom about 96 million suffer from symptomatic infection. WHO estimates…
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Indian scientists make dengue vaccine breakthrough as early trials show it creates ‘robust immunity’
Indian scientists have achieved an important breakthrough in their efforts to develop a vaccine to prevent the deadly dengue. Supported by the Department of Biotechnology under the Ministry of Science & Technology, scientists at International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB) in New Delhi have developed a non-infectious dengue vaccine from yeast. Preliminary animal…
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The ‘gold’ standard: a rapid, cheap method of detecting dengue virus
The development of an easy to use, low cost method of detecting dengue virus in mosquitoes based on gold nanoparticles is reported in BioMed Central’s open access journal Virology Journal. The assay is able to detect lower levels of the virus than current tests, and is easy to transport and use in remote regions. Half…
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A Solution for the Space Junk Problem?
Experts predict near-Earth space will become difficult to navigate by mid-century unless agencies start removing the mess. Gassy outbursts from a suborbital rocket may be the cleanest way to get rid of hazardous space debris, suggests a new US patent application filed on 27 September by aerospace giant Boeing of Chicago. Space junk – derelict…