QUEBEC: CHOLERA
Quebec cholera case confirmed
Read more:http://www.leaderpost.com/health/Quebec+cholera+case+confirmed/4208401/story.html#ixzz1CwTcapr
13 February 2011
QUEBEC: CHOLERA
Read more:http://www.leaderpost.com/health/Quebec+cholera+case+confirmed/4208401/story.html#ixzz1CwTcapr
QUEBEC: CHOLERA
12 February, 2011
NEW ANOPHELES MOSQUITO- WEST AFRICA
MALARIA, NEW ANOPHELES MOSQUITO - WEST AFRICA
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Date: Tue 3 Feb 2011
Source: BBC News [edited]
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New mosquito type raises concern
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Scientists have identified a new type of mosquito. It is a subgroup
of _Anopheles gambiae_, the insect species responsible for most of the
malaria transmission in Africa. Researchers tell Science magazine that
this new mosquito appears to be very susceptible to the parasite that
causes the disease -- which raises concern. The type may have evaded
classification until now because it rests away from human dwellings
where most scientific collections tend to be made.
Dr Michelle Riehle, from the Pasteur Institute in Paris, France, and
colleagues made their discovery in Burkina Faso, where they gathered
mosquitoes from ponds and puddles near villages over a period of 4
years. When they examined these insects in the lab, they found many to
be genetically distinct from any _A. gambiae_ insects previously
recorded.
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Date: Tue 3 Feb 2011
Source: BBC News [edited]
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New mosquito type raises concern
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Scientists have identified a new type of mosquito. It is a subgroup
of _Anopheles gambiae_, the insect species responsible for most of the
malaria transmission in Africa. Researchers tell Science magazine that
this new mosquito appears to be very susceptible to the parasite that
causes the disease -- which raises concern. The type may have evaded
classification until now because it rests away from human dwellings
where most scientific collections tend to be made.
Dr Michelle Riehle, from the Pasteur Institute in Paris, France, and
colleagues made their discovery in Burkina Faso, where they gathered
mosquitoes from ponds and puddles near villages over a period of 4
years. When they examined these insects in the lab, they found many to
be genetically distinct from any _A. gambiae_ insects previously
recorded.
05 February, 2011
03 February, 2011
QUEBEC: CHOLERA
Quebec cholera case confirmed
Read more:http://www.leaderpost.com/health/Quebec+cholera+case+confirmed/4208401/story.html#ixzz1CwTcapr
NEW ANOPHELES MOSQUITO- WEST AFRICA
NEW ANOPHELES MOSQUITO- WEST AFRICA
MALARIA, NEW ANOPHELES MOSQUITO - WEST AFRICA
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Date: Tue 3 Feb 2011
Source: BBC News [edited]
<http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/
New mosquito type raises concern
------------------------------
Scientists have identified a new type of mosquito. It is a subgroup
of _Anopheles gambiae_, the insect species responsible for most of the
malaria transmission in Africa. Researchers tell Science magazine that
this new mosquito appears to be very susceptible to the parasite that
causes the disease -- which raises concern. The type may have evaded
classification until now because it rests away from human dwellings
where most scientific collections tend to be made.
Dr Michelle Riehle, from the Pasteur Institute in Paris, France, and
colleagues made their discovery in Burkina Faso, where they gathered
mosquitoes from ponds and puddles near villages over a period of 4
years. When they examined these insects in the lab, they found many to
be genetically distinct from any _A. gambiae_ insects previously
recorded.
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A ProMED-mail post
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ProMED-mail is a program of the
International Society for Infectious Diseases
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Date: Tue 3 Feb 2011
Source: BBC News [edited]
<http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/
New mosquito type raises concern
------------------------------
Scientists have identified a new type of mosquito. It is a subgroup
of _Anopheles gambiae_, the insect species responsible for most of the
malaria transmission in Africa. Researchers tell Science magazine that
this new mosquito appears to be very susceptible to the parasite that
causes the disease -- which raises concern. The type may have evaded
classification until now because it rests away from human dwellings
where most scientific collections tend to be made.
Dr Michelle Riehle, from the Pasteur Institute in Paris, France, and
colleagues made their discovery in Burkina Faso, where they gathered
mosquitoes from ponds and puddles near villages over a period of 4
years. When they examined these insects in the lab, they found many to
be genetically distinct from any _A. gambiae_ insects previously
recorded.
20 January 2011
IN MEMORIAM Professor Harding Le RICHE 1916-2011
Two weeks ago Tor.School of Public Health Emeritus Professor Harding Le Riche died following a stroke.
He`was intellectually brilliant to the end of his life.
See` WIKIPEDIA.
He`was intellectually brilliant to the end of his life.
See` WIKIPEDIA.
17 January 2011
ABALONE VIRAL GANGLIONEURITIS
show details 15 Jan (1 day ago) |
ABALONE VIRAL GANGLIONEURITIS - AUSTRALIA: (TASMANIA)
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Date: 15 Jan 2011
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Abalone farm closed after virus outbreak
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An abalone farm on Tasmania's east coast has tested positive for a highly
contagious abalone virus [abalones are edible sea snails. - Mod.SH].
Abalone viral ganglioneuritis affects the nervous systems of abalone,
causing weakness and death.
The Department of Primary Industries has closed the farm and a processing
facility. A biosecurity plan has been put in place to contain the outbreak,
which the department says has not spread into the wild.
There are no health risks for people handling or eating abalone affected by
the virus.
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[While there are no health associated risks to eating or handling infected
abalone, there is an economic impact to the producer and possibly to the area.
Ganglioneuritis is an interesting condition causing inflammation in the
nervous tissue, which swells. The result is curling of the abalone foot and
swelling of the mouth. Thus, the organism cannot eat and loses its grip on
the rocks it so depends on.
Abalone viral ganglioneuritis (AVG) is a highly virulent herpes-like virus,
undescribed in Australia before 2005, and still not well characterized. The
virus affects the nervous tissue of abalone and rapidly causes death. The
virus can be spread through direct contact, through the water column
without contact, and in mucus that infected abalone produce before dying.
The virus is thought to survive only a short time when out of a moist
environment.
AVG affects both blacklip and greenlip abalone and hybrids of these 2.
In June 2006, coastal waters off Port Fairy were declared a Control Area
under the Victorian Livestock Disease Control Act (1994), as the disease is
listed as notifiable. Fishing and diving activities in the Control Area
were restricted to minimize the risk of human activity transferring the
disease to unaffected abalone populations elsewhere in the State.
16 January 2011
2011 The HAGUE: 13th. INT.CONF.of INT.PSYCHOGERIATRIC ASSN.
Int.Committee: 2 Canadians.
Assoc. Prof Univ.Toronto (BAYCREST CENTRE ) David CONN MB BCh BAO(Dublin) FRCPC
Prof.Neurobiology McGill Univ,Montreal Serge GAUTHIER MD FRCPC
Assoc. Prof Univ.Toronto (BAYCREST CENTRE ) David CONN MB BCh BAO(Dublin) FRCPC
Prof.Neurobiology McGill Univ,Montreal Serge GAUTHIER MD FRCPC
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