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Human Disease Leptospirosis Identified in the Banded Mongoose in Africa

 Scientists find widespread but neglected disease is significant health threat in Botswana

The newest public health threat in Africa, scientists have found, is coming from a previously unknown source: the banded mongoose. Leptospirosis, the disease is called. And the banded mongoose carries it. Leptospirosis is the world's most common illness transmitted to humans by animals. It's a two-phase disease that begins with flu-like symptoms. If untreated, it can cause meningitis, liver damage, pulmonary hemorrhage, renal failure and death.

 


Mon, 05/20/2013 - 16:21 — admin

Actions Combating Drug Resistance

“The emergence of AMR [antimicrobial resistance] is a complex problem driven by many interconnected factors; single, isolated interventions have little impact. A global and national multi-sectoral response is urgently needed to combat the growing threat of AMR.” (WHO)

 


Sun, 03/25/2012 - 13:53 — admin

Scientists Identify Microbes Responsible for Consuming Natural Gas in Deepwater Horizon Spill

In the results of a new study, scientists explain how they used DNA to identify microbes present in the Gulf of Mexico following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and the particular microbes responsible for consuming natural gas immediately after the spill.


Tue, 11/08/2011 - 18:01 — admin

Mobile Phone Innovation to Test Water Quality Wins Stockholm Junior Water Prize

Alison Bick has developed a low-cost portable method to test water quality using a mobile phone.


Tue, 11/08/2011 - 17:53 — admin

New Way to Conquer Disease-Causing Nematodes in Flies has Implications for Human Diseases

It has been a basic principle of evolution for more than a century that plants and animals can adapt genetically in ways that help them better survive and reproduce. Now, in a paper published in the journal Science, University of Rochester biologist John Jaenike and colleagues document a clear example of a new mechanism for evolution.


Tue, 11/08/2011 - 16:01 — admin

It's not the Bullets, it's the Bacteria

What kills most civilians during wartime? It's not the bullets, or the missiles, or the shrapnel from bombs. It’s unsafe water, lack of food, inadequate medical care, unsafe communities -- the absence of public health.


Tue, 11/08/2011 - 10:13 — admin

Finns Use Pig Slurry to Clean Polluted Pond

Finnish engineers have poured pig manure into a contaminated pond next to an old mine, saying the bacteria in the slurry will clean up metals in the water.


Wed, 11/02/2011 - 08:36 — admin

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