Making a meal of it: Mosquito spit protein controls blood feeding

Authors: Alam MDS, Amelia F, Emran TB, Islam A, Iyori M, Silveira H, Yamaguchi R, Yamamoto DS, Yoshida S, Yusuf Y
Publication Year: 2019
Journal: Scientific Reports
Link: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/05/190510102932.htm

A Japan-based research team led by Kanazawa University used the most up-to-date simulation techniques to determine how to make Researchers led by Kanazawa University developed a transgenic approach to inactivating the mosquito salivary protein AAPP. Transgenic mosquitos showed significantly longer probing and prediuresis times, and worse feeding success and meal sizes compared with their wild-type […]
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First detections of Aedes albopictus (tiger mosquito) in the region of Extremadura, west of Spain

Authors: Bravo-Barriga D, Frontera E, Gouveia Almeida AP, Jiménez-Vidal D, Martín-Cuervo M, Parreira R, Pérez-Martín JE
Publication Year: 2018
Journal: Gaceta Sanitaria
Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30591308

Authors: Araújo TME, Gir E, Matos MCB, Moura MEB, Queiroz AAFLN, Reis RK, Sousa AFL
Publication Year: 2019
Journal: BMC Infectious Diseases
Link: https://bmcinfectdis.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12879-019-3970-y

Background The objective of the present study was to analyze the factors associated with non-completion of the hepatitis B vaccine series among men who have sex with men and use geosocial dating apps in Brazil. Methods This was a cross-sectional, population survey-based, analytical study, conducted exclusively online in all the regions of Brazil, with a […]
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Microscopic and molecular detection of nosema ceranae in honeybee apis mellifera L. from Romania

Authors: Darabus G, Lobo ML, Matos O, Mederle N, Mederle O, Morariu F, Morariu S
Publication Year: 2019
Journal: Revista de Chimie
Link: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/331979047_Microscopic_and_molecular_detection_of_nosema_ceranae_in_honeybee_apis_mellifera_L_from_Romania

Until now, in Romania, a country in southeastern Europe located on the Balkans Peninsula, information regarding the status on A. mellifera honey bee infection by Nosema spp. has not been published. The aims of the present study were to survey the occurrence and identification of Nosema spp. in A. mellifera honeybee colonies from 37 apiaries […]
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How do we strengthen the health workforce in a rapidly developing high-income country? A case study of Abu Dhabi’s health system in the United Arab Emirates

Authors: Lapão LV, Loney T, Paulo MS
Publication Year: 2019
Journal: Human Resources for Health
Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6346501/

Background The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is a rapidly developing high-income country that was formed from the union of seven emirates in 1971. The UAE has experienced unprecedented population growth coupled with increased rates of chronic diseases over the past few decades. Healthcare workers are the core foundation of the health system, especially for chronic […]
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Making a meal of it: Mosquito spit protein controls blood feeding

First detections of Aedes albopictus (tiger mosquito) in the region of Extremadura, west of Spain

Factors associated with self-reported non-completion of the hepatitis B vaccine series in men who have sex with men in Brazil

Microscopic and molecular detection of nosema ceranae in honeybee apis mellifera L. from Romania

How do we strengthen the health workforce in a rapidly developing high-income country? A case study of Abu Dhabi’s health system in the United Arab Emirates

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