A new model, developed for Lassa fever that is spread by rats, will be able to predict how animal diseases can be carried over into humans.
Tag: Africa
Zika Virus Strain Detected In Africa
The World Health Organization has announced that Zika virus strain, responsible for the outbreaks in Brazil, has been detected in Africa for the first time.
Possible reason behind limited number of lions, other top predators explained
A generally held notion of more the prey greater the number of predators has been debunked by a new study that shows why the relation doesn’t hold true because of simple mathematics…
It has been a year since a polio case was reported in Africa
The World Health Organization (WHO) has revealed that it has been a year since a case of wild polio was registered in Africa – an important achievement towards being a polio-free continent….
Canadian Ebola vaccine looks promising
An Ebola vaccine developed by Public Health Agency of Canada and currently in phase III trials in Guinea has shown promising results and chances are it could be the vaccine the world…
GSK’s malaria candidate vaccine Mosquirix garners EMA’s nod
One of world’s leading pharmaceutical companies GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) revealed that its malaria candidate vaccine Mosquirix also known as RTS,S has landed European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) positive scientific opinion for children aged 6…
New Ebola diagnostic test could give a major boost in fight against the disease
Though Ebola may have slowed down as far as new infections are concerned, the danger is far from over and one of the major steps in fighting against the disease is its…
Facebook-Avanti satellite deal to bring free Internet across Africa
Facebook is reportedly in talks with London-based satellite operator Avanti as part of its initiative to offer free, basic satellite Internet access across Africa. The project comes as part of founder Mark…
Facebook rejigs its Android app for emerging countries as it targets the next 5 billion
With the latest overhaul, Facebook Android app is now 65 percent smaller and consumers 50 percent less data.