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U.S. researchers find new bacteria that causes Lyme disease
2016-02-09 18:36:21| Biotech - Topix.net
A deer tick, or blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis, is seen on a blade of grass, in this undated picture from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, working with the Mayo Clinic and health officials from Minnesota, Wisconsin and North Dakota, discovered the new bacteria, called Borrelia mayonii, the CDC said in a statement.
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Amarantus Requests Rare Pediatric Disease Designation From FDA
2016-02-09 01:17:54| drugdiscoveryonline News Articles
Amarantus BioScience Holdings, Inc.(OTCQB: AMBS),a biotechnology company focused on developing products for Regenerative Medicine, Neurology and Orphan Diseases, announced that it has requested Rare Pediatric Disease Designation (RPDD) from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for treating retinitis pigmentosa (RP) with MANF.
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Spread of bee disease 'largely manmade'
2016-02-05 03:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: The global trade in bees is driving a pandemic that threatens hives and wild bees, UK scientists say. A deadly bee disease has spread worldwide through imports of infected honeybees, according to genetic evidence. Stricter controls are needed to protect bees from other emerging diseases, researchers report in Science journal. The virus together with the Varroa mite can kill-off whole hives, putting bee populations at risk. Lead researcher Dr Lena Bayer-Wilfert of the University of Exeter...
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Contracting Zika in Hudson Valley Unlikely: Infectious Disease Specialist
2016-02-01 22:54:14| Biotech - Topix.net
With more than 31 cases of the mosquito-transmitted Zika virus reported in the United States, including one in Orange County, the chance of contracting the illness in the Hudson Valley is unlikely, according to a local expert. "If we see any, it will be an imported case from people who traveled to countries in South America, Central America, Mexico and the Caribbean," said Dr. Stuart Feinstein, head of Health Quest Medical Practice's Division of Infectious Diseases.
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Update on Swine Enteric Coronavirus Disease in US
2016-02-01 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
US - The number of pig farm samples that were confirmed positive for porcine epidemic diarrhoea virus (PEDV) in the last week was 24. There was one premises confirmed with having porcine delta coronavirus (PDCoV) and one with the dual infection (PEDV and PDCoV), in the 14 January 2015 weekly report.
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