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News, views and information about science, technology and the developing world
Infectious diseases are responsible for one in two deaths in developing countries, where poverty, limited access to health care, drug resistance and a changing environment make populations particularly vulnerable.
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Opinions and Analysis
Dengue-free Cuba an example to developing countries
Cuba has managed to stay free of dengue fever through locally-relevant research, say Maria G. Guzmán and Gustavo Kourí.
Biomed Analysis: To control or eradicate malaria?
Some scientists worry that renewed enthusiasm for malaria eradication could distract from vital control efforts, says Priya Shetty.
Policy Briefs
Policies to reduce malaria regardless of climate change
Policies to combat malaria are needed regardless of climate change, which has a far smaller impact on the disease than human activity.
9 September 2009
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Source: Sustainable Development Network
Reducing the adverse health effects of climate change
Enhancing disease surveillance and response and improving environmental conditions can help reduce negative health impacts of climate change.
9 September 2009
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Source: The Bulletin of the WHO
News and Features
Misfiring immune system blamed for HIV vaccine failure
An HIV vaccine component may have accidentally triggered an immune response that made people more vulnerable to infection, say scientists.
Dog fleas implicated in leishmaniasis spread
Fleas may transmit leishmaniasis to dogs, maintaining a reservoir of disease that could then infect humans.
Cholera outbreaks depend on river flow, say scientists
13 November 2009
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Practical Guides
The A–Z of HIV/AIDS reporting
Guidance on HIV/AIDS reporting, from selling a story to your editor to a 'who's who' of the HIV/AIDS world.
28 October 2009
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Source: The Kaiser Family Foundation
How to report a disease outbreak or pandemic
Sensationalism is no substitute for sound science when reporting disease outbreaks, say Fang Xuanchang, Jia Hepeng and Katherine Nightingale.
