FORT DETRICK, Md. (June 11, 2012) -- The leishmania assay, the third of a trio of arthropod vector rapid detection devices developed by the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, received ...

The reality of the threat from vector-borne diseases has been recognized and the problem is prompting research scientists to take a strong interest. Most of these infections, classified as emerging or ...

Vector-borne diseases (VBDs) are infectious diseases often caused by the bite of an arthropod vector to a human, animal or plant host. Examples include the transmission of malaria protozoans or dengue ...

This project builds on recent work reporting tick transmission of relapsing fever spirochetes and genome sequencing of both the pathogen and tick vector. We have utilized both next generation and ...

It is hard to overstate the medical importance and burden of vector-transmitted infectious diseases. Whether the metric used is mortality (malaria, for example, kills 1 million to 2 million people ...

Arthropod-borne viral infections testing market demand is anticipated to reach a valuation of US$ 1.3 Billion by the end of the forecast period, growing at a CAGR of 5.6% from 2022 to 2029. In 2022, ...

Orthobunyaviruses are arthropod-transmitted viruses that are characterized by a tripartite, negative-sense RNA genome. Some viruses in this family are associated with diseases in humans (such as fever ...

Vector-borne diseases, such as malaria or sleeping sickness, are currently developing or spreading alarmingly in many tropical countries. IRD immunologists, epidemiologists and entomologists are ...