Read the story Oct 26, 2009
Researchers did this by using specially engineered viruses, or vectors, to deliver the genes ... "This is something that we need to try and improve as we study different vector concentrations in the future," Cideciyan says. (CBS News -- Evening News)
1 shot of gene therapy and children with congenital blindness can now see Oct 25, 2009
For the current human trial, the research team used a vector, a genetically engineered adeno-associated virus, to carry a normal version of the gene, called RPE65, that is mutated in one form of LCA, called LCA2, that accounts for 8 to 16 percent of all LCA cases ... The clinical vector production facility at Children's Hospital's Center for Cellular and Molecular Therapeutics (CCMT), directed by Fraser Wright, Ph ... D., manufactured the vector. (EurekAlert!)
Scientists Glean Lessons from Stalled AIDS Vaccine Oct 22, 2009
It used a weakened virus called adenovirus-5 as a "vector" to transport the vaccine into the body. Buchbinder said the STEP study also showed the importance of studying the effects of such vectors on the immune system ... "We never understood the complexity of the immune response against the vector and we think that is a very important thing to understand. Animal studies can't address that because adenovirus 5 does not normally infect non-human primates," she said. (MEDLINEplus)
Acampo man dies of complications from West Nile virus (11) Oct 19, 2009
Meanwhile, some 60 residents showed up for a quickly called meeting for 6:30 p.m. in the mobile home park clubhouse, where John Stroh, manager of the San Joaquin County Mosquito and Vector Control District, talked in general terms about the West Nile virus, but not about any deaths related to the virus ... Report significant mosquito infestations to the San Joaquin County Mosquito and Vector Control District at (209) 982-4675 or (800) 300-4675 ... The San Joaquin County Mosquito and Vector... (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Lengthy International Travel Tied to Health Problems Oct 17, 2009
"Many common infections seen in long-term travelers are preventable by vaccines, vector avoidance, food/water precautions, and avoidance of soil and fresh water," the researchers note. Psychological diagnoses that were significantly more common in long-term travelers included depression, stress, and fatigue. (MEDLINEplus)
Global warming to cut wheat yield Oct 16, 2009
He said 300 million people could be at greater risk of malaria and other vector and water-borne diseases, and that the health costs of climate change were projected to double by 2020, partly as a result of heat stress but primarily because of increased rate of diarrhoea and malnutrition in low-income countries. Read business stories in. (India Times)
Mulligan: Study shows deer eat meat Oct 15, 2009
"We think further investigation is necessary to document the extent of risks these sites have as a potential transmission vector to deer and other wildlife species," Thurston said. . (ESPN -- Outdoors)
British deaths in Afghanistan Oct 14, 2009
Hostile: ExplosionReturning to base after routine patrol in Vector vehicle. Two other soldiers injured. (BBC News -- UK)
Major Step Forward In Cell Reprogramming Oct 9, 2009
12, 2008) Scientists have eliminated the need for a viral vector in the stem cell reprogramming process In a report in Science, they showed the ability to reprogram adult cells into iPS cells without viral. (Mar. (Science Daily)
Nigeria: Governors Demand Amnesty for Kidnappers Oct 7, 2009
As a mark of solidarity to the Niger Delta, members unanimously resolved to host its next meeting in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State", the governors said. Reading the Communiqu; at the end of the meeting, the chairman of the Forum and Kwara State Governor, Dr. Bukola Saraki, expressed hope that the strike by members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, would be called off before the end of the week, adding that before the end of the year, all the States would begin to implement the... (allAfrica.com)
Nigeria: Yar'Adua Proposes Security Agency for Niger Delta Oct 7, 2009
In the health sector, the Forum agreed to support efforts to source for funds from local stakeholders and other available funding partners which would help the health ministry in the implementation of a vector control programme designed to eradicate malaria. They noted the success of the Polio Eradication Campaign, stating that only one Nigerian child had been paralyzed by polio in the past three weeks. (allAfrica.com)
Trialling tools for sand-fly control Oct 5, 2009
Chemical and environmental vector control as a contribution to the elimination of visceral leishmaniasis on the Indian subcontinent: cluster randomized controlled trials in Bangladesh, India and Nepal ... In 2005 the World Health Organization/Training in Tropical Diseases launched an implementation research programme to support integrated vector management for the elimination of VL from Bangladesh, India and Nepal ... This study was designed in order to evaluate the efficacy of the three... (BioMed Central)
Updated: Is Intel making a foray into France? Sep 30, 2009
When the project was officially launched, Barrett declared: "Research is an essential vector for a country's economic health and long-lasting competitiveness. Through this investment in innovation, and in particular in research, we commit ourselves to accelerate ICT penetration and the materialization of their assets in France and in other European regions.". In April, as Texas Instruments was indeed disengaging from some of its mobile phone activities, Intel announced the opening of a new... (EETimes)
Possible Implications Of Daily Commute And Mosquito-borne Diseases Sep 22, 2009
"Our research examined whether the standard practice of eliminating mosquito vectors at residences would be sufficient to control dengue if other areas in the community still had several large patches of mosquitos that could become infected by commuters." ... "Our primary objective with this paper is to prompt researchers, public health practitioners and others concerned with vector control to look beyond the traditional epidemiological definition of a transmission cluster based on home address,... (Science Daily)
Discovering cancer genes by integrating network and functional properties Sep 20, 2009
Cross validation demonstrated advantageous performance of classifiers based on support vector machines (SVMs) with the inclusion of the topological features from the PPI network, protein domain compositions and GO annotations. We then applied the trained SVM classifier to human genes to prioritize putative cancer genes. (BioMed Central)
How To Improve Vaccines To Trigger T Cell As Well As Antibody Response Sep 19, 2009
Aduro is continuing this line of work but is also developing what it calls a killed, but metabolically active (KBMA), form of Listeria to serve as a vaccine vector for a range of infectious diseases. KBMA retains the ability to break out of the cell's stomach into the cell's cytosol, just like live Listeria, but, unlike live Listeria, it is unable to grow, said Portnoy. (Science Daily)
Loci Color: Gene Therapy Cures Color-Blindness in Adult Monkeys Sep 17, 2009
Neitz and his wife, Maureen Neitz, also in the U.W. ophthalmology department, and the rest of their team have pinpointed that gene and developed a working virus vector to carry a functional copy of it. The researchers into the monkeys' eyes. (Scientific American)
Mosquito Revolution, a Dawn on Africa Sep 16, 2009
After successfully eradicating Malaria from the United States, Canada, Europe and other parts of the world with DDT, the Malthusians kick start an effort to halt the use of DDT in Vector Control in Africa and other hard hit countries ... To plan and implement selective and sustainable preventive measures, including vector control ... With considerable failure on this scheme, it was re-invented under the name and style of Roll Back Malaria(RBM) in 1998 with the strategies of early case... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Fat-cell farms in the future for stem-cells? Sep 10, 2009
And researchers are trying to create a "non-viral vector" to integrate the new cells into the body ... The body could also attack the viral vector, destroying the stem cells, Wu said. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
Torture And Truth Sep 9, 2009
Torture is an information vector ... No information vector is perfect. (CBS News -- Politics)
Lessons from a virtual bank run Sep 8, 2009
CAFO workers are considered to be a major vector for human-to-human virus transfer, but CAFOs aren't routinely inspected by the government agency that is supposed to look after worker safety, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). However, OSHA typically exempts facilities with fewer than 11 employees from routine inspection unless otherwise requested by employees or other agencies. (Salon)
Maui residents criticize planned state ag layoffs Sep 6, 2009
Maui District Health Officer Dr. Lorrin Pang testified as a "government worker," showing concern about invasive species and harmful vectors coming into the environment unchecked. He said the Health Department itself is going to see a 70 percent cut in the number of staff in its vector control division. (Honolulu Advertiser)
In wildfires, it takes a city to save a city Sep 5, 2009
Down by the inmate quarter, "Chaplain Will" Steere has pitched a large tent beside his Winnebago Vector and equipped it with 50 folding chairs. The 77-year-old former tour company owner used to guide people to the homes of Hollywood stars, but since 1991 he's been traveling from wildfire to wildfire, offering spiritual comfort to a group he thought deserved it. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Malaria clinic provides free testing, help to children in Tanzania villages (15) Sep 4, 2009
Malaria is a blood-born parasite that travels from the vector (mosquito) into the host (human). The mosquito bites a person, pulls out their blood and injects the malaria parasite into their blood stream. (Hudson Register Star, NY)
Promise Of Nanodiamonds For Safer Gene Therapy Sep 4, 2009
This approach overcomes side-effects associated with the current viral vectors, such as inflammation or the development of cancer ... 2, 2009) Australian scientists have developed a new gene therapy vector that uses the same machinery that viruses use to transport their cargo into our cells. (Science Daily)
Africa: House Screening Sees Dramatic Drop in Malaria Sep 4, 2009
However the surfacing of vectors resistant to insecticides used in bednets might compromise the efforts to eradicate the disease ... "House screening to prevent malaria historically may have contributed more to malaria control and elimination than previously thought. However, further research is needed to determine when and how this strategy should be integrated with other vector control interventions such as long-lasting insecticide-treated bednets to provide added (or synergistic) benefits,"... (allAfrica.com)
Africa: Jury Still Out On Whether New Mosquito Carries Malaria Sep 3, 2009
Johannesburg A new species of mosquito has been discovered by South African researchers, adding to the pantheon of some 140 species of Anopheles mosquitoes in Africa, of which seven are known to be malaria vectors ... Coetzee is one of the authors of the report: A New Species Concealed by Anopheles funestus Giles, a Major Malaria Vector in Africa ... "Understanding the vectors is absolutely key; if we don't do anything about mosquitoes, we will never do anything about malaria," she told IRIN.. (allAfrica.com)
Finding The ZIP-code For Gene Therapy: Scientists Imitate Viruses To Deliver Therapeutic Genes Sep 2, 2009
2, 2009) A research report featured on the cover of the September 2009 print issue of The FASEB Journal describes how Australian scientists developed a new gene therapy vector that uses the same machinery that viruses use to transport their cargo into our cells ... "Following the creation of efficient, specific and safe DNA delivery vectors, the challenges in human gene therapy will be able to move on from questions of delivery to actual clinical application." ... In short, a gene therapy vector... (Science Daily)
UF scientists construct 'off switch' for Parkinson therapy Aug 29, 2009
"We have worked every day for 10 years to design a construct to the gene delivery vector that enhances the safety profile of gene transfer for Parkinson's disease," said Ronald Mandel, a professor of neuroscience at UF's McKnight Brain Institute and the Powell Gene Therapy Center ... Mandel said that adding the safety construct to the gene vector and proving its effectiveness were arduous tasks in which Manfredsson played an essential role. (EurekAlert!)
Pinnacle Armor forced to downsize its offices Aug 26, 2009
Vector Strategy Publishes Groundbreaking Report on the US Military Body Armor Industry. Vector Strategy is pleased to announce the publication of a groundbreaking report on the US military body armor industry ... Vector Strategys report provides a thorough study of the industry including. (Fresno Bee)
REGIONAL WRAP: SEIZED COCAINE CUT WITH POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS MEDICATION Aug 25, 2009
Nathan O Neal, manager of Vector Disease Control Inc., the city s mosquito control provider, updated aldermen on mosquito control efforts for July, noting that mosquito counts spiked in early July due to heavy rains, but have begun to dissipate. O Neal said VDCI provided two aerial applications over the city in July as well as nightly truck sprays and larvacide applications. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
County budget talks go into second day, highlight increases Aug 22, 2009
Other department budgets also discussed were those of the States Attorneys office, Vector Control, Tax Equalization, and the Victim Advocate Program. A tentative date for further budget discussions wasnt set as of Thursday, but were likely to take place in early September. (Williston Daily Herald, ND)
West Nile spraying to continue Aug 22, 2009
The Cumberland County Office of Vector Control reports five positive tests for West Nile this year. The county will continue to see funding through the program, DEP said. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Anti-aging Gene Linked To High Blood Pressure Aug 21, 2009
The klotho gene was delivered with a safe viral vector that is currently used for gene therapy. The virus is already approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for use in humans. (Science Daily)
Are You Safe From Mosquitoes, West Nile? Aug 20, 2009
Are You Safe From Mosquitoes, West Nile. - News Story - KFOX El Paso. (KFOXTV.com, TX)
Living longer and happier Aug 20, 2009
By using this specific gene therapy vector, the virus, to introduce the longevity gene, Duan and Li opened the possibility of human treatment. "Our results suggest similar therapy may one day improve the life quality of the elderly" Duan said. (EurekAlert!)
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Malheur County West Nile Vector Control District technicians Bill Olsen (left) and Walt Van Dyke put out mosquito traps Monday afternoon ... ONTARIO The staff of the Malheur County West Nile Vector Control District are stepping up their abatement efforts as the evidence West Nile virus is well-entrenched in Malheur County including two human cases continues to grow ... During a presentation at the Ontario Chamber of Commerce forum Monday, Gary Page, vector control district manager, said two... (Ontario Argus Observer, OR)
Lodi teen wins state award in 'Fight the Bite' poster contest Aug 19, 2009
ADVERTISEMENT Lodi Unified student Jordyn Crawford was recognized Tuesday by the county Mosquito Vector and Control District for winning a nationwide poster contest ... Lodi seventh-grader Jordyn Crawford, among two dozen winners from states across America in the national "Fight the Bite" poster contest, was honored by the local Mosquito Vector and Control District on Tuesday ... The announcement was made in June, but the San Joaquin County Mosquito and Vector Control District board of trustees... (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
An insect obsession: Mosquitoes helped draw entomologist back to area Aug 17, 2009
So he went to see David Geske, La Crosse County Health Department s vector control officer who has been monitoring mosquitoes for more than 30 years. In 32 years, I never had someone like him walk in like this, Geske said. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Gene Therapy Treatment for Blindness Proves Safe--and Effective--One Year In Aug 15, 2009
The participants, ages 22 to 25, all had a mutation on the RPE65 gene, the signature of LCA. Doctors administered normal RPE65 (delivered via an rAAV2 vector) into a site on one of the retinas that had the most photoreceptors left. And, Cideciyan says, "Within weeks of the procedure there was a substantial, very significant improvement in sensitivity to see dim lights.". (Scientific American)
Improving Air Force Situational Awareness With Smart Satellite Imagery Aug 14, 2009
The resulting solution uses road vector data as the metaphorical glue binding the two formats together. "The idea is to automatically extract the road intersections on a map and use the layout of those intersections to find the corresponding area on the satellite imagery," Knoblock explained. (Science Daily)
Vision 1 Year after Gene Therapy for Leber’s Congenital Amaurosis Aug 13, 2009
Patients with mutations in the gene encoding retinal pigment epithelium specific 65-kD protein (RPE65) had gains in vision within weeks after subretinal injection of a vector containing the gene in one eye. 2,3,4,5 At 1-year follow-up after gene therapy, the three young adult patients in our trial4,5 remained without serious adverse events. (New England Journal of Medicine)
Gene Therapy Trial Succeeds In Boosting Protective Protein In Patients With Hereditary Lung Disease Aug 12, 2009
Although patients showed some elevated immune response to the gene therapy vector which is designed to quickly break down after delivering its cargo researchers did not detect any evidence that the patients' bodies rejected the transferred genes or the newly created protein ... 22, 2006) A clinical trial to evaluate the safety of using a so-called gene vector to deliver a corrective gene to 12 patients with a common hereditary disorder that causes lung and liver disease is completed. (Science Daily)
Ambitious New Strategies Proposed For AIDS Vaccine Research Aug 10, 2009
The vaccine consists of a replication-incompetent, recombinant adenovirus serotype 26 (rAd26) vector encoding an. (July 18, 2007) As it is not quite clear how HIV patients that don't respond to the HBV vaccine should be managed, new research has evaluated the immune response of HBV vaccine given intradermally (into the skin) in. (Science Daily)
* Softcover: UK: What was Tokyo before it became the future? Aug 9, 2009
Verminous, solitary, a vector of disease, the Rat rules a Tokyo occupied twice over, by the army of US General Douglas MacArthur and by the unquiet ghosts of murder victims. We begin with the facts. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Film brings to screen controversy surrounding Lyme disease Aug 8, 2009
It s up to the physician or medical practitioner to tell you have it, he said, adding that there have been a number of reported cases in states where the tick vector isn t found. Shapiro said that he wasn t denying that there were people who were suffering and that they deserved sympathy and compassion. (Hudson Register Star, NY)
Precautions urged in wake of West Nile death Aug 7, 2009
The need to spray larvicide, in particular, has increased due to recent rains, said Nathan O Neal project manager for Vector Disease Control. The city contracts Vector to monitor mosquito populations and keep them down ... Daniel Markowski, Vector s national operation s director, said Vector has also been in touch with MDOH, but that the Department has not disclosed information pertaining to the location of the human infections. (Greenville Delta Democrat Times, MS)
Washington County West Nile death is first from the virus reported in state this year Aug 5, 2009
The West Nile death follows July 23 reports from Vector Disease Control that mosquitoes carrying West Nile were found in Greenville's Ward 6. Representatives from Vector, a city contractor that monitors and controls mosquito populations, said the company has since stepped up its surveillance and control efforts by spraying more frequently from chemical tanks back packs, trucks and airplanes throughout Greenville ... Vector program manager Nathan O'Neal said his company will be willing to aid the... (Greenville Delta Democrat Times, MS)
West Nile down, but officials urge caution Aug 5, 2009
West Nile virus appears to be less widespread in California this year than last so far, but public health and vector control experts say the season is far from over and people should still take measures to protect themselves ... Vector control experts said they were concerned that reports of dead birds - a major indicator of spread of the virus - were down this year ... Entomologists don't believe West Nile is any less pervasive than in the past, but people may not be aware of the importance of... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Science)
Mosquito fogging scheduled near Visalia Aug 5, 2009
The Delta Vector Control District will spray a chemical fog to kill mosquitoes between 4 and 6 a.m. today in an area bounded by Nebraska, Crawford, North and Lincoln avenues in Visalia ... The Delta Vector Control District will fog an area northwest of Visalia for mosquitoes early today. (Fresno Bee)
Chimp virus 'may help Aids fight' Aug 3, 2009
The technique, known as the non-human primate adenovirus vaccine vector, has yet to enter clinical trials, but the initiative, which has been set up to coordinate the hunt for a vaccine, believes the partnership could speed up efforts. Initiative president Seth Berkley hailed the partnership - the first between the public and private sector in the race to find a vaccine - as one which could lead to "real scientific collaboration". (BBC News -- Health)
Antibody Targeting Of Glioblastoma Shows Promise In Preclinical Tests Aug 3, 2009
Because it may not pass through the blood-brain barrier, it could possibly be delivered through a viral vector, or administered following brain surgery. While antibodies are used to treat a variety of cancers, such as Herceptin for breast cancer, no antibody treatment has yet been approved for brain diseases, although some are being tested, Wellstein says. (Science Daily)
First Human Cases Of West Nile Discovered In Kern County Aug 1, 2009
Contact your local mosquito and vector control agency if there is a significant mosquito problem where you live or work. For more information about WNV and to report green pools in Kern County, call the Kern Public Health WNV Hotline, 1-877-81-VIRUS (1-877-818-4787). (KERO 23, CA)
Key To Malaria Susceptibility In Children Discovered Jul 31, 2009
D., professor of international health, medicine, and pathology, with their colleagues at the Center for Global Health and Diseases at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and their Kenyan colleagues at the Kenya Medical Research Institute and Division of Vector Borne Diseases. "This is the first time it has been shown why some children are more susceptible to malaria and anemia than other children," says Dr. Indu Malhotra. (Science Daily)
Planet Green's Fall Schedule Explores New Programming Territory with Compelling Original Series, Specials and High Profile Acquisitions Jul 31, 2009
Coolfuel is produced by Balance Vector. THE 100 MILE CHALLENGE (6x60) - Premieres Monday, October 12 at 9:00 p.m. ET. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Rains lead to mosquito boom Jul 31, 2009
The other is Culex pipiens, which is the primary bird and occasionally human vector for West Nile virus, Henley said. Culex pipiens develops in water holding containers that have been exposed to organic debris such as fallen leaves or wind-blown pollen. (Reading Advocate, MA)
Nanoparticle-delivered 'suicide' genes slowed ovarian tumor growth Jul 30, 2009
Sawicki and colleagues at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology evaluated the therapeutic efficacy of a cationic biodegradable beta-amino ester polymer as a vector for the nanoparticle delivery of a DNA encoding diphtheria toxin suicide gene. These nanoparticles were injected into mice with primary or metastatic ovarian tumors. (EurekAlert!)
Melee at bullfight renews animal cruelty debate (676) Jul 29, 2009
" dogs4you wrote on Jul 28, 2009 3:43 PM:" dogbark, yes my man you are totally confused concerning Vector Control. No one has ever died from the spray Vector Control sprays, and besides it is not lethal to humans, and the night they spray, bring in your pets ... Vector Control sprays to kill mosquito`s which carry the West Nile virus. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative and Crucell to test new malaria vaccine approach Jul 29, 2009
Using Crucell's AdVac technology with two different vectorsthe adenovirus serotypes Ad35 and Ad26 as delivery mechanisms, this approach seeks to elicit a protective immune response obtained from delivering the CSP. The safety, immunogenicity and efficacy data from these studies will further advance the research forward development of a safe and highly efficacious malaria vaccine ... The vaccine candidate is made by inserting the CSP gene from the P. falciparum malaria parasite into adenoviral... (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Human Movement Plays Critical Role In Understanding Disease Transmission Jul 28, 2009
The study exhibits work by an international, multidisciplinary team of vector biologists, sociologists and virologists studying dengue in Iquitos, Peru ... Understanding the behavior of the host and vector can lead to better surveillance and intervention and improved disease prevention, said Stoddard ... "We do not necessarily expect to be able to identify actual places or individuals where the risk is greatest because the population dynamics of the vector and the behavior of the hosts are too... (Science Daily)
REGION: County develops faster, cheaper test for avian West Nile virus Jul 27, 2009
"We figured that if we had run all the samples the old way versus the new way, the cost savings ---- in labor hours, and equipment and supplies ---- was about 25,000 for the high season, Gurfield said.Gurfield's lab study of this new technique was published this month in the Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Intervention, and the technique has caught the attention of other public agencies tracking West Nile.Robert Cummings, director of scientific services for Orange County Vector Control, said... (North County Times)
W. Nile found in Greenville Jul 25, 2009
The announcement that West Nile-positive mosquitoes were discovered came Wednesday from Vector Disease Control, a company contracted by the city to monitor and control mosquito populations. Vector program manager Nathan O'Neal said as a result of the discovery, the company will intensify larvicide and adulticide spraying and increase its surveillance of the mosquito population ... O'Neal said the early detection of West Nile in mosquitoes is one of the primary functions of the Vector city... (Greenville Delta Democrat Times, MS)
Disease-carrying mosquitoes spreading from La Crosse County Jul 25, 2009
Geske said japonicus is a more efficient vector of West Nile virus than other mosquitoes, which carry the disease ... It s prime time for human disease vectors, so we have to be out there, he said. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Valley reports of West Nile virus rise Jul 24, 2009
In Tulare County, 20 mosquito samples have tested positive in 2009 compared with eight samples at this same time last year, said Yolanda Lourenco, assistant manager of the Delta Vector Control District. Mosquito problems and abandoned swimming pools can be reported to abatement districts. (Fresno Bee)
Audio: 'I know what I did was right'... Jul 24, 2009
" As I said yes that escorted by -- vector by their immediate that that. Apology will ever come from be as early on will be as sergeant in which we apartment. Whatever anybody else chooses to do -- in the name of the city of Cambridge which are beyond our control. Or -- that. I know what I did was right. I have nothing. -- apologized or.". " Did you make any. Mistakes did you do anything wrong did you were you did you cross any lines in your mind.". (The Drudge Report)
