by University of Tsukuba Researchers moved a mannequin equipped with a device that emits aerosol particles to examine the number and movement of the particles. Credit: Takeshi Asai, professor emeritus at the University of TsukubaThe main transmission routes identified initially for the novel coronavirus infection were droplet and contact transmission. Airborne transmission by aerosol particles was...
by Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health Credit: CC0 Public Domain Blocking a key protein found in Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes—the principal vector for malaria transmission to humans in Africa—could thwart infection with malaria parasites and thus prevent them from transmitting the parasites to humans, according to a study from researchers at the Johns...
by Burnet Institute Credit: CC0 Public Domain A change in the plan of attack against malaria—to target the infection as soon as it enters the bloodstream—has yielded exciting results for Burnet Institute scientists seeking to accelerate the development of a highly protective malaria vaccine. For decades global malaria vaccine research has focused overwhelmingly on immune responses that may block malaria...
There is some onward transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) from household contacts released from quarantine after seven or 10 days, according to research published in the Jan. 1 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Melissa A. Rolfes, Ph.D., from the CDC COVID-19 Response...
