Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the single-stranded virus strain that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a respiratory illness. The arboviruses (vector-borne viruses) are all single-stranded RNA viruses similar to COVID-19, although they belong to five different viral families. Other mosquito-borne arboviruses including dengue fever, yellow fever, Japanese encephalitis, Rift Valley Fever etc. …
VBDModNet Joins the University of Dar es salaam, Mbeya College of Health and Allied Sciences (UDSM-MCHAS). VBDModNet is a team of Scientists, Lecturers/Professors from different Universities and Research Institutions in Africa, Europe and USA. Works together to help, mostly PhDs and Postdoctoral fellows interested in modelling Vector-Borne Diseases from basic ideas, to model implementation and publication. …
Call for applications 28 February 2020 17:00 (GMT) The Clinical Research and Development Fellowship (CRDF) scheme is jointly implemented by EDCTP (European-Developing Countries Clinical Trial Partnership) and TDR. The 2019 Call for Applications put out by EDCTP can be found here. We invite applicants interested in a CRDF fellowship to carefully read the eligibility criteria for …
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NIH Trial Will Test NIAID-Developed Antibody January 27, 2020 NIAID Research Nurse Jennifer Cunningham, B.S.N., looks on as a healthy volunteer receives an infusion of CIS43LS, an experimental monoclonal antibody against malaria, as part of a Phase 1 clinical trial.Credit:NIAID A Phase 1 clinical trial testing the safety and effectiveness of a monoclonal antibody (mAb) …
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Smoking, alcohol and substance abuse defines one of the major harmful causes for unhealthy pregnancy. This research needs to explore the knowledge of women on substance abuse during pregnancy; if at all there is any issue evident of substance abuse among women who live in Mbeya City, then to find out if there are any …