New York Times
09/16/2013
United States Ranks 11th in Plague Cases Worldwide
The United States now ranks 11th in the world in cases of plague, according to a new survey of the disease. With 57 cases in a decade, it is far below the hardest-hit countries, Congo with 10,581 and Madagascar with 7,182. Still, it is the only wealthy country on the list; 97percent of cases are in Africa.
NPR's Shots
07/23/2013
Unusual Tick-Borne Virus Lurks In Missouri's Woods
Last year, scientists got the chance to solve a medical mystery — well, at least half of it. This week the final puzzle pieces fell into place, as investigators tracked the newly identified virus to an eight-legged bug.
Deutsche Presse Agentur
07/22/2013
Gefährliches Zeckenvirus breitet sich aus
Four years ago, suffering two men on a new virus that is transmitted by ticks. A new study shows that significantly more ticks the excitation carry with them than previously thought. (Translated with Google Translate)
Le Monde
03/27/2013
Un smartphone pour traquer les parasites intestinaux En savoir plus sur
A smartphone can be used for many things. And sometimes the most unexpected. With the help of American, Swiss and Tanzanian colleagues, Isaac Bogoch, infectious disease specialist at Toronto General Hospital (Canada), transformed into a mobile phone optical microscope, able to detect stool samples in almost 70 % parasitic worm larvae. (Translated with Google Translate)
Agence France-Presse
03/12/2013
Scientists used iPhone to diagnose intestinal worms: study
Scientists used an iPhone and a camera lens to diagnose intestinal worms in rural Tanzania, a breakthrough that could help doctors treat patients infected with the parasites, a study said on Tuesday.
Venture Beat
03/11/2013
Health hack: iPhone + glass + flashlight = life-saving microsope in Africa
According to a study published today in the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, scientists used the hacked-together microscope to examine almost 200 stool samples taken from children in Pemba Island in Tanzania. Each glass slide with the sample was covered in cellophane, taped to the iPhone, and lit from behind with the flashlight. Then the researchers took a picture with the phone’s camera, and examined the image on the iPhone’s screen.