<![CDATA[NYAS > Infectious Diseases]]> <![CDATA[NYAS > Infectious Diseases]]> en-us &copy;2008 New York Academy of Sciences, all rights reserved. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:17:17 EDT Roots of Foodborne Illness: Health Threats from Domestic and Imported Produce Fri, 30 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT Increased consumption of raw fruit and vegetables and changes in the food industry have led to a significant rise in outbreaks of food poisoning.

]]> Antipoverty Vaccines: Strategies against Neglected Tropical Diseases Wed, 2 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT Although they don't receive as much attention as malaria or HIV, diseases like hookworm, trachoma, and leptospirosis take a heavy toll in developing countries.

]]> A Shot at Survival: Progress and Challenges in New and Emerging Vaccines Fri, 29 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EDT If vaccines can virtually eradicate a disease like polio, why are some other pathogens so hard to tackle? Scientific, political, and economic realities can present barriers.

]]> Progress against Malaria: Developments on the Horizon Fri, 18 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EDT Noninvasive diagnostics, transgenic mosquitos, and antimalaria vaccines are among the strategies being pursued to control and perhaps eventually eradicate malaria.

]]> Severe Malaria: Seeking Solutions to a Complex and Deadly Disease Wed, 26 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT Malaria kills over one million people a year, but much about the disease is still poorly understood. Researchers congregated in Sweden to share their latest findings.

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