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Fruit Bats a reservoir for Ebola virus

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December

IRD researchers have succeeded in the first identification of bats as a potential natural reservoir of Ebola virus.

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A new form of human trypanosomiasis discovered in India

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September

Human trypanosomiases are commonly known as sleeping sickness in Africa and Chagas disease in South America.

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Pregnancy-associated malaria : identification of a gene involved in parasite binding to the placenta

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July

In Africa, malaria during pregnancy (pregnancy-associated malaria, PAM) provokes complications that can lead to severe morbidity in both mother and child.

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Will urbanization in developing countries in 2030 be less pronounced than model projections ?

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June

UNO projections on population and urbanization are used widely as input for assessments of other global trends such as poverty, energy consumption and so on.

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Visceral leishmaniasis : successful vaccine trial in dogs

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May

Visceral leishmaniasis, which is the most severe form of that group of diseases, affects 500 000 people in the world each year.

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