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Preventive measures urged to escape naegleria

KARACHI: Deputy Commissioner East Karachi urged all the government and non-governmental organisations to take preventive measures again naegleria fowleri and aware general masses in this respect. According to a statement issued here on Thursday, Deputy ... [Published Daily Times - 1 hour ago]

Entities: Naegleria, Karachi, Amoeba (genus), Central Nervous System

First reported 4 hours ago - Updated 4 hours ago - 1 reports

'There is a slim chance of survival after a Naegleria fowleri infection’

KARACHI: People should take all possible precautions against the brain-eating amoeba, Naegleria fowleri, as the chances of survival after an infection are very slim. The director of Karachi University’s International Centre for Chemical and Biological ... [Published The Express Tribune - 4 hours ago]

Entities: Naegleria fowleri, Amoeba (genus), Infection

First reported 18 hours ago - Updated 11 hours ago - 2 reports

Lindiwe Sisulu

Sisulu aims at paper ghosts

Cape Town - Public Service and Administration Minister Lindiwe Sisulu is seeing ghosts – and she’s determined to be rid of them by next year.Briefing journalists on her department’s budget vote on Wednesday, Sisulu admitted that the public service was ... [Published IOL - 11 hours ago]

Entities: Lindiwe Sisulu, Community Service, Amoeba (genus), Cape Town

First reported 21 hours ago - Updated 21 hours ago - 1 reports

Chlorine level in two water samples unsatisfactory

Of the 40 water samples collected on Wednesday by the team formed to detect presence of the brain-eating amoeba, the chlorine level in two of them was found to be unsatisfactory.The Karachi Water and Sewerage Board announced that two days of collecting ... [Published The News International - 21 hours ago]

Entities: Chlorine, Water Supply, Naegleria fowleri, Karachi

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 2 reports

What the Smallest Infectious Agents Reveal About Evolution

Radically different viruses share genes and are likely to share ancestry, according to research published in BioMed Central's open access journal Virology Journal this week. The comprehensive phylogenomic analysis compares giant viruses that infect amoeba ... [Published ScienceNewsline - May 23 2013]

Entities: Infectious, Evolution, Virus

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Brain-eating amoeba: Water samples show chlorine below required level

KARACHI, May 21: A focal group monitoring the presence of Naegleria fowleri in water supply mains of Karachi said on Tuesday that the chlorine level in 30 of the 110 samples they had collected was not up to the set standards.The focal group includes one ... [Published DAWN Group - May 22 2013]

Entities: Chlorine, Naegleria, Amoeba (genus)

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Chlorine tests kick off hunt for deadly amoeba

The 110 water samples collected from areas across Karachi on Tuesday - a move aimed at dealing with the brain-eating amoeba threat – show that the chlorine levels in the supply to the tail-end localities of the city are less than the prescribed stand ... [Published The News International - May 22 2013]

Entities: Amoeba (genus), Chlorine, Naegleria, Microbe

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Inventory records 53 new species of soil-dwelling amoeba in Big Thicket

The first official inventory of slime molds in the Big Thicket National Preserve has recently been completed with discoveries new to the state.Mona Halvorsen, Thicket of Diversity director, said slime molds are beautiful under the microscope - even the ... [Published Beaumont Enterprise - May 20 2013]

Entities: Amoeba (genus), Species, Putrescible

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 2 reports

Which Jobs Will Robots Take? Ctd

Illah Nourbakhsh considers the most vulnerable jobs as robotics are deployed throughout the economy:Robots will be able to fix your car poorly before they can fix it well. They will cook food that is bland and mealy before they garner a Michelin star. ... [Published Atlantic Monthly - May 20 2013]

Entities: Robotics, Amoeba (genus), Antiseptic

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 2 reports

FYI: Do Parasites Get Parasites?

Parasites of parasites—sometimes called hyperparasites—seem to be quite common. In fact, parasites of parasites are themselves prone to parasites, leading to what might appear to be an endless progression of interspecies abuse.Studies in the lab and field ... [Published Popular Science - May 20 2013]

Entities: Parasitism, Wolbachia, Virus, Bacteria, Organism

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Brain-eating amoeba claims first victim

KARACHI - A 14-year-old boy became the first victim this year of ‘brain-eating amoeba’ (Naegleria fowleri) in Karachi, who died here at a hospital on Friday night.The authorities had declared the boy critically ill when he was admitted to Liaquat National ... [Published Khaleej Times - May 18 2013]

Entities: Amoeba (genus), Naegleria fowleri, Karachi

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 4 reports

‘Brain-eating amoeba’ kills teenager

KARACHI, May 17: A 14-year-old boy — this year’s first victim of ‘brain-eating amoeba’ (Naegleria fowleri) in the city — died exactly a week after he had been admitted to hospital for treatment, provincial health authorities and the hospital management ... [Published DAWN Group - May 18 2013]

Entities: Naegleria, Amoeba (genus), Naegleria fowleri

Quotes

"There is a slim chance of survival after a Naegleria fowleri infection’"

'There is a slim chance of survival after a Naegleria fowleri infection’ [Published The Express Tribune - 4 hours ago]

The website for the new material says: "The tiles are coated with a superfine titanium dioxide (TiO2), a pollution-fighting technology that is activated by ambient daylight. Employing a unique configuration of this technology, the tiles neutralize air pollutants when sited near traffic or densely polluted conditions."

From the home front: 'Strawscaper' designed to harness wind energy; tiles to fight air pollution [Published Oregonian - 9 hours ago]

..."number crunchers" estimated that cutting unfunded posts alone could save R8 billion a year, but the publicpublic service would still be bloated. "I suppose the bottom line is when you do not have efficient systems in a government, this is the kind of thing that could happen, where structures grow as though they are an amoeba because there is nobody making sure there is compliance with the regulations."

Sisulu aims at paper ghosts [Published IOL - 11 hours ago]

Didier Raoult, whose team discovered the transpovirons, says: "It appears that viruses have evolved from non-viral genetic elements and vice versa on more than one occasion. Viral evolution is more complex than we thought." Media Contact

What the smallest infectious agents reveal about evolution [Published EurekAlert! - May 23 2013]

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Preventive measures urged to escape naegleria [Published Daily Times - 1 hour ago]
'There is a slim chance of survival after a Nae... [Published The Express Tribune - 4 hours ago]
From the home front: 'Strawscaper' designed to ... [Published Oregonian - 9 hours ago]
Sisulu aims at paper ghosts [Published IOL - 11 hours ago]
Public service needs a trim: minister [Published Daily News South Africa - 18 hours ago]
Chlorine level in two water samples unsatisfactory [Published The News International - 21 hours ago]
What the Smallest Infectious Agents Reveal Abou... [Published ScienceNewsline - May 23 2013]
What the smallest infectious agents reveal abou... [Published EurekAlert! - May 23 2013]
New Keratitis Data Have Been Reported by Invest... [Published Equities.com - May 22 2013]
Brain-eating amoeba: Water samples show chlorin... [Published DAWN Group - May 22 2013]
Brown tide blooms again in lagoon system [Published Florida Today - May 22 2013]
Chlorine tests kick off hunt for deadly amoeba [Published The News International - May 22 2013]
The element of life [Published Khaleej Times - May 21 2013]
HandyAvi 5.0 (Trial) [Published Softpedia - May 21 2013]
With N fowleri resurfacing, monitoring cell rea... [Published The News International - May 21 2013]
Inventory records 53 new species of soil-dwelli... [Published Beaumont Enterprise - May 20 2013]
Which Jobs Will Robots Take? Ctd [Published Atlantic Monthly - May 20 2013]
Which Jobs Will Robots Take? Ctd [Published The Daily Dish \| By Andrew Sullivan - May 20 2013]
FYI: Do Parasites Get Parasites? [Published Popular Science - May 20 2013]
FYI: Do Parasites Get Parasites? [Published Popular Science - New Technology, Science News, ... - May 20 2013]
The Fasting Diet Diary [Published Manchester Confidential - May 20 2013]
A question of questions [Published Trinidad and Tobago's Newsday - May 19 2013]
Brain-eating amoeba claims first victim [Published Khaleej Times - May 18 2013]
Puppets In Gumshoes [Published Outlook India - May 18 2013]
Slam Poetry & Music Programmes In Akvárium, At ... [Published XpatLoop.com - May 18 2013]
Naegleria fowleri monitoring cell set up [Published The News International - May 18 2013]
‘Brain-eating amoeba’ kills teenager [Published DAWN Group - May 18 2013]
Naegleria fowleri infection: Deadly amoeba clai... [Published The Express Tribune - May 18 2013]
?Brain eating amoeba? claims life of 14-year-ol... [Published DAWN Group - May 17 2013]
‘Brain-eating amoeba’ leaves boy critically ill [Published DAWN Group - May 17 2013]

Blogs

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Which Jobs Will Robots Take? Ctd [Published The Daily Dish \| By Andrew Sullivan - May 20 2013] Illah Nourbakhsh considers the most vulnerable jobs as robotics are deployed throughout the economy: Robots will be able to fix your car poorly before they can fix it well. They will cook food that is bland and mealy before they garner a Michelin ...
Three faculty elected to National Academy of Sc... [Published WUSTL Science & Technology News - May 06 2013] Three Washington University in St. Louis scientists are among the 84 members and 21 foreign associates elected to the National Academy of Sciences this year. Election to the academy is considered one of the highest honors that can be accorded a U.S. ...
Calm Down: You Are More Likely to Be Killed By ... [Published The Big Picture Blog - Apr 29 2013] You’re More Likely to Die from Brain-Eating Parasites, Alcoholism, Obesity, Medical Errors, Risky Sexual Behavior and Just About Everything Other than Terrorism We noted in 2011: – You are 17,600 times more likely to die from heart disease than from ...
The Mystery of Stupidity [Published Hidden Harmonies China Blog - Apr 29 2013] STUPIDITY, a formidable globalised trend, is gaining momentum. Living in Hong Kong, I can feel its pressure wave on my face each morning I wake up. This 21st century bliss seems a Darwinian mystery at first. Idiot genes don’t serve any obvious evolutionary ...
Ed </3 George [Published Guy Fawkes' blog - Apr 26 2013] They were getting on so well, but the burgeoning friendship between Ed and George is over. Miliband called time on things this morning: “I think George Galloway’s views are awful. He might want me to be prime minister, but I don’t want him to be an ...

Press Releases

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Where Do You Celestron®? Spotlights Your Memora... [Published PR.com Press Releases - May 07 2013]