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192. Flood of mosquito disease avoided - May 2019

     www.jcu.edu.au/news/releases/2019/may/flood-of-mosquito-disease-avoided

     Flood of mosquito disease avoided. Image: Егор Камелев. James Cook University scientists have revealed Townsville dodged a bullet with the city avoiding a forecast outbreak of mosquito-borne diseases in the ... It does depend on the specific

193. New treatment for debilitating disease - Aug 2018

     www.jcu.edu.au/news/releases/2018/august/new-treatment-for-debilitating-disease

     Darci Cousins, an exercise physiology honours student at JCU, will investigate using electrical stimulation to treat the pain of Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD). ... The prevalence of the disease is expected to double by 2040 due to the population

194. Coral disease risk factors revealed - Feb 2020

     www.jcu.edu.au/news/releases/2020/february/coral-disease-risk-factors-revealed2

     Healthy coral reefs are vital to reef tourism, and disease outbreaks can wreak havoc on coral ecosystems. ... They could also enable us to manage human-related disease drivers to evade outbreaks altogether.

     Researchers from James Cook University and the University of Hawai‘i have identified key factors that increase the risk of diseases that threaten coral reefs – and their work could one day be used to predict and manage future outb

195. Plastics linked to disease in coral - Jan 2018

     www.jcu.edu.au/news/releases/2018/january/plastics-linked-to-disease-in-coral

     She said very few studies have examined the role plastics could play in promoting disease in the marine environment. ... So moderating disease outbreak risks in the ocean will be vital for improving both human and ecosystem health.”.

196. Scientists fight new spread of tropical disease

     www.jcu.edu.au/news/releases/2023/december/scientists-fight-new-spread-of-tropical-disease

     Scientists fight new spread of tropical disease. Media Releases. Tue, 19 Dec 2023. ... The bacteria that causes the disease, Burkholderia pseudomallei, lives in the environment, it’s not passed person to person.

197. JCU to shore up Pacific disease defence - May 2020

     www.jcu.edu.au/news/releases/2020/may/jcu-to-shore-up-pacific-disease-defence

     JCU to shore up Pacific disease defence. Media Releases. Tue, 5 May 2020. ... The goal is to help countries become more proactive to vector borne disease threats using recommended strategies adapted to local ecologies.”.

198. The future of infectious disease modelling? - Feb 2021

     www.jcu.edu.au/news/releases/2021/february/the-future-of-infectious-disease-modelling

     Dr Michael Meehan will use genetic sequencing data to reconstruct epidemic outbreaks, to enable rapid and effective disease surveillance. ... Therefore, I aim to develop modelling software that is easily available to the relevant organisations, to enable

     A researcher at JCU's AITHM is developing a world-leading system to model and analyse the spread of infectious diseases, such as COVID-19.

199. Research into new treatments for a deadly disease

     www.jcu.edu.au/news/releases/2023/november/research-into-new-treatments-for-a-deadly-disease

     Research into new treatments for a deadly disease. Media Releases. Fri, 24 Nov 2023. ... Distinguished Professor Jonathan Golledge, Head of the Queensland Research Centre for Peripheral Vascular Disease at JCU, will lead the project.

200. Coronavirus: Animal disease detectives to be trained across SE Asia…

     www.jcu.edu.au/news/releases/2020/april/coronavirus-animal-disease-detectives-to-be-trained-across-se-asia

     Wed, 29 Apr 2020. Coronavirus: Animal disease detectives to be trained across SE Asia. ... tools for disease outbreak investigation and surveillance has never been more important,” he said.

201. Two decades of work sees horror disease defeated - Oct 2016

     www.jcu.edu.au/news/releases/2016/october/two-decades-of-work-sees-horror-disease-defeated

     Two decades of work sees horror disease defeated. Media Releases. Tue, 18 Oct 2016. ... 1996. These efforts provide inspiration to eliminate this disease from the world,” he said.