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Much progress has been made in controlling the disease—it was eradicated from the U.S. shortly after World War II. But three major factors, according to microbiologist Marcelo Jacobs-Lorena, have hindered eradication efforts in many regions: drug-resistant parasites, pesticide-resistant mosquitoes, and the lack of a malaria vaccine...
...Outbreaks Re your review of Steven Johnson's book Ghost Map, about a cholera outbreak in Victorian London [Dec. 18]: In a world of emerging infectious diseases, fear of pandemics and a growing threat of biological terrorism, it was interesting to read about the 1854 cholera epidemic. As a microbiologist and historian of cholera epidemics in the Middle East, I believe that a multinational effort and huge budgets are essential to improve the medical care and public-health infrastructure in the Third World. The developed countries are immune to cholera, but, since they have most of the world's wealth...
...Microbes! They're everywhere, they're tougher and more deeply rooted than we are - and maybe, just maybe, they're going to be a lot easier to work with than, say, Sunnis and Shi'ites. The Associated Press this week quoted a microbiologist as saying, "For decades, doctors have treated bacteria in a 'warlike' manner, yet recent research shows that 'most encounters we have with microbes are very beneficial...
When public-health authorities close a beach, Michael Sadowsky heads for the shore. It isn't that the microbiologist likes to dip his toes in dirty water. But for Sadowsky, 51, a few drops of contaminated H2O are worth their weight in gold...
...Hong Kong microbiologist Kennedy] Shortridge is convinced that the avian virus is still circulating in the environment. "I don't think we're out of the woods yet," says Shortridge. [Centers for Disease Control epidemiologist Keiji] Fukuda agrees: "You would be a fool to predict what the virus is going to do next. I'm equally prepared for this thing to disappear as I am to hear one day when I walk into the office, 'Oh, did you hear? There's another 10 cases-or 100 cases.'" -TIME...