Vaccine Research for Disease Spread by “No-See-Ums"

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Researchers at Ohio State University say a new vaccine offers hope against a tropical disease spread by sandflies, or what you may hear called no-see-ums. Florida's warm climate creates ideal conditions for the bugs to thrive and opens the door for the spread of a disease called leishmaniasis. WGCU’s Jennifer Crawford is joined by Dr. Abhay Satoskar, a professor in the department of pathology at OSU, for an update on how vaccine trials are progressing.

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DOT ORG. RESEARCHERS AT OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY SAY A NEW VACCINE OFFERS HOPE AGAINST A TROPICAL DISEASE SPREAD BY SAND FLIES OR NO SAMS. FLORIDA'S WARM CLIMATE CREATES IDEAL CONDITIONS FOR THE LITTLE BUGS TO SURVIVE AND THRIVE AND ALSO OPENS THE DOOR FOR THE SPREAD OF A DISEASE CALLED LASSMAN. SAYS THE PARASITIC DISEASES SPREAD BY THE BITE OF AN INFECTED SAND FLY. NOW THIS CAN PUT HUMANS AND EVEN PETS AT RISK. OHIO STATE RESEARCHERS SAY 12 MILLION CASES EXIST GLOBALLY, BUT THE CDC SAYS FEWER THAN 100 CASES ARE IN THE UNITED STATES. HOWEVER, IT IS SEEN AS AN EMERGING THREAT. >> FOR MORE, I AM JOINED BY PAY STATUS CAR, A PROFESSOR IN THE DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY. >> AT THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE. DOCTOR, THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TODAY FROM COLUMBUS, OHIO. >> THANK YOU. THINK YOU'RE GOING TO DO? >> NOW IN THE FLORIDA WE ALL DEAL WITH NO SEE UM'S. I ACTUALLY THOUGHT THEY WERE HARMLESS. BUT THAT IS NOT ALWAYS THE CASE. APPARENTLY. CAN YOU TALK ABOUT WHAT INFECTION IS SPREAD FROM SAND FLIES OR NO SEAMS. >> YES, SO THIS IS AN INFECTION CALLED LEISHMAN ISIS. THIS IS A SMALLER PARASITE MICROSCOPIC PARASITE WHICH IS TRANSMITTED THROUGH THE BITE OFF THESE SAND FLIES. NEARLY 10% OF THE WORK POPULATION LIVES IN THE NTSB. 10 DEMICK FAR THIS DISEASE. AND NOW THERE'S THIS IS ALL SO ENDEMIC IN THE UNITED STATES AS OF 2020. AND I THINK THE FARM, WHICH IS ENDEMIC IN A MEDIC I SCORED TODAY IN THE U.S. THAT'S MY SAYS WHICH WILL MANIFEST AS A SIR, ON YOUR SKIN OR SMALLER BOY, WHICH MAY HEAL ON ITS OWN MANY TIMES. IT'S BEEN LESS OF PEOPLE. THE MEN ARE. THE MUCH ATTENTION. BUT IF IT IS NOT FEELING IT CAN CAUSE MORE. THE GIRL SOS AND SCARRING AND DISFIGUREMENT. SO THAT'S THE FARM WORK. THE HAVE UNITED STATES AND IN MORE SEVERE WHICH IS FORTUNATE IN NEWARK. THE UNITED STATES AS OF YET WHERE TO PASS SITES CAN SPREAD YOUR ORGANS LIKE NEW OR BONE MARROW. AND THAT IS A FATAL DISEASE THAT OUT. >> NO, YOU LED A RESEARCH TEAM AT THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER THAT DEVELOPED THE WORLD'S FIRST SUCCESSFUL VACCINE FOR THIS. CAN YOU TELL ME ABOUT THE CLINICAL TRIALS THAT WHEN DO THEY START AND WHERE THEY WILL BE? >> YES, SO THAT GOOD ART RISE, WHICH ARE RECORD FEES, ONE CROWDS JUST TO LOOK AT THE SAFETY OF THIS VACCINE IN JUST TO STEP BACK. THE VACCINE HAS SHOWN ALMOST NEAR 100% EFFICACY IN PRECLINICAL TESTING AND FULL THAT BECAUSE OF THE SAME AND THE PANIC ACROSS BEEN STOCKED IN KENYA AND PRESTON, BECAUSE THESE OTHER COUNTRIES BEAR THE DISEASE IS HIGHLY ENDEMIC. AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, THE COUNTRIES WHERE YOU SEE THE BE SO OF THE SEAS, THAT'S THE ONE WHICH IS FATAL TO DO THIS. PONZI BOTH ARE UP $200 IN DEBTS. WE'RE LIKE PARENTING AND BASICALLY THAT'S SOMETHING WE WANT TO PREVENT FULL. SO THAT'S WHEN WE'RE GOING TO DO THAT. RISE. AND IF THE VACCINE IS FOUND TO BE SAFE, THAT'S READY TO BE DEPLOYED. FOR THE FIRST. AND THEN THEY TURN ON ABC. ALL THAT. >> WILL THERE EVER BE CLINICAL TRIALS IN FLORIDA? >> THERE WILL BE SOME TRANSPLANT IN UNITED STATES SO FAR. HE'S WON IN ALL. I THINK THE OTHER END OF THAT PROCESS AND BASICALLY ONCE WE GET SOME DATA FROM THE NEWARK RISE IN A PRESIDENT. WE'VE BEEN PLAN, SOME SAFETY TRIES IN UNITED STATES AND EVENTUALLY GOING FORWARD, DEPENDING ON THE SITUATION IN US IN TERMS OF HOW MANY CASES OF BEER OUT OF THE SEAS PREVAILING TO BECOMES. ARE YOU STATING THE OBVIOUS NEED THEN WE WOULD CONSIDER YET ON THE WANT US TO CONSIDER DEPLOYING THE VACCINE. BUT THAT'S ONLY AFTER BIN TO BE COMING FROM OR SAFETY SAFETY SAFETY. BECAUSE I KNOW HE'S BEEN IN PARKER FOR ANY PRODUCT, ANY VACCINE AND BE ENSURED THAT THAT IS THAT. >> WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO TO REALLY PROTECT OURSELVES AND OUR ANIMALS FROM FROM GETTING SICK FROM THIS? >> YES, OBVIOUSLY. >> NO VACCINE IS THE BEST AND ALL AS AN INFECTIOUS DISEASE EXPERTS TO BE ON OR NOT. >> THAT YOU NEED A VACCINE OR PREVENTION. ARE YOU WANT TO ELIMINATION OR A DEDICATION OF ANY INFECTION? THIS IS WHAT WE DO KNOW, AXIOM. YOU CANNOT DO THAT. SO I'M HOPING THAT THIS WOULD BE SUCCESSFUL VACCINE AND THAT WILL THE PROSPECT. RIGHT NOW THAT I'M NOT AND A FEW THINGS YOU CAN DO. SO SAD. FLIES A MANIAC. YOU DOING DUSK AND DAWN. SO YOU WANT TO BE CAREFUL GOING OUT WITH, YOU KNOW, AND IF YOU DO HAPPEN TO BLOCK, YOU KNOW, YOU NEED TO PROBABLY COVER YOURSELF AND MARKETS, YOU KNOW, YOUR FITBIT GOLDING ARE YOU WANT TO TRY TO USE YOUR INSECT REPELLENTS WORK WE USE OR SUMMER JUST TO PREVENT BEING BITTEN. BUT BUT THE BUT THE SAND FLIES. IF APP AND TO VISIT COUNTRIES WHICH ARE ENDEMIC COUNTRIES SOUTH OFF THE BARTER. AGAIN, THE SAME PRECAUTIONS YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE. AND ALSO IF NEEDED NEXT CAN BE USED IN THOSE THOSE COUNTRIES TO PREVENT THE BITES OFF BEFORE GOING TO THE INFECTED SAND FLIES. SHOULD YOU THAT LOCAL LEGION LIKE OR WHAT I JUST SAID AND YOU SUSPECT THAT THIS IS NOT GOING AWAY OR SOMETHING, JUST GET A CHECK. IT'S BEEN THE COULD DO AND THAT ARTISTS, WHICH OF RELIABLE, WHICH WILL TELL YOU WHERE THE YOU ARE. IN FACT, ACT AND THE YOU MAY NOT NEW YORK MAN FACING CATANIA'S. I GUESS I THINK FRIZZELL AND EVEN A COMPETENT PEOPLE. AND IF YOU'RE SO RESULTS, IT'S ALMOST LIKE A LIFELONG VACCINATION BECAUSE ONCE YOUR RESULT INFECTION, THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT YOU'LL BE CAMILLE DISINFECTION AS LONG AS YOU HAVE NORMAL YOU THE SYSTEM. >> DOCTOR, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TELLING US ABOUT THIS. THAT'S FASCINATING. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> HERE'S AN INTERESTING FACT ABOUT SAND FLIES FROM THE WGCU NEWS ROOM ACCORDING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY IN NEW ZEALAND, ONLY FEMALE SAND FLIES BITE AND DRINK BLOOD. YOU NEED THE PROTEIN FROM THE BLOOD TO MAKE ACHES. MALE SAND FLIES ARE HARMLESS. VEGETARIANS. THAT APPARENTLY JUST EAT PLANT NECTAR. YOU CAN FIND MORE HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL FEATURES BY CHECKING OUT OUR WEBSITE WGCU YOU DOT ORG. COMING UP AFTER THE