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Gender-specific approaches to HIV prevention: addressing the needs of women and girls

2023-12-01T07:00:00+00:00By

With nearly 25 million deaths and an estimated 33.2 million people (including 15.4 million women) living with the virus globally, HIV/AIDS is on the brink of becoming the most devastating pandemic the world has ever seen.

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Virgin soil effect: how did European diseases impact native populations in The Americas

2023-11-13T09:21:00+00:00By

The so called ‘Age of Discovery’ was a period of exploration, exchanging new foods, gold and culture. However, with the exchanges between Europe and The Americas, there was also the exchange of pathogens with native populations.

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    Under the microscope: marine extremophiles

    Extremophiles are organisms which survive in extreme conditions. They are adapted to survive in niche environments, including pressure, alkalinity, acidity and temperature. From the deep pressures of the oceans to the heat of hydrothermal vents, the sea offers a variety of unique environments, which would be lethal habitats for other ...

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    Under the microscope: the rhizosphere

    Microorganisms have diverse roles in the rhizosphere, which can include plant nutrition, promoting growth, and inducing and/or preventing disease.

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    Under the microscope: Japanese encephalitis

    JEV is one of the leading causes of viral encephalitis globally, widespread across Asia-Pacific and endemic in 24 countries of south and southeast Asia.

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    Sir Graham Wilson was a pioneer in the area of public health, wartime bacteriology and food hygiene.

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    On 19 June 2022, Iraq’s health authorities announced a cholera outbreak after at least 13 cases were confirmed across the country and thousands of hospital admissions for acute diarrhea were reported.

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