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NewsNIH awards $57.5m to strengthen emerging infectious disease research
Boston University’s high-containment infectious disease laboratory has received $57.5 million in new federal funding to strengthen research on emerging pathogens. The five-year award will support work on vaccines, diagnostics and treatments for threats including Ebola, Marburg, dengue and other high-risk viruses.
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NewsEels transmit a virus through biting: a discovery that changes our understanding of viral infections in fish
Contrary to what was previously believed, viruses infecting fish are not transmitted exclusively through water acting as an abiotic vector. A team of researchers has demonstrated that a virus affecting European eels can spread very efficiently through biting during aggressive interactions between individuals.
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NewsThe only critically endangered crane went from 140 to 5,616 — but the numbers aren’t the full picture
A perspective proposes scoring conservation by six dimensions of population health after finding antibiotic residues and 62 microplastic particles per gram in crane droppings at Poyang Lake.
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NewsScientists breed a ‘pan-African’ malaria parasite to build a better whole-parasite malaria vaccine
Researchers have created a hybrid malaria parasite that combines the manufacturing advantages of the strain used in every current whole-parasite malaria vaccine with the much higher liver infectivity of a parasite collected recently in East Africa.
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NewsViral spillover underwater: review maps how aquatic viruses leap between species and how to catch the next jump early
When pathogens leap between species, the textbook cases are terrestrial: influenza from birds, Ebola from wildlife, SARS-CoV-2 at a market. A review argues that equal attention should go to water, the world’s fastest-growing food production sector and where viruses move readily among fish, amphibians, reptiles and crustaceans.
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NewsWastewater bacteria could offer a window into community health
Wastewater may reveal much more about a community than which viruses are circulating. Researchers found that gut-associated bacterial patterns in sewage were linked with rates of chronic disease, health behaviours and socioeconomic conditions across several Ohio communities.
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NewsCARB-X funds UNSW Sydney to develop novel antibiotic targeting drug-resistant Gram negative bacterial infections
Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Biopharmaceutical Accelerator (CARB-X) is awarding US$853k to UNSW Sydney to support the development of synthetic darobactin analogues, a new class of antibiotic designed to kill multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria.
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NewsHorizon Awards 2026: Professor Stephen Obaro named as winner of Christiana Figueres Award
Professor Stephen Obaro, Professor of Pediatrics and Senior Scientist at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA , has been named as the winner of the Christiana Figueres Policy to Practice Award.
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NewsWildlife imports linked to higher risk of animal-human disease outbreaks
Researchers have discovered that wildlife imports highly influence the possibility of zoonotic emerging infectious disease (EID). This marks the first global measurement of how wildlife trade is linked to outbreaks of animal-borne diseases, across countries and over time.
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NewsDeadly soil bacterium spreads into new regions, including the US
Melioidosis, once considered mainly a tropical disease, is appearing in new regions including the continental United States. A new study shows that antibodies against Burkholderia pseudomallei can persist for years after infection, a finding that could improve how scientists interpret blood tests and track the pathogen’s spread.
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NewsStudy identifies single amino acid change that alters Andes virus protein behavior in human cells
Researchers have identified a single amino acid difference between rodent- and human-derived Andes virus isolates that changes how a key viral protein behaves inside human cells. The findings help explain biological differences between closely related virus isolates.
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NewsBiomimetic nanoparticles target infection, inflammation and bone loss in periodontitis
A new biomimetic nanoparticle treatment for periodontitis is designed to tackle infection, inflammation and tissue damage at the same time. In laboratory and rat studies, the system killed key periodontal bacteria, shifted immune responses towards repair and reduced bone loss.
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NewsQ&A: How do infections get past the placenta’s defenses?
For nine months, the placenta is the primary support system of the fetus, providing both nourishment and protection. Within hours of birth, it is usually discarded as medical waste. But this organ carries clues for the child’s future health and additional pregnancies for the mother.
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NewsINRS and the Pasteur Network bring together scientists from 25 countries in Québec to strengthen the fight against pandemics
Held in North America for the first time, the Pasteur Network Annual Meeting highlighted how artificial intelligence and emerging technologies can advance global health preparedness and response.
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NewsGenetic hitchhikers make Aspergillus infections even harder to treat
Resistance to antifungal medicines in the pathogenic fungus Aspergillus fumigatus is proving more persistent than previously thought. Research shows that fungicides used in agriculture, even those with a different mode of action from these medicines, can help maintain this resistance. This is because different resistance genes ‘hitchhike’ together.
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NewsSyrian Arab Republic launches coordinated public health response following poliovirus detection in Deir Ezzor
The Ministry of Health is strengthening vaccination and surveillance activities to protect children following the detection of poliovirus type 1 (VDPV1) in two children aged between 6 and 13 months who developed paralysis in Deir Ezzor Governorate.
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NewsPortable test detects Zika and hepatitis C without a laboratory
Researchers have developed a portable test that can detect RNA viruses such as Zika and hepatitis C directly from whole blood without conventional laboratory purification. Using only a small heater and a handheld fluorescence reader, the method could bring sensitive molecular testing closer to patients in resource-limited settings.
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NewsViral inflammation may disrupt the uterine lining and impair placental development
Viral infections early in pregnancy may disrupt the way the uterine lining prepares for implantation, with effects that can persist throughout pregnancy. In cell, mouse and 3D uterine models, researchers found that inflammation reduced decidualization and was linked to abnormal placental development and smaller fetuses.
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NewsCARB‑X–supported trivalent Salmonella vaccine advances to Phase 2 clinical trials
Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Biopharmaceutical Accelerator (CARB-X) today announced that GSK’s global health vaccine program for a combined invasive nontyphoidal Salmonella and typhoid fever (iNTS‑TCV) has advanced into a Phase 2 clinical trial.
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NewsHow human cells slow down the Ebola virus
Human cells may possess a previously underappreciated defence against Ebola virus infection. Researchers found that the cell-surface protein CD81 can restrict viral entry and replication, while Ebola appears to use two of its own proteins to counteract this protective mechanism.