All Infectious Disease articles – Page 112
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NewsSurveillance system detected infection linked to eye drops months before outbreak declared
An infectious diseases surveillance system successfully flagged cases of a drug-resistant infection spread by eye drops months before national public health officials announced an outbreak.
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OpinionEmerging risks in public health: is plastic pollution something to worry about?
Could plastic waste act as a vector for pathogens and contribute to the spread of infectious diseases?
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NewsCattle may face much higher TB risk from indirect interactions with wildlife
Cattle face a hypothetically high risk of getting tuberculosis from wildlife - such as deer, foxes, and wild boar - through indirect interactions, with a much lower risk from direct interactions, a new study suggests.
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NewsBooster shot being developed to fight koala Chlamydia
Researchers are developing a booster vaccine using implant technology in the fight against the deadly Chlamydia disease that has decimated koala colonies.
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NewsStructural changes drive arms race between crop plants and fungal pathogens
Scientists shed light on how harmful fungi evade recognition by their plant hosts and aid infection.
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NewsCholera-like bacteria may be crucial in development of new antibiotics
Researchers have produced a reconstructed version of the PomAB motor protein complex in a bacterium called Vibrio alginolyticus that resembles the cholera bacterium.
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NewsNon-invasive technology tests for malaria without a blood sample
A novel testing platform under development by researchers at the Yale School of Public Health (YSPH) and CytoAstra, LLC could provide a new noninvasive test for malaria that doesn’t require a blood sample.
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News‘Time-travelling’ pathogens in melting permafrost pose likely risk to environment
Ancient pathogens that escape from melting permafrost have real potential to damage microbial communities and might potentially threaten human health, a new study suggests.
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NewsSwine flu strain has passed from humans to swine nearly 400 times since 2009
A new study of the strain of influenza A responsible for the 2009 H1N1 pandemic shows that the virus has passed from humans to swine about 370 times since 2009, and subsequent circulation in swine has resulted in the evolution of pdm09 variants that then jumped from swine to humans.
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CareersStreet science brings home an important message about African sleeping sickness
Combining parasitology with street theatre resulted in a colourful experience that delivered an important message about African sleeping sickness, as parasitologist Dr Nicola Veitch explains.
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NewsMicrobiologist and virologist creating Global Pandemic Research Alliance
Columbia University virologist Professor David Ho and The University of Hong Kong (HKU) microbiologist Professor Kwok-yung Yuen are teaming up to create a global alliance for conducting research in emerging infectious diseases.
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NewsFiji launches mass vaccination campaign against typhoid
The Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) of Fiji has launched a mass vaccination campaign against typhoid in the Northern Division, aiming to immunize the entire population between 9 months and 65 years of age.
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News‘Hospital pathogen’ widespread in Vietnam’s environment
A pathogen considered to be a cause of hospital infection is widespread in Vietnam, turning up in farm soil and pig faeces as well as hospital beds and toilet floor surfaces, with 70% of isolates found to be resistant to at least one class of antimicrobials.
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NewsResearchers reveal how Leishmania parasite uses immune cells as Trojan Horse
A new study found that the parasite targets a receptor on the surface of the neutrophil to gain access to the cell, and once inside the parasite resists the neutrophils’ pathogen-killing molecules.
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NewsDrugs targeting malaria in Mozambique are still effective
The drugs used to treat and prevent malaria in Mozambique are still effective, according to a genomic analysis of drug resistance markers in Plasmodium falciparum, carried out by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) and the Manhiça Health Research Center (CISM). Source: CDC/ Dr. Mae Mellvin Photomicrograph ...
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NewsResearchers uncover structure of virus with pandemic potential
Researchers have shed light on how a highly infectious virus that has recently transferred from animals to people is able to enter human cells.
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NewsDevice holds promise for diagnosing TB’s missing millions
Investigators collaborating on new chip-based technology using dielectrophoresis to selectively isolate <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> from sputum from suspected TB patients in underserved areas report promising results
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NewsDrug-resistant fungi thriving in the most remote regions of Earth
New research has found that a disease-causing fungus — collected from one of the most remote regions in the world — is resistant to a common antifungal medicine used to treat infections.
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NewsHospital infection shows dual colonisation strategy
Researchers have uncovered why one of the most dangerous nosocomial pathogens, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, is so difficult to combat - it follows a dual strategy, with some bacteria colonizing the tissue surface while others spread in the body.