All Infectious Disease articles – Page 97
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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.
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NewsFungal infections are an unintended consequence of advanced immunotherapy
Researchers have shown how clinical use of some monoclonal antibodies may cause life-threatening systemic fungal infections.
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NewsDisabling sensor halts malaria parasite in its tracks
UNIGE scientists have identified a new type of molecular sensor that enables the malaria parasite to infect human cells or mosquitoes at just the right moment
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NewsResearch tool reveals how staph hides in human cells
Researchers have discovered how Staphylococcus aureus, a common bug that can cause one of the most serious bacterial infections, hides inside human cells to avoid detection by the immune system.
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NewsSpinout to develop 20-minute test following STI surge in UK
A University of Birmingham spinout has received funding to finesse a point-of-care test for rapid diagnosis of gonorrhoea and chlamydia in men who have sex with men, and women who have sex with women.
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NewsMicrobiome takes centre stage at keynote lecture
Dr Martin Blaser delivered the Ashford Memorial Lecture 2023, which commemorates the legacy of Dr. Bailey Kelly Ashford, who changed the infectious disease landscape of Puerto Rico in the early 20th century.
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NewsStaph mechanism for resistance to last resort drug is uncovered
New research has revealed the mechanism of transcriptional regulation via S-nitrosylation for resistance to last resort drug vancomycin in Staphylococcus aureus.
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News4,000-year-old plague DNA found – the oldest cases to date in Britain
Researchers have identified three 4,000-year-old British cases of Yersinia pestis, the bacteria causing the plague – the oldest evidence of the plague in Britain to date.
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NewsSalmonella escapes host’s defences using two-pronged approach
Researchers have uncovered two strategies that the Salmonella enterica bacterium uses to protect itself from the human body’s defence mechanisms, both driven by the same protein.