All Public Health articles – Page 6
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NewsNorovirus may be linked to higher risk of developing Crohn’s Disease
A new study links Crohn’s disease to the common norovirus, a group of viruses that can cause gastroenteritis, an inflammation of the stomach and intestines.
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NewsResearchers identify compounds that inhibit monkeypox virus replication
Researchers from Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine have developed a novel compound that soon could be used to protect against all tested poxviruses that cause human disease, including monkeypox.
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NewsScientists reveal protein mechanism behind tuberculosis pathogen success
A group of Chinese scientists has uncovered a previously undefined pathway by which Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), the causative agent of tuberculosis (TB), counteracts host immunity.
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NewsClinical trial launched to evaluate antiviral drug for monkeypox
A clinical trial to evaluate the antiviral drug tecovirimat, also known as TPOXX, in adults and children with monkeypox has begun in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
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NewsOral bacteria team up with fungi to form cavity-forming superorganisms
Oral bacteria can join forces with fungi to form cavity-causing “superorganisms” that sprout limblike structures, according to a study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).
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NewsGenetic sequencing and water sampling ‘key to locating source of Legionnaires’ outbreaks’
Routine sampling of water supplies and genomic sequencing of Legionella bacteria could play a key role in identifying the source of Legionnaires’ disease outbreaks, research suggests.
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FeaturesThe role of water in the transmission of disease
Breaking records: In 2018 the UK was host to the largest ever recorded fatberg.
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CareersA settled career plan?
Many scientists dropped everything to support the response to COVID-19, putting their own careers on hold and not only changing the type of work that they did, but also the lives that they led.
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FeaturesImportance of microbial taxonomy to public health
In microbial taxonomy, one must first classify one’s unknown strains and determine whether they represent a new taxon.
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FeaturesParental decisions about vaccination: a paediatrician’s perspective
Vaccine hesitancy is a relatively new term for a phenomenon that is as old as vaccination itself
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FeaturesMitigate or suppress—coming to grips with the COVID-19 pandemic
In the absence of an efficient vaccine, the control of the COVID-19 pandemic currently relies on non-pharmaceutical interventions.
