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WHO launches plan to rein in 'alarming' dengue spread

WHO launches plan to rein in 'alarming' dengue spread

This transmission electron microscopic (TEM) image depicts a number of round, Dengue virus particles that were revealed in this tissue specimen. Credit: CDC/ Frederick MurphyThe World Health Organizat

WHO launches plan to rein in 'alarming' dengue spread

This transmission electron microscopic (TEM) image depicts a number of round, Dengue virus particles that were revealed in this tissue specimen. Credit: CDC/ Frederick MurphyThe World Health Organizat
COVID-19 case study in Japan identifies effective wastewater surveillance methods for monitoring infections

COVID-19 case study in Japan identifies effective wastewater surveillance methods for monitoring infections

byOsaka UniversitySurvey methods required for wastewater surveillance to determine the COVID-19 incidence in the community. Credit:Science of The Total Environment(2024). DOI: 10.101

COVID-19 case study in Japan identifies effective wastewater surveillance methods for monitoring infections

byOsaka UniversitySurvey methods required for wastewater surveillance to determine the COVID-19 incidence in the community. Credit:Science of The Total Environment(2024). DOI: 10.101
Promising tuberculosis therapy safe for patients with HIV, finds study

Promising tuberculosis therapy safe for patients with HIV, finds study

byTexas Biomedical Research InstituteResearchers compare the impacts of cART by itself versus cART plus the IDO inhibitor in lung tissue of nonhuman primates with both TB and SIV. Left: Followin

Promising tuberculosis therapy safe for patients with HIV, finds study

byTexas Biomedical Research InstituteResearchers compare the impacts of cART by itself versus cART plus the IDO inhibitor in lung tissue of nonhuman primates with both TB and SIV. Left: Followin
New mouse models offer valuable window into COVID-19 infection

New mouse models offer valuable window into COVID-19 infection

byLa Jolla Institute for ImmunologySARS-CoV-2 delta and omicron BA.1 infectivity, clinical disease, and lung pathology in single- and double-KI hACE2 and hTMPRSS2 mice. Credit:eBioMedicine

New mouse models offer valuable window into COVID-19 infection

byLa Jolla Institute for ImmunologySARS-CoV-2 delta and omicron BA.1 infectivity, clinical disease, and lung pathology in single- and double-KI hACE2 and hTMPRSS2 mice. Credit:eBioMedicine
How to improve public health communication for the next pandemic? Tackling distrust, misinformation is key

How to improve public health communication for the next pandemic? Tackling distrust, misinformation is key

by Shauna Hurley, Rebecca Ryan,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThere's a common thread linking ourexperience of pandemicsover the past 700 years. From the black

How to improve public health communication for the next pandemic? Tackling distrust, misinformation is key

by Shauna Hurley, Rebecca Ryan,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThere's a common thread linking ourexperience of pandemicsover the past 700 years. From the black
Lyme disease and ticks that carry it spread across the US

Lyme disease and ticks that carry it spread across the US

by Madeline Everett, The Kansas City StarCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainLyme disease is one of the most prevalent insect-borne diseases in the country, with far more cases each year than other disea

Lyme disease and ticks that carry it spread across the US

by Madeline Everett, The Kansas City StarCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainLyme disease is one of the most prevalent insect-borne diseases in the country, with far more cases each year than other disea
COVID-induced immune memory could protect against severe cases of flu, mouse study suggests

COVID-induced immune memory could protect against severe cases of flu, mouse study suggests

by Katherine Fenz,Rockefeller UniversityGraphical abstract. Credit:Immunity(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2024.08.018More than 200 viruses can infect and cause disease in humans; most

COVID-induced immune memory could protect against severe cases of flu, mouse study suggests

by Katherine Fenz,Rockefeller UniversityGraphical abstract. Credit:Immunity(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2024.08.018More than 200 viruses can infect and cause disease in humans; most
Experts develop laboratory toolkit for patients with viral hemorrhagic fevers such as Marburg virus disease

Experts develop laboratory toolkit for patients with viral hemorrhagic fevers such as Marburg virus disease

byMass General BrighamAssembled Laboratory “Go Kit” Cart. Credit:Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology(2024). DOI: 10.1017/ice.2024.143Viral hemorrhagic fevers (VHF) such as

Experts develop laboratory toolkit for patients with viral hemorrhagic fevers such as Marburg virus disease

byMass General BrighamAssembled Laboratory “Go Kit” Cart. Credit:Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology(2024). DOI: 10.1017/ice.2024.143Viral hemorrhagic fevers (VHF) such as
Scientists develop novel antibody platform that tackles viral mutations

Scientists develop novel antibody platform that tackles viral mutations

byThe Mount Sinai HospitalAMETA treatment effectively clumps the virus and disarms its spike structures, which are essential for infecting host cells. Credit: Jialu Xu, Ph.D., University of Oxfo

Scientists develop novel antibody platform that tackles viral mutations

byThe Mount Sinai HospitalAMETA treatment effectively clumps the virus and disarms its spike structures, which are essential for infecting host cells. Credit: Jialu Xu, Ph.D., University of Oxfo
Two California dairy workers were infected with bird flu, latest human cases in US

Two California dairy workers were infected with bird flu, latest human cases in US

by Jonel AlecciaIn this photo provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, an animal caretaker collects a blood sample from a dairy calf vaccinated against bird flu in a containment building at the

Two California dairy workers were infected with bird flu, latest human cases in US

by Jonel AlecciaIn this photo provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, an animal caretaker collects a blood sample from a dairy calf vaccinated against bird flu in a containment building at the
Researchers discover mechanism driving immune perturbations after severe infections

Researchers discover mechanism driving immune perturbations after severe infections

by Taylor Barnes,Baylor College of MedicineCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at Baylor College of Medicine and collaborating institutions have discovered a mechanism that drives the

Researchers discover mechanism driving immune perturbations after severe infections

by Taylor Barnes,Baylor College of MedicineCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at Baylor College of Medicine and collaborating institutions have discovered a mechanism that drives the
Washington becomes 6th state to report bird flu in humans

Washington becomes 6th state to report bird flu in humans

by Robin FosterFour farm workers who helped cull poultry on an commercial egg farm in Washington are presumed to have been infected with bird flu, making that state the sixth in the country to report

Washington becomes 6th state to report bird flu in humans

by Robin FosterFour farm workers who helped cull poultry on an commercial egg farm in Washington are presumed to have been infected with bird flu, making that state the sixth in the country to report