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Study links TB strain infectivity to shared geographic background

Study links TB strain infectivity to shared geographic background

byHarvard Medical SchoolScanning electron micrograph ofMycobacterium tuberculosisbacteria, which cause TB. Credit: NIAIDFor some forms of tuberculosis, the chances that an exposed pe

Study links TB strain infectivity to shared geographic background

byHarvard Medical SchoolScanning electron micrograph ofMycobacterium tuberculosisbacteria, which cause TB. Credit: NIAIDFor some forms of tuberculosis, the chances that an exposed pe
Health officials warn of potential measles exposure from 'international traveler' in Boston

Health officials warn of potential measles exposure from 'international traveler' in Boston

by Chris Van Buskirk, Boston HeraldAn electron micrograph of the measles virus. Credit: CDC/ Courtesy of Cynthia S. GoldsmithAn "international visitor" who used public transportation to trav

Health officials warn of potential measles exposure from 'international traveler' in Boston

by Chris Van Buskirk, Boston HeraldAn electron micrograph of the measles virus. Credit: CDC/ Courtesy of Cynthia S. GoldsmithAn "international visitor" who used public transportation to trav
Vaccinating care home residents reduced COVID deaths, but the effect was small, finds study

Vaccinating care home residents reduced COVID deaths, but the effect was small, finds study

by David Paton and Sourafel Girma,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainVaccinating older people probably did avert some deaths in 2021, but the effects were small. And even those sma

Vaccinating care home residents reduced COVID deaths, but the effect was small, finds study

by David Paton and Sourafel Girma,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainVaccinating older people probably did avert some deaths in 2021, but the effects were small. And even those sma
Preterm birth more common in unvaccinated pregnant patients with rheumatic disease and COVID-19

Preterm birth more common in unvaccinated pregnant patients with rheumatic disease and COVID-19

by American College of RheumatologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNew research presented this week at ACR Convergence 2022, the American College of Rheumatology's annual meeting, found a g

Preterm birth more common in unvaccinated pregnant patients with rheumatic disease and COVID-19

by American College of RheumatologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNew research presented this week at ACR Convergence 2022, the American College of Rheumatology's annual meeting, found a g
WHO says mpox outbreaks 'can be stopped'

WHO says mpox outbreaks 'can be stopped'

Credit: AI-generated imageOutbreaks of mpox in Central Africa "can be stopped", the World Health Organization said on Monday, but $135 million of funding may be needed to tackle the disease&

WHO says mpox outbreaks 'can be stopped'

Credit: AI-generated imageOutbreaks of mpox in Central Africa "can be stopped", the World Health Organization said on Monday, but $135 million of funding may be needed to tackle the disease&
The next pandemic? How a familiar virus exploits new hosts

The next pandemic? How a familiar virus exploits new hosts

by Nicole Lim,Duke-NUS Medical SchoolInfluenza A boasts a wide range of natural hosts, with different strains established in different species. This wide network gives it an extra evolutionary a

The next pandemic? How a familiar virus exploits new hosts

by Nicole Lim,Duke-NUS Medical SchoolInfluenza A boasts a wide range of natural hosts, with different strains established in different species. This wide network gives it an extra evolutionary a
Even mild SARS-CoV-2 infections have a long-term impact on the immune system, finds study

Even mild SARS-CoV-2 infections have a long-term impact on the immune system, finds study

byMedical University of ViennaImpact of primary SARS-CoV-2 infection on leukocyte subpopulations as determined after 10 weeks and 10 months. Shown are absolute values of the indicated leukocyte

Even mild SARS-CoV-2 infections have a long-term impact on the immune system, finds study

byMedical University of ViennaImpact of primary SARS-CoV-2 infection on leukocyte subpopulations as determined after 10 weeks and 10 months. Shown are absolute values of the indicated leukocyte
First case of new mpox variant detected in Germany

First case of new mpox variant detected in Germany

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAn infection with the new mpox variant clade 1b has been detected in Germany for the first time, the Robert Koch Institute health authority said on Tuesday.The infect

First case of new mpox variant detected in Germany

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAn infection with the new mpox variant clade 1b has been detected in Germany for the first time, the Robert Koch Institute health authority said on Tuesday.The infect
Controlling mpox requires inclusive, global efforts

Controlling mpox requires inclusive, global efforts

byAmerican Society for MicrobiologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIn 2022, mpox (formerly called monkeypox) dominated the news as outbreaks of the disease cropped up inmore than 120 cou

Controlling mpox requires inclusive, global efforts

byAmerican Society for MicrobiologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIn 2022, mpox (formerly called monkeypox) dominated the news as outbreaks of the disease cropped up inmore than 120 cou
Avian flu found in wastewater of 10 Texas cities through virome sequencing

Avian flu found in wastewater of 10 Texas cities through virome sequencing

byUniversity of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonA worker at an El Paso Water Utility facility collects samples of wastewater prior to sending them to researchers at Baylor College of Medic

Avian flu found in wastewater of 10 Texas cities through virome sequencing

byUniversity of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonA worker at an El Paso Water Utility facility collects samples of wastewater prior to sending them to researchers at Baylor College of Medic
Long-term cognitive and psychiatric effects of COVID-19 revealed in new study

Long-term cognitive and psychiatric effects of COVID-19 revealed in new study

byUniversity of OxfordPrediction of cognitive, psychiatric, and fatigue outcomes at two to three years after COVID-19 by symptom burden at six months. Credit:The Lancet Psychiatry(20

Long-term cognitive and psychiatric effects of COVID-19 revealed in new study

byUniversity of OxfordPrediction of cognitive, psychiatric, and fatigue outcomes at two to three years after COVID-19 by symptom burden at six months. Credit:The Lancet Psychiatry(20
Promising Lassa fever vaccine is headed to phase I clinical trial

Promising Lassa fever vaccine is headed to phase I clinical trial

byThomas Jefferson UniversityExperimental design. Credit:npj Vaccines(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41541-024-00930-zResearchers from Thomas Jefferson University and the University of Marylan

Promising Lassa fever vaccine is headed to phase I clinical trial

byThomas Jefferson UniversityExperimental design. Credit:npj Vaccines(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41541-024-00930-zResearchers from Thomas Jefferson University and the University of Marylan