For the first time, scientists have detected Marburg virus in bats in West Africa. Earlier this month (December 20), they reported that five Egyptian rousette
It’s flu season. Again. Which means it’s time for the flu vaccine. Again. The reason we need a shot year after year is that different
Antibiotic-resistant infections could kill 2.4 million people in Europe, North America, and Australia by 2050 without further action to combat the infections, according to a
A mix of two monoclonal antibodies against HIV tamped down virus levels in patients not taking antiretroviral medication, according to the results of two early-stage
Designer bugs as drugs The endemic persistence and outbreaks of Vibrio cholerae indicate a need for new methods of control; in this issue, two groups
More than 500 organizations from 67 countries have now endorsed a campaign promoting awareness that virally suppressed HIV-positive people cannot sexually transmit HIV. Launched in
In the past week, public health officials in Madagascar have reported 230 new cases of plague and 17 deaths from the bacterial disease, bringing the
One mutation in the Zika virus is responsible for catastrophic consequences in its hosts. A sequence change resulting in one amino acid substitution can convert
The Ebola virus glycoprotein spike (white) bound by antibody fragments of the broadly neutralizing antibodies ADI-15878 (purple), ADI-15946 (blue), and ADI-16061 (green). Footprints of these
When the immune system has eliminated the last traces of Zika virus from the blood, low-level infection may continue at certain sites around the body.
Polio is nearly eradicated. Now much of the risk of polio outbreaks comes not from wild poliovirus but from the oral vaccine, which comprises attenuated
Zika virus exposure in a mouse model can infect adult neural stem cells in the brain, leading to cell death and reduced proliferation.CELL STEM CELL,
In 1927, Austrian physician Julius Wagner-Jauregg won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discovery of the therapeutic value of malaria inoculation in
As concerns over the spread of Zika virus through the Americas rise, and evidence showing that the virus can infect developing neurons accumulates, a team led
Since it was discovered in 2012, the camel-borne virus causing Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) has sickened more than 1200 people in the Middle East
Researchers in Australia added an adjuvant to an inactivated influenza A vaccine and successfully boosted the shot’s effectiveness and cross-protective capabilities, according to a study
Since the year 2000, a concerted campaign against malaria has led to unprecedented levels of intervention coverage across sub-Saharan Africa. Understanding the effect of this
Although the parasite that causes schistosomiasis multiplies within aquatic snails for part of its life cycle, it finds one particular snail to be an inhospitable
A few drops of blood are all that’s needed to test for Ebola using a newly approved paper-based diagnostic test. Approved by the World Health
The vicious cycle of Ebola infection does not end with the death of a victim. According to researchers with the National Institutes of Health (NIH),
As always, in addition to the scientific breakthroughs that make headlines throughout the year, there is also a dark side to science. From misconduct to
Researchers investigating host responses to Ebola have long faced a significant disadvantage: the virus kills conventional lab mice, but does not produce the hemorrhagic fever
Cholera kills more than 100,000 people yearly and results from consuming food or water contaminated with Vibrio cholerae. The bacterium only expresses virulence factors, proteins
Since the 1960s, group B streptococci (GBS) have lost genetic diversity, yet they cause more virulent neonatal infections and show high rates of tetracycline resistance.
Since the 1960s, group B streptococci (GBS) have lost genetic diversity, yet they cause more virulent neonatal infections and show high rates of tetracycline resistance.
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