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South Dakota scientists use weather and vector mosquito data to produce West Nile Virus forecast

Use insect repellent and wear protective clothing when we're outside in the evening - even when it doesn't feel like mosquitoes are biting.

30 Jun 2017

Preserved placenta is associated with risk of infection

A recent case study published by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention highlighted that capsules of dehydrated placenta prepared for human consumption can be a source of infectious agents.

30 Jun 2017

Antibiotics found to be effective for treating simple skin abscesses in adults and children

New multicenter research, which included Vanderbilt University Medical Center investigators, could change treatment approaches to simple skin abscesses, infections often caused by Staphylococcus aureus (staph) bacteria.

30 Jun 2017

Common, inexpensive antimicrobials can help patients heal from MRSA skin abscesses

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteria are resistant to multiple antibiotics and commonly cause skin infections that can lead to more serious or life-threatening infection in other parts of the body.

29 Jun 2017

Study opens the lid on overprescribing of antibiotics for acute conjunctivitis

A new study suggests that most people with acute conjunctivitis, or pinkeye, are getting the wrong treatment.

29 Jun 2017

New antiviral drug candidate effective against broad range of coronaviruses

A new antiviral drug candidate inhibits a broad range of coronaviruses, including the SARS and MERS coronaviruses, a multi-institutional team of investigators reports this week in Science Translational Medicine.

29 Jun 2017

New diagnostic system enables rapid, accurate customization of antibiotic treatments

A diagnostic system developed at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology enables rapid and accurate customization of the antibiotic to the patient.

29 Jun 2017

Campylobacter continues to be leading cause of foodborne infections in Denmark

Campylobacter is to blame for more than 4,600 foodborne infections in Denmark and is thus still the most common cause of foodborne disease.

29 Jun 2017

Simple treatment leads to sustained virological response in patients with thalassaemia and HCV

Many individuals with the blood disorder thalassaemia also carry the hepatitis C virus (HCV) due to contaminated transfusions before 1990.

29 Jun 2017

Study sheds new light on extent of lethal rat lungworm's geographic range in Florida

University of Florida researchers have found rat lungworm, a parasitic nematode that can cause meningitis in humans and animals, in five Florida counties.

28 Jun 2017

Researchers detect protozoa in drinking water that cause diarrheal outbreaks

Researchers from the University of Zaragoza have analyzed drinking water and detected oocysts of Cryptosporidium and cysts of Giardia, two protozoa that cause outbreaks of diarrhea in humans.

28 Jun 2017

Two further cases of plague reported in Santa Fe, New Mexico

The New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) has reported two new cases of plague infecting a 52- year old woman and a 62-year old woman, in the Santa Fe County.

28 Jun 2017

Study develops dissolvable microneedle patches for administering influenza vaccine

Study findings published online in The Lancet on June 27, 2017 have found that an experimental patch of dissolving microneedles can produce robust immune responses for influenza. The microneedle patches can be administered safely and can be a substitute for the needle-and-syringe vaccination. With further advancements, they could remove the uneasiness in using an injection and inconvenience of visiting a flu clinic, as well as offering cost benefits.

28 Jun 2017

Bandage-strip sized microneedle patches can transform flu vaccination method

A National Institutes of Health-funded study led by a team at the Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University has shown that an influenza vaccine can produce robust immune responses and be administered safely with an experimental patch of dissolving microneedles.

28 Jun 2017

Scientists show way to edit genome of disease-carrying mosquitoes

Scientists at UC Berkeley and UC Riverside have demonstrated a way to edit the genome of disease-carrying mosquitoes that brings us closer to suppressing them on a continental scale.

28 Jun 2017

New study aims to tackle antibiotic resistance in sepsis patients

University of Warwick expertise is contributing to a world-first £1.5million study aiming to tackle one of the biggest public health threats we face – antibiotic resistance.

28 Jun 2017

Inconsiderate supplementation of iron may impair ability to fight against Salmonella

One would think that too much iron is too much iron - whether it is ingested from particular foods or stored in the body genetically - and that pathogens such as Salmonella would grow identically in either case.

27 Jun 2017

Researchers identify new therapy target for gonorrhea

Researchers have identified a possible new treatment for gonorrhea, using a peptide that thwarts the infection-causing bacterium by interfering with an enzyme the microbe needs to respirate.

27 Jun 2017

Researchers question use of fungicides on imported flowers, bulbs that induce antifungal drug resistance

Researchers in Manchester are questioning the legal use of certain fungicides used on imported flowers and bulbs following evidence that they induce resistance to the drugs used to treat patients with Aspergillus fumigatus, a virulent of fungal disease.

From The University of Manchester 27 Jun 2017

Drug cocktail may be effective in preventing progressive organ dysfunction, deaths from sepsis

Sepsis presents a major challenge for health care providers, especially in low-income countries where the mortality rate can exceed 60 percent.

27 Jun 2017

Disease/Infection News

South Dakota scientists use weather and vector mosquito data to produce West Nile Virus forecast

Preserved placenta is associated with risk of infection

Antibiotics found to be effective for treating simple skin abscesses in adults and children

Common, inexpensive antimicrobials can help patients heal from MRSA skin abscesses

Study opens the lid on overprescribing of antibiotics for acute conjunctivitis

New antiviral drug candidate effective against broad range of coronaviruses

New diagnostic system enables rapid, accurate customization of antibiotic treatments

Campylobacter continues to be leading cause of foodborne infections in Denmark

Simple treatment leads to sustained virological response in patients with thalassaemia and HCV

Study sheds new light on extent of lethal rat lungworm's geographic range in Florida

Researchers detect protozoa in drinking water that cause diarrheal outbreaks

Two further cases of plague reported in Santa Fe, New Mexico

Study develops dissolvable microneedle patches for administering influenza vaccine

Bandage-strip sized microneedle patches can transform flu vaccination method

Scientists show way to edit genome of disease-carrying mosquitoes

New study aims to tackle antibiotic resistance in sepsis patients

Inconsiderate supplementation of iron may impair ability to fight against Salmonella

Researchers identify new therapy target for gonorrhea

Researchers question use of fungicides on imported flowers, bulbs that induce antifungal drug resistance

Drug cocktail may be effective in preventing progressive organ dysfunction, deaths from sepsis

Evolving spectrophotometry for modern biopharma workflows

Scaling B-cell cloning workflows for antibody development

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