Tag: Infectious/Emerging Diseases

Invasive mammal, introduced by maritime trade, influences parasite populations The humble house mouse has dramatically shaped parasitic Toxoplasma gondii populations ...

Researchers survey immune molecules found inside mycetoma lesions

Credit: Emanuel Siddig (CC BY 4.0) Mycetoma is a common neglected disease caused by either fungi or bacteria which organize ...

Greater prevalence of anal cancer precursors for women living with HIV than prior reports

Researchers say new strategies needed for anal cancer prevention in women living with HIV The prevalence of anal high-grade squamous ...

Mosquito surveillance uncovers new information about malaria transmission in madagascar

On-the-ground findings and modified tools reveal complex feeding behavior, transmission routes Riley Tedrow, PhD, a medical entomologist at Case Western ...

Successful T cell engineering with gene scissors

CRISPR/Cas9-modified T cells could solve immunotherapy problemsCredit: K. Schober / Technichal University of Munich The idea of genetically modifying a ...

Scripps Research-led consortium awarded $129 million from NIH for new HIV vaccine approach

The seven-year grant will support refinement and manufacturing of novel vaccine candidates so that they can move into early-stage human ...

Antibiotic stewardship intervention improves prescribing for acute respiratory infection

Credit: Kirsty Challen, B.sc., Mbchb, Mres, Ph.d., Lancashire Teaching Hospitals, United Kingdom DES PLAINES, IL -- Antibiotic stewardship interventions for ...

The Zika epidemic in Cuba, reflected by imported cases in Barcelona

A study confirms the key role of imported disease clinics in the surveillance and prevention of arboviral diseases in EuropeCredit: ...

How the mosquito immune system fights off the malaria parasite

Credit: Iowa State University News Service AMES, Iowa - A new study from Iowa State University entomologists describes how mosquitoes ...

What is cryptosporidium? The pool parasite outbreak causing panic

Cryptosporidiosis outbreaks are on the rise, and children are likely to be the ones dispersing the illness; two University of ...

Researchers determine bacteria structure responsible for traveler's diarrhea

Discovery may aid in advancement of treatments (Boston)--For the first time researchers have deciphered the near-atomic structure of filaments, called ...

Flu fact sheet for parents increases vaccination rate in children

NEW YORK, NY (July 10, 2019)--Young children are more likely to suffer severe, even life-threatening complications from the flu, but ...

New evidence shows cytotoxic T cells can identify, invade, and destroy targets of large mass like Toxoplasma gondii tissue cysts

Previously unappreciated capability of CD8+ cytotoxic T cells to penetrate a large target opens avenues to destroy solid cancers, according ...

New blood test for human TB may also identify people at most risk

Credit: University of Nottingham, 2019 A new study conducted by researchers in Leicester and Nottingham has shown the potential for ...

Blue Water Vaccines, developing universal flu vaccine, closes $7 million led by CincyTech

July 9, 2019

Vaccine based on pioneering mathematical models, research from University of OxfordCredit: Blue Water Vaccines Vaccine based on pioneering mathematical models, ...

Pneumonia patients get too many antibiotics — especially as they leave the hospital

Too-long prescriptions found in 2/3 of pneumonia patients at 43 Michigan hospitals, most written as part of the discharge process, ...

AJTMH tip sheet for July 2019

Your advance look at three new studies publishing online on July 8, 2019 in The American Journal of Tropical Medicine ...

Combining antibiotics, researchers deliver one-two punch against ubiquitous bacterium

CWRU/Cleveland VA findings in mouse models could make inroads against superbugs By combining two well-established antibiotics for the first time, ...

Prediction tool from Kaiser Permanente researchers may identify patients at risk for HIV

Algorithm could further goal of referring more at-risk patients for preventive medication Oakland, Calif. -- Researchers have developed a new ...

A common gut virus that maps our travels