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NewsResearch finds key connection between Legionnaires disease and ‘host’ amoeba
A new study of domestic and hospital drinking water systems found Legionella in 41% of samples – with Flinders University researchers making a key connection between the pathogen’s co-existence with a ‘host’ microorganism in all samples tested.
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NewsClimate change could make High Arctic fertile ground for emerging pandemics
Melting glaciers increase the risk of viral spillover, suggesting the impact of climate change could lead viruses to infect new hosts in the Arctic, according to researchers at the University of Ottawa who performed a novel genetic analysis.
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NewsScientists reveal protein mechanism behind tuberculosis pathogen success
A group of Chinese scientists has uncovered a previously undefined pathway by which Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), the causative agent of tuberculosis (TB), counteracts host immunity.
