All Infectious Disease articles – Page 5
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NewsResearchers discover key gene regulating virulence of fungus that causes severe lung infections
Scientists have found a potential target for novel therapeutic strategies to combat fungal infections caused by Aspergillus fumigatus and are now looking for a molecule that inactivates the protein expressed by the gene as a basis for a drug.
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NewsFirst phase of polio campaign concludes successfully in Gaza
More than 187,000 children under ten years of age were vaccinated with novel oral polio vaccine type 2 (nOPV2) in central Gaza during the first phase of a two-round polio vaccination campaign, conducted between 1–3 September 2024.
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NewsH5 influenza vaccines: what needs to be done to reduce the risk of a pandemic
As the global threat of H5N1 influenza looms, three international vaccine and public health experts say it is time to fully resource and support a robust strategy to address this and future potential pandemic influenza threats.
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NewsWHO data show shock increase in annual cholera deaths
The World Health Organization (WHO) has published global cholera statistics for 2023, showing an increase in cases and deaths.
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NewsNewly discovered viruses in parasitic nematodes could change our understanding of how they cause disease
New research shows that parasitic nematodes, responsible for infecting more than a billion people globally, carry viruses that may solve the puzzle of why some cause serious diseases.
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NewsSevere COVID-19 can involve either exacerbated lung inflammation or high viral replication
Researchers report a study based on autopsies of 47 patients who died after being infected by the ancestral strain of SARS-CoV-2. The findings will support clinical decisions on the treatment of critical cases.
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NewsScientists unlock the secret behind a decades-old dengue mystery
A study has pinpointed a mutation in the dengue virus’ genome as the root cause of a 1970s outbreak of dengue in the South Pacific, which impaired the virus’ ability to replicate in human cells, resulting in a low virus load and asymptomatic infections in patients.
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NewsResearchers find that aoudad and bighorn sheep share respiratory pathogens
Both species may contribute to disease recirculation among each other’s populations, and diseases that have already devastated bighorns could be present in aoudad with unknown effects.
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NewsNew findings on TB could change how we treat inflammatory disorders
Researchers have found rare mutation that leaves its carriers much more likely to become ill with TB—but, curiously, not with other infectious diseases, potentially upending long-held assumptions about the immune system.
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NewsNew vaccine protects cattle from deadly tick-borne disease
Scientists have created the first effective vaccine proven to protect cattle from bovine anaplasmosis, benefiting both cattle health and the agricultural economy.
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NewsDisease X is a threat to free societies - so pandemic preparedness is vital this time round
The Covid-19 pandemic uncovered fracture lines in society that have the potential to destabilize free societies by internal and external groups using misinformation on social media, a new review warns.
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NewsMen infected with high-risk types of HPV could struggle with fertility
Men infected with high-risk HPV genotypes show evidence of sperm death from oxidative stress and an impaired immune response, a new study suggests.
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NewsChlamydia can form reservoir in the intestine
Scientists investigating persistence tested the theory that the bacteria find a niche in the body where they are not yet vulnerable, that they form a permanent reservoir there and can become active again later.
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NewsWHO: Cholera surges as response efforts hit by critical shortage of Oral Cholera Vaccines
Since the start of the year, more than 300,000 cases of cholera and 2,326 deaths have been recorded worldwide, as the World Health Organization warns of a critical shortage of oral vaccines.
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NewsScientists to investigate why men and women are hit by the flu differently
Turns out that there is a biological reason why women and men suffer viral infections like influenza differently – and a team of scientists are extending their research to better understand why and how to design better, possible sex-specific treatments.
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NewsNew vaccine against cervical cancer combines prophylactic and therapeutic activity
Scientists at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) have developed a completely new vaccination concept with a new vaccine against cancer-causing human papillomaviruses (HPV).
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NewsMulti-disciplinary team awarded $3.9 million to study mixed fungal-bacterial infections
A multi-disciplinary team was recently awarded $3.9 million from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for a project aimed at unravelling intricate mysteries surrounding complex fungal-bacterial infections.
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NewsWHO declares mpox outbreak a public health emergency of international concern
WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has declared that the upsurge of mpox in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and a growing number of countries in Africa constitutes a public health emergency of international concern.
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NewsFirst-of-its-kind vaccine expands malaria protection for pregnant women
For the first time, immunization with a malaria vaccine has been shown to protect mothers from malaria during pregnancy and to protect for two transmission seasons without booster doses of vaccine.
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NewsHydrometeorology and location affect hospitalizations for waterborne infectious diseases in the US
An analysis of 12 years of data collected from over 500 hospitals in 25 different states shows that weather, geographic location, and urban or rural location all appear to influence hospitalizations for waterborne infectious diseases.
