All London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine articles
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MMR vaccine still best protection against measles - modelling study suggests level of protection decreases slightly over time
A new study shows the MMR vaccine remains the best protection against measles. The modelling study in England suggests level of protection decreases slightly over time.
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Climate change likely to increase diarrhoeal disease hospitalizations by 2100s
By 2100, hospitalizations from diarrhoeal diseases are predicted to increase in the city of Dhaka in Bangladesh as a result of climate change, even if global warming stays under 2 degrees Celsius.
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Kissing and petting young camels found to be key transmitter of MERS virus
New research has found that young camels present a high risk for human exposure to the MERS-CoV virus, with kissing and petting young camels found to be an important route of viral transmission.
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New classification of tuberculosis supports efforts to eliminate the disease
A new way to classify tuberculosis (TB) that aims to improve focus on the early stages of the disease has been presented by an international team.
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Syphilis transmission networks and AMR in England uncovered using genomics
Scientists use genomics to uncover syphilis transmission patterns in England, in a pioneering new approach for STI surveillance.
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New strains of influenza A virus in pigs potentially pose pandemic risk
A new study addresses gaps in understanding of swine influenza A virus evolution and highlights need for early warning of disease emergence.
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New vaccine boosts hopes of eliminating meningitis across Africa
A trial of a new vaccine against meningococcal disease, a cause of meningitis and blood poisoning, has found that it is safe and induces a strong immune response across five strains of meningococcal bacteria: A, C, W, Y and X.
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Second gene implicated in malaria chloroquine resistance evolution
How malaria parasites evolved to evade a major antimalarial drug has long been thought to involve only one key gene. Now, scientists have shown a second key gene is also involved in malaria’s resistance to the drug chloroquine.