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Bacterial vaginosis is triggered by BV-related bacteria present in some men’s penile microbiome: Study

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Bacterial Vaginosis (BV) is an infection affecting more than 20% of women worldwide. Caused by a change in the natural balance of the vaginal microbiota, this infection can lead to adverse outcomes in...

Salmonella outbreak: Oregon reports scores of cases

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Oregon health officials are advising the public not to eat onions from Thomson International, Inc., of Bakersfield, California, after 76 people in 13 Oregon counties fell ill with matching strains of Salmonella...

Massachusetts reports 1st human Eastern Equine Encephalitis case of 2020

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Massachusetts state health officials are reporting the first human case of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) virus infection. The patient is a male under the age of...

New published study from K-State virologists identifies potential COVID-19 treatment

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Yunjeong Kim and Kyeong-Ok “KC” Chang, virologists in the College of Veterinary Medicine at Kansas State University, have published a study showing a possible therapeutic treatment for COVID-19. Pathogenic...

Parasites: Kenya study shows long-term benefits of deworming treatment

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Children who receive sustained treatment against common parasitic infections grow up to achieve a higher standard of living, with long-lasting health and economic benefits extending to their communities,...

Thomson International Recalls Several Onion Varieties in Salmonella Outbreak

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By: Candess Zona-Mendola, MakeFoodSafe On August 1, Thomson International Inc. of Bakersfield, California announced its recall of several onion varieties: Red, Yellow, White, and Sweet Yellow Onions shipped...

Neisseria meningitidis antibiotic resistance case raises serious concerns

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A recent meningitis case at Children’s National Hospital raises serious concerns about antibiotic resistance in the common bacterium that caused it, researchers from the hospital write in a case...

Yellow fever: Locally acquired case reported in French Guiana, co-infected with COVID-19

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews UN health officials have reported a locally-acquired yellow fever case and death in French Guiana, in northeastern South America. The case, which was confirmed on...

Philippines COVID-19: Manila returns to modified enhanced community quarantine

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Philippines had eclipsed the 100,000 COVID-19 case mark over the weekend with a bulk of the latest cases reported in the Metro Manila area. In fact, record-high...

Ohio: Asian longhorned tick detected in Gallia County

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Officials with the Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) announced Friday on social media the confirmation of the Asian longhorned tick in Gallia County. The tick,...