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Ebola: Innovative antibody delivery method could prevent and treat infection

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More than 11,000 people died during the Ebola outbreak in West Africa from 2013-16, demonstrating both the deadly nature of the virus and the limitations of the medication used to fight it. Now, University...

Babesia microti tests approved by FDA for screening blood, organ and tissue donors

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the Imugen Babesia microti Arrayed Fluorescent Immunoassay (AFIA), for the detection of antibodies to Babesia microti (B. microti) in human plasma...

Meningococcal B vaccine, Trumenba, now available in Canada

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Pfizer Canada Inc. has announced the availability of TRUMENBA (meningococcal group B vaccine) in Canada, following approval by Health Canada in October 2017. TRUMENBA is a vaccine indicated to help prevent...

New Zika blood test extends the window of accurate detection from weeks to months after the onset of infection

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Diagnosis of Zika infection is complex. Molecular tests for exposure are only reliable in the first two to three weeks after infection while the virus is circulating in the bloodstream. Antibody tests...

Salmonella risk prompts recall of raw frozen dog food

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Steve’s Real Food of Salt Lake City, Utah is voluntarily recalling one lot of 5lb Raw Frozen Dog Food Turkey Canine Recipe due to their potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. Salmonella can...

Lyme Fluorescent Immunoassay receives FDA nod

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Quidel Corporation, a provider of rapid diagnostic testing solutions, cellular-based virology assays and molecular diagnostic systems, announced today that it has received 510(k) clearance from the United...

Measles confirmed in Brisbane infant

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Metro North Public Health Unit (MNPHU) has confirmed a case of measles in an infant boy in the Brisbane area. Public Health Physician Dr Megan Young said MNPHU was working with the health care facilities...

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mcr-1 drug resistance gene found for first time in Shigella

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A team of investigators has found that the mcr-1 drug resistance gene, which encodes resistance to a drug that is used as a last resort, has been found for the first time in Shigella flexneri. Shigella are...

Yellow fever virus is detected in urine and semen almost a month after infection

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The confirmation involved one single patient; Brazilian investigators say it suggests the virus may be contagious for a period which stretches longer than previously thought The presence of yellow fever...

Listeria outbreak rises to 15 cases, 3 deaths in Australia

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In a follow-up to a report yesterday, NSW Health is now confirming 15 listeriosis cases linked to the national rockmelon outbreak, three of whom have died. Dr Vicky Sheppeard, Director Communicable...