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Doctoral student Kris Short works to prepare vaccine formulations for the University of Montana's Center for Translational Medicine. Image/University of Montana

Universal flu vaccine: University of Montana awarded $10 million contract to develop

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The National Institutes of Health have awarded a $10 million contract to the University of Montana to develop a new universal flu vaccine. The five-year award went to Dr. Jay Evans, director of UM’s...

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Bladder infections in women: Drinking more water reduces these UTIs significantly according to study

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In the controlled trial, women who drank an additional 1.5 liters of water daily experienced 48 percent fewer repeat bladder infections than those who drank their usual volume of fluids, said senior author...

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North Carolina: Ehrlichia often overlooked when tick-borne illness suspected

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When a patient presents with signs and symptoms suspicious for a tick-borne illness, medical providers in central North Carolina regularly test for Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, but often...

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Naegleria fowleri in Karachi water supply, source of infections: Study

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The Study The city of Karachi, Pakistan has seen large numbers of Naegleria fowleri deaths in recent years, particularly in people with no history of aquatic recreational activities like swimming, etc. A...

The image shows a graphical abstract: H7N9 highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses emerged in China in 2017, prompting vaccination in poultry. Shi et al. examine H7N9 viruses across China before and after vaccination, revealing rapid evolution into subtypes and genotypes. Although vaccination reduced infections, some H7N9 and H7N2 viruses exhibit heightened virulence and expansion to ducks. Image/Chen et al. / Cell Host & Microbe 2018

Avian influenza: H7N9 subtypes found in ducks after introduction of vaccine in China

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In response to bird flu pandemics starting in 2013, officials in China introduced a new vaccine for chickens in September 2017. Recent findings suggest that the vaccine largely worked but detected two...

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Rat hepatitis E virus can cause disease in humans: Hong Kong researchers

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Rat hepatitis E virus (rat HEV) was first discovered in 2010 and circulates in house rats (Rattus rattus) and sewer rats (Rattus norvegicus). It is very distantly related to human hepatitis E virus variants....

Common vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus) captured in Belize. Image/Becker, et al (2018)

Vampire bats: 2/3s of those tested were found to be Bartonella carriers in study

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Bartonella are bacteria that cause endocarditis, a potentially life-threatening illness in humans and domestic animals. In Latin America, common vampire bats (Desmodus rotundus) are frequently infected...

An artist's rendition of HIV (foreground). The knobs (purple) covering the virus are sugar-protein molecules, including gp120, that shield the rest of the virus (pink). Image/National Cancer Institute

HIV: Rare father-to-son transmission reported in study

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Diagnosis of HIV-1 infection in the 4-year old child of an HIV-negative mother led to a forensic analysis to determine the source of the infection and try to date the transmission of the virus. The results...

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Enterotoxigenic E. coli research to be used in an effort to develop a preventive vaccine for travelers

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Every year, millions of people have vacations and business trips ruined when they succumb to “traveler’s diarrhea” during their journeys. A major cause of traveler’s diarrhea is...

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Lyme: Rapid bacterial transmission following a tick bite shown in European study

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Lyme borreliosis is a disease caused by bacteria of the genus Borrelia that are transmitted by a bite from a tick of the genus Ixodes. Scientists from the Institut Pasteur used mice to study the transmission...