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Scripps Research discovery paves way for better flu prevention, treatment

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This year’s flu vaccine has been less effective in protecting people from the most common strain of the virus, compared with recent years. And once people become infected with the flu, there are few...

Ixodes scapularis ticks transmit the pathogens of Lyme disease, resulting a multisystem illness in a variety of animals and humans. The image shows bottom side a live Ixodes tick as seen under a confocal immunofluorescence microscope. Image/Dr. Utpal Pal, University of Maryland

Lyme disease: Protein used to outsmart the human immune system uncovered

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A University of Maryland (UMD) researcher has uncovered a mechanism by which the bacteria that causes Lyme disease persists in the body and fights your early, innate immune responses. Dr. Utpal Pal, Professor...

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A Zika vaccine could virtually eliminate prenatal infections: Study

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A Zika vaccine could have a substantial effect on mitigating and preventing future Zika virus outbreaks. Through a combination of direct protection and indirect reduction of transmissions, virtual elimination...

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Malaria: Adding ivermectin to antimalarial had ‘major and prolonged effect on mosquito mortality’

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Researchers from the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) working in partnership with colleagues from the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) have shown the large potential impact of a completely...

Health care workers visit households in Southern Mozambique to identify men infected with the malaria parasite but presenting no symptoms. Image/Beatriz Galatas

Asymptomatic malaria: Natural dynamics and risk posed for elimination

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Asymptomatic malaria occurs when parasites are present in an individual’s blood but do not cause fever or other symptoms. These “afebrile” infections can be detected either by classical...

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Brown scientists identify a new class of antibiotics with the potential to treat MRSA

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A team of researchers led by Brown University infectious disease experts and engineers has identified a new class of antibiotics that could one day help combat the alarming emergence of drug-resistant...

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Favipiravir in high doses may be effective against Ebola

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High doses of favipiravir extended survival in non-human primates infected with Ebola virus, according to a new study published this week in PLOS Medicine by Jeremie Guedj of INSERM, France, and colleagues. Despite...

Investigators at USAMRIID and Boston University have used a model of Ebola virus infection in primates that better mimics human disease to identify early markers of infection. These markers of infection can be detected as early as 4 days before the first signs of disease such as fever. Image/USAMRIID

Ebola study: Potential biomarkers in animals could signal infection before symptoms appear

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Scientists have identified potential biomarkers in nonhuman primates exposed to Ebola virus (EBOV) that appeared up to four days before the onset of fever, according to research published today in the...

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Antibiotic resistance: Low-income and middle-income countries report increases in antibiotic consumption, fueling the problem

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Despite the threat of a global health crisis in antibiotic resistance, worldwide use of antibiotics in humans soared 39 percent between 2000 and 2015, fueled by dramatic increases in low-income and middle-income...

Children with autism and their younger siblings less likely to be fully vaccinated

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Children with autism and their younger siblings are significantly less likely to be fully vaccinated than the general population, according to new Kaiser Permanente research published today in JAMA Pediatrics. “In...