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Poliovirus is detected in Gaza as “dire” conditions ignite fears of infectious diseases spreading

The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that there is a “high risk” of polio spreading in Gaza […]

July 24, 2024 Infectious diseases

Study reveals mobile phone data can help map the spread of pathogens

Study reveals mobile phone data can help map the spread of pathogens
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Pneumococcus is the leading cause of pneumonia, meningitis and sepsis worldwide

July 5, 2024 Global Pneumococcal Sequencing project, Infectious diseases, National Institute for Communicable Disease, News, Streptococcus pneumoniae, University of Cambridge, University of Witwatersrand, Wellcome Sanger Institute

E coli: Contaminated lettuce thought to be behind outbreak, as death is reported

One death has been linked to the recent UK outbreak of Shiga toxin producing Escherichia coli (STEC),1 which […]

June 28, 2024 Infectious diseases

Bird flu: First person with confirmed H5N2 infection dies

The first ever confirmed human case of influenza A(H5N2) has been reported in a person who has since […]

June 8, 2024 Infectious diseases

Researchers identify group of biological markers found in high levels in TB patients

According to the World Health Organization, TB is responsible for over one million annual deaths

March 26, 2024 Infectious diseases, Medical Research Council, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, National Institute for Health and Care Research, News, NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre, tuberculosis

NHS campaign urges over 900,000 young adults to catch up on missed MMR vaccine

Between October 2023 and March 2024, the UKHSA said that 733 cases of measles were reported in England

March 12, 2024 Catch-up campaign, Infectious diseases, measles, MMR, MMR vaccine, mumps, News, NHS, rubella

Antibiotic costs rise 1100% as big pharma exits Nigeria

In Nigeria, the rapidly escalating drug prices are indicative of a deeper issue: fundamentally, it’s about the economy. […]

March 2, 2024 Infectious diseases

PhaSER Biomedical receives $2.3m drug discovery grant from the Gates Foundation

Every year, tuberculosis, malaria and HIV cause over five million deaths worldwide

February 26, 2024 8HUM, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, drug discovery, hiv, Infectious diseases, malaria, News, PhaSER Biomedical, transgenic mouse models

WHO pandemic treaty: Negotiations falter as pharma companies warn that intellectual property rules will harm profits

Pharmaceutical representatives and Germany’s health ministry have publicly opposed the latest draft of the World Health Organization’s pandemic […]

October 25, 2023 Infectious diseases

Two cases of bird flu are detected in poultry workers in England

What do we know about the cases?The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) says influenza A (H5) has been […]

May 17, 2023 Infectious diseases

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