Bacteria That Causes Melioidosis Confirmed in Environmental Samples in Mississippi Gulf Coast
A bacteria that causes melioidosis has been found in the soil and water for the first time in the continental ...
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Monkeypox Transmission: Virus Detected in Saliva, Bodily Fluids
A new study, conducted on more than 140 samples from 12 infected patients, contributes to a better understanding of the ...
New Universal Flu Vaccine Offers Broad Protection Against Influenza A Virus Infections
A new universal flu vaccine constructed with key parts of the influenza virus offers broad cross protection against different strains ...
Texas Biomed Tapped for National ‘Dream Team’ Developing Antivirals Against Biothreats
As the coronavirus waves keep coming and cases are on the rise once again, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) ...
Adverse Events After Simultaneous COVID-19 mRNA Booster, Flu Vaccination
Are systemic reactions more common after simultaneous administration of COVID-19 mRNA booster and seasonal influenza vaccines than after COVID-19 mRNA ...
A Treaty to Break the Pandemic Cycle: Don’t Ignore Key Lessons from the Past Two Years
When developing an initial draft of a “pandemic treaty” – a task the World Health Organization Member States have assigned ...
Does the Current Monkeypox Outbreak Qualify as an Epidemic, PHEIC, or Pandemic?
Monkeypox is the latest global public health threat to make headlines. Most people who contract the monkeypox virus experience flu-like ...
Poxvirus Proteins Enable Early Strike on Immune Defences
Pox viruses are able to get a head start on infecting a host by delivering a package of proteins that ...
Consider Farmers at Individual Level When Controlling Livestock Disease Outbreaks
Livestock diseases will be better managed by incorporating the behaviors of individual farmers into national infection control policies, according to ...
US Starts Clinical Trial for mRNA Nipah Virus Vaccine
The experimental Nipah virus vaccine (mRNA-1215) is manufactured by Moderna, Inc. and was developed in collaboration with NIAID’s Vaccine Research ...
Targeting Poxviruses with Messenger RNA Technology
Scientists at the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID) working with industry partners are among the first ...
Poliovirus Detected in London Sewage: Response Measures Emphasize Wastewater Surveillance and Vaccination Gaps
UK Health Security Agency initiates epidemiological investigation to protect public, who are urged to ensure polio vaccines are up to ...
Monkeypox Diagnostics: CDC Authorizes Five Commercial Lab Companies
US Expanding Monkeypox Testing Capacity as Cases Rise As the official count of monkeypox cases in the U.S. hit 156 ...
UK Health Security Agency Widens Monkeypox Vaccine Umbrella for Outbreak Control
New guidance on offering the Imvanex vaccine to men considered to be at higher risk of exposure. A strategy published today by ...
New Way to Identify Influenza A Virus Lights Up When Specific Virus Targets are Present
The influenza A virus causes between 290,000 and 650,000 deaths per year globally. Because the influenza A virus is constantly ...
Tonix Pharmaceuticals Opens Advanced Development Center for Vaccine Programs
Internal Manufacturing Capabilities Expected to Support U.S. Pandemic Preparedness Tonix Pharmaceuticals will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the company’s new ...
Chronic Wasting Disease: The Fatal Prion Infection Killing Elk and Deer in North America
Chronic wasting disease, a deadly neurological infectious disease that affects deer, elk and moose, is spreading across North America. Most ...
Transforming How We Think About Sepsis
Though many people haven’t even heard of it, sepsis – the body’s extreme response to infection – is the leading ...
The Bioethics and Biosecurity Aspects of Targeted Wastewater Surveillance
We should be having public conversations about what information is collected through near-source wastewater surveillance, how and where it is ...
Politics and Pandemic Fatigue Doom California’s Covid Vaccine Mandates
In January, progressive California Democrats vowed to adopt the toughest Covid vaccine requirements in the country. Their proposals would have ...
