Japanese scientists including researchers at Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (TUAT) and Yokohama National University have identified the molecular
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New Bombali ebolavirus found in Kenyan bat: Evidence for a widespread virus reservoir in Africa
Researchers have identified Bombali ebolavirus in an Angolan free-tailed bat captured in the Taita Hills, southeast Kenya. No ebolaviruses have
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Salmonella could be combated by enhancing body’s natural process
Autophagy — the process of recycling cellular material in the body — can help combat Salmonella and other pathogens, according
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Zika: Silent long-term circulation in Thailand
The circulation of the dengue virus for the past sixty years in South-East Asia is relatively well known. For Zika,
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New insight on potent HIV antibody could improve vaccine design: Early mutation in neutralizing antibody gives it flexibility to adapt to virus’s changes
In the quest to develop an effective HIV vaccine, researchers have focused attention on identifying and targeting the region of
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Scientists discover genes that help harmful bacteria thwart treatment: Two genes may make staph infections resistant to copper, a powerful antibacterial agent
A Rutgers-led team has discovered two genes that make some strains of harmful Staphyloccocus bacteria resistant to treatment by copper,
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New treatment for Chlamydia
Researchers at the University of Waterloo have developed a new way to prevent and treat Chlamydia, the most common sexually
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Scientists discover Ebola virus in West African bat
The government of Liberia, in partnership with the Center for Infection and Immunity (CII) at the Columbia University Mailman School
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Tick Invasion in 2019: researchers warn of new dangerous infectious diseases
2018 was a record year for tick – 2019 could be worse In the year 2018, the highest number of
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Plants as antifungal factories
Researchers from the Spanish Research Council (CSIC) at the Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics (CRAG) and the Institute for
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