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Drug-resistant bacterial infections on the rise in American children

(Medical News Today) These findings come at a time when the issue of drug-resistant bacteria is at the forefront of public health concerns. In late 2013, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a report that provided the first snapshot of the toll and threat such “superbugs” pose to US health. In that Read More »

March 20, 2014
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Unexplained hemorrhagic fever kills 23 in Guinea

(Health24) An outbreak of hemorrhagic fever has killed at least 23 people in Guinea’s South-eastern forest region since February when the first case was reported, health authorities in the West African nation said. At least 35 cases have been recorded by local health officials, said Sakoba Keita, the doctor in charge of the prevention of Read More »

March 20, 2014
| Filed under Africa, Agents & Toxins, International, and Public Health
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Scientist receives NIH grant to find cure for infectious disease

(Phys Org) A Clemson University scientist was awarded a two-year, $147,157 grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health, to find a cure for an infectious disease. Lesly Temesvari, Alumni Distinguished Professor in Clemson’s biological sciences department and researcher in Clemson’s Eukaryotic Pathogens Innovation Center (EPIC), Read More »

March 19, 2014
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Scientist receives NIH grant to find cure for infectious disease

March 19, 2014
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Mystery hemorrhagic fever kills 23 in Guinea

(Reuters) An outbreak of hemorrhagic fever has killed at least 23 people in Guinea’s southeastern forest region since February when the first case was reported, health authorities in the West African nation said on Wednesday. At least 35 cases have been recorded by local health officials, said Sakoba Keita, the doctor in charge of the Read More »