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Biodiversity loss is biggest driver of infectious disease outbreaks, says study
09 May 2024 08:06 GMT
… the biggest environmental driver of infectious disease outbreaks, making them more dangerous … of global environmental drivers of infectious disease, covering all continents except … in wildlife. Three-quarters of emerging diseases in humans are zoonotic, …
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Climate change, pollution are increasing infectious disease, study says
08 May 2024 20:12 GMT
… for infectious diseases. While influenza is the most common infectious disease in … and ecological contributors to infectious disease are similar.
The researchers … contributing to the increase in emerging infectious disease. They noted that deforestation …
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Pollution and climate change are just some of the ways humans are increasing infectious disease risks
08 May 2024 19:01 GMT
… human activity — may be increasing infectious disease transmission. The findings, published … contributing to the rise in emerging infectious diseases, which are linked with … associated with 857% increase in infectious disease outcomes. This represents an …
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60 Degrees Pharmaceuticals Outlines Upcoming Clinical Trial of Tafenoquine in Babesiosis in Letter to Journal of Infectious Diseases
08 May 2024 11:59 GMT
… summer 2024.
The Journal of Infectious Diseases has published a letter outlining … on developing new medicines for infectious diseases, announced today that a letter … of this very serious, emerging, tick-borne infectious disease.” The 60 Degrees Pharmaceuticals …
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VDL scientists develop tool to rapidly detect devastating swine diseases
10 May 2024 11:23 GMT
… State University, Ohio Animal Disease and Diagnostic Laboratory, and … University are leveraging the Swine Disease Reporting System (SDRS) … diagnostic data of nine infectious agents in U.S. … respond to a transboundary or emerging disease within the U.S. …
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Fears of new UK epidemic after worst outbreak of disease for 40 years
10 May 2024 05:39 GMT
… especially from a vaccine-preventable disease. While no vaccine is … serious and sometimes fatal disease." He also highlighted … Hunter, an expert in emerging infectious diseases from the World Health … which can make the disease more difficult to identify. …
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Raps vs Duque, Lao a ‘big relief’ for health workers
12 May 2024 22:01 GMT
… Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases, which Duque chaired during the …
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ESCMID 2024: Emerging bacterial infections in neonates and children
09 May 2024 08:48 GMT
… and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID) Global (formerly ECCMID) conference in Barcelona, Spain, emerging … were discussed.
One such emerging bacterial infection is a mupirocin … address coinfections, which can complicate disease management and treatment outcomes. …
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Somalia: World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day: How a vigilant volunteer helped thwart an emerging cholera outbreak
09 May 2024 00:27 GMT
For volunteer Nimao Abdi Bade, ‘keeping humanity alive’ was about being there, being aware and taking swift action that helped contain a potentially catastrophic cholera outbreak.
The city of Tog Wajaale, perched on the Somaliland-Ethiopia border, serves …
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Big data helps determine what drives disease risk
08 May 2024 17:02 GMT
… in infectious disease risk.
As the number of emerging infectious diseases in … to understand what drives disease spread and whether … information will aid in disease management strategies and predicting … can lead to human disease. Diseases in plants can also …