Urgent recall of Scots cheese over E.coli risk
Health chiefs have urgently recalled a popular Scottish blue cheese over fears some batches may be contaminated with deadly ...
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Urine Dipstick Shows Higher Accuracy Than Laboratory Analysis for UTI Detection in Febrile Infants
Urine dipstick demonstrates higher sensitivity and specificity than laboratory urinalysis for diagnosing urinary tract ...
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Researchers develop a reverse genetics system for African swine fever virus
Researchers from the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI), the Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut (FLI), and the International Livestock ...
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Tools Designed to Develop African Swine Fever Virus Vaccines More Efficiently
A recent study estimates if ASFV reached the United States it could result in economic losses exceeding $50 billion over a ten-year period.
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Twelve E. coli cases under investigation in Latvia
Latvian public health officials have reported 12 recent E. coli infections with mostly children sick. The Center for Disease Prevention and Control (SPKC) ...
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Researchers design tools to develop vaccines more efficiently for African swine fever virus (ASFV)
Researchers from the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI), the Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut (FLI), and the International Livestock ...
There’s a New Pill to Treat UTIs
On March 25, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first new antibiotic to treat UTIs in 30 years. The ...
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GSK ushers in new UTI antibiotic with FDA nod for first-in-class Blujepa
GSK is opening the door to a new era in urinary tract infection (UTI) treatment with its Blujepa, the first in a new class of ...
US FDA greenlights GSK's drug for UTIs in women and girls
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved GSK's drug for a common type of urinary tract infection (UTI) in ...
How bacteria 'vaccinate' themselves with genetic material from dormant viruses
Like people, bacteria get invaded by viruses. In bacteria, the viral invaders are called bacteriophages, derived from the ...
Innovative boot sock sampling reveals E. coli levels in surface soils of informal settlements
Researchers in Fiji's informal settlements are using their own footsteps to detect the hidden pathogens in soil that ...
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Here’s how E. coli can be both good and bad for your health
Maintaining excellent hygiene is crucial to lowering the risk of E. coli infection, especially when handling food. This entails thoroughly washing hands with soap and water both before and after ...