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Using animal models, researchers have discovered that antibodies can be coaxed into proliferating and targeting HIV.
New estimates from the WHO and the Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention reveal that in 2018, more than 140,000 individuals died from measles worldwide, with most deaths seen in the poorest countries and among infants.
The WHO has published 2019’s World Malaria Report, providing an update on global trends and highlighting pregnant women and children as particularly at-risk groups.
Journal Articles
Take a look behind the scenes of a recent Future Microbiology editorial, entitled ‘The hospital environment and its microbial burden: Challenges and solutions’ as we ask author Ioana Chirca about controlling microbial burdens in the healthcare environment and promising solutions for the future.
Take a look behind the scenes of a recent Future Microbiology editorial, entitled ‘Vaccinations during pregnancy: a call to sting into action’, as we ask the authors about vaccines currently administered during pregnancy, vaccine confidence in pregnant women and the future of this field.
Take a look behind the scenes of a recent Future Microbiology review, entitled ‘Anti-Candida activity of existing antibiotics and their derivatives when used alone or in combination with antifungals’ as we ask the authors about Candida infections, the potential repurposing of antibiotics and the future of this field.
Bacterial
The best of 2019 – an A–Z of infectious diseases research
Alternatives to antibiotics for drug-resistant gonorrhea – an interview with Jenn Edwards
Group A streptococcus: binding red blood cells to avoid the immune system
Clostridium Difficile Infection
IDWeek: Antibiotics before dental visits are overprescribed and increase the risk of side effects
Transkingdom interactions: elevated levels of fungi observed in Clostridium difficile infection
Is C. difficile forming a new species specialized to hospitals?
E. Coli
Multidrug efflux systems: information on evolution and mechanisms uncovered
E. coli created with world’s first synthetic and redesigned genome
What impact do microbiome metabolites have on EHEC infections?
H. Pylori
Organoids: a new model to study infectious diseases?
MRSA
New study reveals how the household environment influences MRSA spread
Novel vaccine candidate for Staphylococcus aureus shows 80% efficacy in mice
MRSA killed by potent bacterial toxin lysostaphin, study reports
Salmonella
Novel models for enteric infections – an interview with the Faherty Lab
Tuberculosis
WHO prequalifies Ebola vaccine: November’s industry headlines
Harnessing RNA sensors inhibits growth of tuberculosis bacterium
Clinical trial reveals promising tuberculosis vaccine candidate
Fungal
The best of 2019 – an A–Z of infectious diseases research
A peek behind the paper – Shujuan Sun on using existing antibiotics as antifungals
Aspergillosis
Fungal biofilm morphology impacts disease progression
#TalkFungi – catch up on the Twitter chat for Fungal Awareness Week
Novel antifungal presents opportunities for treating aspergillosis
Candidiasis
A peek behind the paper – Shujuan Sun on using existing antibiotics as antifungals
Could climate change have contributed to Candida auris emergence?
ASM Microbe: Insights into nosocomial transmission and contamination of Candida auris
Coccidioidomycosis
#TalkFungi – catch up on the Twitter chat for Fungal Awareness Week
Identification of membrane proteome of Paracoccidioides lutzii and its regulation by zinc
Cryptococcal Meningitis
#TalkFungi – catch up on the Twitter chat for Fungal Awareness Week
Parasitic
The best of 2019 – an A–Z of infectious diseases research
World Malaria Report 2019: a focus on pregnant women and children
WHO prequalifies Ebola vaccine: November’s industry headlines
Helminthic Infections
Conference report – London Centre for Neglected Tropical Disease Research Anniversary Event
ISNTD – Female Genital Schistosomiasis: The most neglected gynaecological disease
Conference report – British Society for Parasitology Autumn Symposium
Malaria
World Malaria Report 2019: a focus on pregnant women and children
WHO prequalifies Ebola vaccine: November’s industry headlines
Imaging study reveals how malaria parasites bypass antimalarial drugs
Neglected Tropical Diseases
Mice, introduced by maritime trade, play a key role in Toxoplasma gondii distribution
Protozoan Infections
World Malaria Report 2019: a focus on pregnant women and children
Imaging study reveals how malaria parasites bypass antimalarial drugs
Have scientists identified how P. falciparum jumped hosts 50,000 years ago?
Viral
The best of 2019 – an A–Z of infectious diseases research
HIV vaccine may be possible through coaxing the immune system to select key antibodies
Measles cases surge, with young children and infants the most at risk
Hepatitis
US FDA warns of serious liver injury linked to hepatitis C drugs: September’s industry headlines
BioMalPar XV: Biology and Pathology of the Malaria Parasite
Funding received for first Phase III trial of a chikungunya vaccine: June’s industry headlines
Herpes
ASM Microbe: What consequences could lifelong Epstein–Barr virus infection have for the brain?
HR-HPV oral infection rates in England are lower than expected
A peek behind the paper – Lynn Enquist on the lifecycle of alpha herpesvirus
