0 UK government commits £30 million to fight antimicrobial resistance
The UK government will commit more than £30 million towards funding research against antimicrobial resistance.
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0 Nipah virus outbreak leads to ten deaths in India
An estimated 10 individuals are thought to have died as a result of fever from Nipah virus infection in Kerala state, India.
0 Safety warning for dolutegravir issued over potential risk of neural tube birth defects
The US FDA and the European Medicines Agency are investigating reports of neural tube defects in babies born to women on GlaxoSmithKline’s antiretroviral drug dolutegravir.
0 Ebola outbreak confirmed in the Democratic Republic of Congo: an update
Two cases of Ebola have been confirmed in Bikoro in the Democratic Republic of Congo, sparking a response from the government and the WHO.
0 WHO releases first-ever Essential Diagnostics List
This week the WHO published its first Essential Diagnostics List, a catalogue of tests for some of the most common conditions and important infectious diseases.
0 Can dietary fiber increase survival in influenza-infected mice?
A high-fiber diet can boost the immune response and increase survival in mice infected with influenza virus, according to new research.
0 Pediatric multi-drug resistant infections increasing in the USA
Trends in Acinetobacter baumannii infections, one of the most prevalent hospital-acquired infections in children, have been studied revealing that both cephalosporin and carbapenem resistance has increased.
0 Liver and bone marrow discovered as reservoirs for P. vivax
A new study has estimated that up to 30% of parasite burden could be in the liver and bone marrow of infected individuals, a reservoir that has previously gone undetected and unstudied.
0 Early HIV screening and cART initiation vital for preventing brain atrophy
A new study has highlighted the neurological damage caused by exposure to HIV without antiretroviral therapy.
0 Vector-borne disease: an increasing problem for the United States
A CDC report has shown that infection rates of diseases transmitted via the bite of an infected mosquito, tick or flea have tripled in the United States since the year 2004.
