0 Ebola vaccination initiated in North Kivu
Vaccination has begun to try and contain the second outbreak of Ebola seen in the Democratic Republic of Congo this year.
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0 Hepatitis C-infected kidneys safe for transplantation
A study in 20 patients has demonstrated that transplantation followed by antiviral therapy has been successful in patients receiving kidneys from hepatitis C-infected donors.
0 Conference Report – 14th Biennial Congress of the Anaerobe Society of the Americas
Glenn Tillotson gives us an overview of the 14th Biennial Congress of the Anaerobe Society of the Americas, including updates on the microbiome and new therapies.
0 Dengue control: first citywide deployment of Wolbachia
The first citywide deployment of Wolbachia has proved successful, with no dengue cases reported since Wolbachia became established.
0 NIAID warns tick-borne diseases a growing threat
A perspective piece from authors at NIAID has highlighted tick-borne disease as a growing threat in the US, and has emphasized the need for more research.
0 Shigellosis – an update on the vaccine pipeline
Globally, shigella is reported to be the third largest cause of diarrheal mortality in the under-fives. We take a look at some of the vaccines that have made it to clinical development and some of the challenges still facing this diarrheal disease.
0 Abivax’s Phase II study of HIV drug, ABX464, produces mixed data
In top-line results from a Phase IIa study, Abivax has reported mixed data, although ABX464 did appear to reduce HIV DNA in blood and rectal samples at a higher dose.
0 Cholera in the Middle East and Africa – an interview with Martin Mengel
In this interview we take a look at cholera outbreak situations and the strategies required to tackle them as we talk to Martin Mengel following his presentation at ECCMID.
0 ASM Microbe: Genetic analysis used to show transfer of carbapenem resistance
Whole-genome sequencing has been used to demonstrate that carbapenem resistance can be transferred among unrelated bacteria species in a healthcare setting.
0 ASM Microbe: Multi-use of kitchen towels and non-vegetarian diets encourage growth of food poisoning pathogens
A University of Mauritius study has demonstrated that factors such as family size, family diet and usage affect the growth of pathogens, which could cause food poisoning, on kitchen towels.
