Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a significant and urgent global public health threat, requiring immediate and sustained political attention. This growing challenge demands the use of all available measures to...
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The enduring legacy of a forgotten killer and its modern-day threat
As mpox cases spread across Europe, experts suggest this rise may be linked to declining immunity against its far more lethal relative, smallpox. In 1970, doctors in the Democratic Republic of Congo encountered a case...
AI enlisted to design vaccines against pandemic threats
UW Medicine will lead one of the seven new centers in a network funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) to prepare against a variety of dangerous pathogens. NIAID is part of the...
Mpox: African scientists at the forefront of a global health crisis
For decades, mpox, a zoonotic disease caused by the monkeypox virus, has posed a persistent public health challenge in parts of Central and West Africa, where it is endemic. Despite its impact, the disease remained...
Scouting the terrain: How molecular virology shapes the fight against pandemics
One of the first moves a general makes before a battle is to scout the terrain. Without understanding the battlefield, tactics, strategy, and supply lines mean little. Similarly, when doctors, researchers, and...
Survey highlights growing threat of mosquito-borne diseases amid climate change
A recent survey commissioned by the Abbott Pandemic Defense Coalition reveals that 61% of infectious disease professionals believe mosquito-borne pathogens pose the greatest threat as climate change intensifies. This...
Global Health Cast Edition 78
Seventy-Eighth Edition of the Global Health Cast presented by Prof. Schmitt and Dr. Sanicas.
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Groundbreaking discovery in plant immunity offers new hope for virus-resistant crops and human disease prevention
Scientists have made a groundbreaking discovery, uncovering how plants prevent viruses from being passed to their offspring. This finding not only holds promise for developing healthier crops but may also contribute to...