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The one-shot cervical cancer vaccine paradigm

The WHO recommends that healthcare systems worldwide implement single-dose vaccine programs to help eliminate cervical cancer. On December 20, 2022, the World Health Organization (WHO) updated its recommendations for...

2 March, 2023

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Climate change is increasing the risk of infectious diseases worldwide

From COVID to Lyme disease to various fungal afflictions, climate change has already worsened over 200 infectious diseases. Heat waves, floods, droughts, and rising temperatures fueled by climate change have made the...

28 February, 2023

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The race to an RSV vaccine could soon be over, decades after the first attempt

Roughly six decades after the first attempt to develop a vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus, the Food and Drug Administration is poised to approve several shots by next winter. No RSV vaccine has ever been approved...

27 February, 2023

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Avian flu reappears in Cambodia, UN health agency warns

These are the first cases of avian influenza, known as H5N1, reported in Cambodia since a widespread outbreak in 2014, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. The infection, which largely affects animals, has a 50 per...

27 February, 2023

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Earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria: infectious diseases expected to be a concern in two to four weeks

Food and water-borne diseases, respiratory infections and vaccine-preventable infections are a risk in the upcoming period, with the potential to cause outbreaks, particularly as survivors are moving to temporary...

21 February, 2023

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Antibodies from the initial vaccination mop up booster from the body, limiting their efficacy

The original vaccinations for COVID-19 induce potent antibodies that protect against SARS-CoV-2. But a new Northwestern Medicine study shows the antibodies generated by those prior vaccinations or infections can...

21 February, 2023

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Collective measles virus mutations linked to fatal encephalitis

Researchers in Japan have uncovered the mechanism for how the measles virus (MeV) can cause subacute sclerosing panencephalitis, or SSPE, a rare but fatal neurological disorder that can occur several years after a...

17 February, 2023

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Influenza A virus suppresses SARS-CoV-2 replication during co-infection

In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv preprint server, researchers examine the interactions between the influenza A virus and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in a co-infected host, as well...

16 February, 2023

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