Study maps how birth order tracks disease risk across 10 million siblings
Across millions of US siblings, researchers mapped 569 diagnoses to examine where birth-order patterns diverge and whether they…
New portable strip test accurately detects mosquito-borne viruses
A research team has developed a multisite bridging-mediated lateral flow immunoassay (mbLFIA) that enables highly sensitive, portable detection…
Tick-borne viruses show concerning potential for future pandemics
A study led by a University of California, Riverside biomedical scientist shows how a family of tick-borne viruses known as…
New discovery sheds light on how the human body controls Salmonella infections
Salmonella, an infection that causes diarrhea, fever, and abdominal pain, is the most common form of bacterial food…
Amazon land use patterns reveal where vector-borne diseases collide
New research links Amazon disease clusters to the region’s agrarian divide, showing how forest-linked livelihoods, mining, poverty, and…
How clinicians can identify and manage Ebola, hantavirus
Two deadly infectious diseases, Ebola https://www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.260834 and hantavirus https://www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.260789, have made headlines in recent weeks as they pose…
Oropouche virus infected millions more than official data shows
The recent Oropouche virus outbreak in 2023 drew attention in Brazil and other Latin American countries not only…
Key proteins enable louse-borne relapsing fever pathogen to evade immunity
Louse-borne relapsing fever is caused by the spirochete bacterium Borrelia recurrentis, which is transmitted by body lice (not…
Study finds indoor cats do not trigger child asthma flares
Asthma is the most common chronic disease and one of the main causes of hospitalization among children. The…
New project launches to advance chikungunya vaccine in Africa
Funded by the Global Health EDCTP3 Joint Undertaking, a new €15.3 million project coordinated by Institut Pasteur brings…
New data confirms dengue vaccine safety for older and chronic-risk travelers
Data from 1,028 people vaccinated with TAK-003 in Catalonia suggests that the dengue vaccine has a good tolerability…
Study finds serious blood-related side effects associated with antibody-drug conjugates
A major real-world study by University of California, Irvine pharmacy researchers has found serious blood-related side effects associated…