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Hi Reddit! My name is Christine Kreuder Johnson, I am a Professor of Epidemiology at the University of California School of Veterinary Medicine’s One Health Institute [htt...
Hi Reddit! My name is Christine Kreuder Johnson, I am a Professor of Epidemiology at the University of California School of Veterinary Medicine’s One Health Institute [htt...
No one predicted the Ebola epidemic before it burst forth in 2014 and continued to claim lives throughout 2015. and so, as 2016 begins, readers might well wonder what biologic...
http://kmst.org/post/global-health-forecast-2016-which-diseases-will-rise-or-fall
The introduction of West Nile virus (WNV) into North America in 1999 is a classic example of viral emergence in a new environment, with its subsequent dispersion across the co...
Researchers recently discovered a genetic risk that makes people who contract H1N1 flu more likely to develop a hyperinflammatory disorder that can cause death. The genetic ...
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http://www.popsci.com/year-in-plagues-last-antibiotic-gene-editing-era-and-more
Neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) represent a novel paradigm in neutrophil-mediated immunity. NETs are believed to constitute a highly conserved antimicrobial strategy com...
Written by: Gregory P. DeMuri, MD Article Summary In the December issue of the Journal of the Pediatric infectious diseases Society [http://jpids.oxfordjournals.org/] Kon...
http://www.pids.org/news/498-article-review-esbl-producing-e-coli-in-dutch-daycare-centers.html