Earlier this week, Cepheid, a Danaher company, and Oxford Nanopore Technologies expanded their partnership to develop faster, ...

The Hib vaccine drastically cut cases of a once feared contagious disease. New cases in unvaccinated kids feed concern that ...

A potentially lethal disease is making headlines in the U.S. as rates of vaccination fall. Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib ...

A high-protein diet rich in casein and wheat gluten could "disarm" cholera bacteria, cutting infection levels by 100-fold, a ...

At the request of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, two committees established by the National Research Council organized workshops to identify promising new approaches to the ...

The emergence of microbial diseases poses a significant threat to public health and welfare worldwide. The spread of these diseases can be endemic (continuous occurrence), epidemic (increased ...

Wildlife trade increases pathogen sharing with humans, with each decade in trade linked to one additional zoonotic pathogen ...

Forecastability of Infectious Disease Time Series. INFECTIOUS disease forecastability varied by season, pathogen, and ...

Scientists have developed a new way to fight gum disease without wiping out the mouth’s helpful bacteria—a major shift from traditional treatments. Instead of killing everything, this targeted ...

Getting sick is always uncomfortable and inconvenient. The good news is that you can prevent many common types of illness. Critical role of vaccines in general health Vaccines can help control and ...

ProImmune, Ltd., a global leader in immunological reagents and services, today announced a collaboration with The University ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has paused its diagnostic testing for a host of infectious diseases, including rabies.