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Cases of measles in adults hit record high in the European region
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), in the first six months of 2018 there were over 41,000 cases of measles in adults and...
HPV oral infection rates lower than expected, according to England study
A new study reveals that rates of high risk HPV oral infection are lower than expected, and that smokers and individuals who are more...
Infection and inflammation, is there medication for the future?
A new study has mapped how the body’s own peptides act to reduce infection and inflammation by deactivating the toxic substances formed in the...
What are the five leading causes of death in Spain?
Ischaemic heart disease, dementia, stroke, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and lung cancer have been revealed as the five main causes of death in...
Many European countries yet to enact policies to eradicate hepatitis C virus
There are still many European countries that have yet to enact focused policies to eliminate hepatitis, according to the European Liver Patients’ Association (ELPA)...
The past, present and future of Wageningen Bioveterinary Research
Dr Riks Maas and Professor Jeroen Kortekaas discuss the pioneering work of Wageningen Bioveterinary Research in the fields of viral vaccine development and animal...
New outbreaks of measles virus have been reported across EU/EEA
The outbreak of the measles virus continues across EU/EEA countries, according to the latest Communicable Diseases Threats Report (CDTR).
In a report on the European...
Alzheimer’s and herpes virus link has been highlighted in new study
A new commentary by scientists at the universities of Manchester and Edinburgh, UK, on a study by Taiwanese epidemiologists has shown support for the...
Improving migrant healthcare using newly developed alert system
ISGlobal researchers have collaborated with primary care professionals to develop a computerised alert system that will provide screening recommendations to improve overall migrant healthcare.
The...
Listeria monocytogenes outbreak kills nine
Nine people have died due to a Listeria monocytogenes outbreak, with experts warning that new cases may yet emerge.
As of 8 June 2018 and since...
£2m awarded to Warwick University to help fight viral disease in East Africa
The University of Warwick, UK, has been awarded £2m (~€2.2m) for a project which aims to tackle the spread of viral disease in East...
Nobel Prize-winning technology has revealed herpes virus structure
Researchers at the Medical Research Council (MRC), UK, have successfully used the Nobel Prize-winning technology cryo-electron microscopy to reveal a detailed structure of the...
Undetected Zika A infections could be triggering miscarriages and stillbirths
Symptomless Zika A infections may be a contributing factor to miscarriages and stillbirths, new research on nonhuman primates (NHPs) suggests.
In a collaborative study between...
Having a penicillin allergy increases risk of superbug infections
Patients with a recorded penicillin allergy on their medical records are at risk of develop drug-resistant superbug infections such as MRSA, a new study...
The incidence, causes, and impact of viral meningitis in the UK
The prevalence of bacterial meningitis in the UK has been successfully reduced as a result of the introduction of vaccines, with most cases today...
Gene-edited pigs resistant to porcine reproductive & respiratory syndrome
By changing the genetic code of pigs, scientists at the University of Edinburgh's Roslin Institute, UK, have produced animals that can resist one of...
An effective new treatment for cerebral malaria in mice found
Scientists from the universities of Manchester and Glasgow in the UK have found a potentially new way of treating cerebral malaria in a study...
European summer travel: have you had the MMR vaccination?
Young adults are being urged to check they’ve had the MMR vaccination before they go travelling around Europe this summer due to large measles...
Combining two different malaria vaccines could reduce cases by 91%
Combining two experimental diverse malaria vaccines can significantly reduce the number of malaria infections in animal studies, a new study from Imperial College London,...
Preview of WHO’s new International Classification of Diseases released
The World Health Organization (WHO) has released the advance preview of the new International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11) this week. What has been added...