Feb. 11, 2025 — A new retrospective, laboratory-based observational study provides detailed insights into the causes of fevers of unknown origin in sub-Saharan Africa. Scientists examined 550 ...

The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) has issued an alert after a bacterial disease on maize was detected in some provinces. The disease, called Goss’s Wilt ...

There already are reports detailing how deep cuts at the NIH could curtail research into infectious diseases — a particularly disturbing development as bird flu spreads throughout the U.S. And ...

This same toughening process occurs in bacterial cells in the human body: When the infections move from acute to chronic, the envelopes change and the diseases become very difficult, or impossible ...

Nebraskensis) on maize in four provinces. Goss’s Wilt is a bacterial disease, and there are no recorded fungicides that work against it. It can be managed by planting highly resistant maize ...

Cases of a deadly soil-borne bacterial disease have exploded in Queensland’s far north, including two people who have died since the start of the wet season. The Cairns and Hinterland Hospital ...

Bacteria in the gut have been implicated in autoimmune diseases, like lupus, that don’t primarily affect the gastrointestinal system. But how those bacteria affect the human immune system remains ...

This approach is gaining substantial interest owing to the rising prevalence of multi-antibiotic-resistant bacterial diseases. Our results could also inspire the design of systems to detect viral ...

A study found that hospital sink drains harbor dangerous bacteria, including antibiotic-resistant strains. Despite thorough ...

Adults in Tanzania living with HIV and taking tenofovir have a higher rate of chronic kidney disease vs. those without the viral infection, according to a prospective cohort study. NIH’s ...

Scientists from the University of Basel have published a study using Salmonella that may help explain why some infectious bacteria are resistant. Using mouse and tissue models, they found that ...