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WHO identifies priority pathogens for new vaccines development

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WHO identifies priority pathogens for new vaccines development

Geneva —  The World Health Organization on Tuesday listed 17 pathogens that cause widespread disease and death, including HIV, malaria and tuberculosis, for which it said new vaccines were “urgently needed.” The U.N. health agency said that it with its list was providing the first global effort to systematically prioritize endemic pathogens based on criteria … Read more

Bacterial Infection: Researchers discover molecular mechanism for bacterial infection

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Bacterial Infection: Researchers discover molecular mechanism for bacterial infection

BLACKSBURG: Researchers at Virginia Tech have discovered how bacteria change molecules in order to infect their host.The mechanism by which the bacterial pathogen Shigella flexneri, the cause of dysentery, modulates molecular activity to ensure its survival despite its host’s natural defences has been uncovered by Daniel Capelluto and his research team.Their research was just published … Read more