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Outbreak is a sudden increase or outburst of unexpected disease or war. It may affect a small and localized group or impact upon thousands of people across an entire continent.
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APR 09, 2017Immunology
Zika, dengue, and West Nile viruses are all related - literally. They are all part of the flavivirus family, and similar ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 02, 2017Microbiology
H7N9 is a strain of flu associated with birds around the year 2000, and was not observed in other species until 2013, wh ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 26, 2017Microbiology
Dengue virus is easily transmitted by mosquitos, but when scientists tracked its spread, they found that most people wer ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 13, 2017Immunology
At the end of the eighteenth century, a yellow fever epidemic in Philadelphia killed nearly ten percent of the ci ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 10, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Even with the power of medicines like antimicrobials and preventative measures like vaccines, infectious diseases remain ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 26, 2017Plants & Animals
It would seem that a deadly virus dubbed ‘Peste des Petits Ruminants’ (PPR) is wreaking havoc on a populatio ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 14, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
The Washington state’s Department of Health has reported a total of 404 confirmed cases of mumps since October 201 ...FEB 11, 2017Videos
The American Society for Microbiology held a meeting on Emerging Diseases Research. This video features two speakers, Re ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 08, 2017Microbiology
Salmonella is typically associated with food poisoning in the United States, but Salmonella infections in sub-Saharan Af ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 02, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
A series of fungal-related deaths at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center may be caused by moldy linens.. The fiv ...JAN 28, 2017Microbiology
A study published in the journal Lancet Infectious Diseases has demonstrated that a diarrhea outbreak caused by the Clos ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 24, 2017Videos
When the US instituted measles vaccination back in the 1960s, they expected it to prevent and contain measles outbreaks. ...JAN 24, 2017Plants & Animals
While there are many signs that climate change is bad for the planet, yet another reason might have just recently been d ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 21, 2017Videos
The following video from the American Society for Microbiology is a September 2016 interview with Professor Ian Goodlfel ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 19, 2017Microbiology
A worldwide consortium of scientists have prioritized the development of vaccines for three specific pathogens that ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 10, 2017Microbiology
Surgical masks were originally designed to be used during, well, surgery. They physically protect the wearer from all th ...Written By: Kerry EvansDEC 28, 2016Microbiology
Researchers at UC Davis and the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) have spearheaded an effort to apply geneti ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 26, 2016Immunology
An international group of researchers associated with the World Health Organization published its final report on the Eb ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)DEC 21, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
LA JOLLA, CA – December 21, 2016 – A new study led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) is ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)DEC 14, 2016Microbiology
Cryptosporidium parvum is a protozoan parasite that causes intestinal illness in people and animals. For the immunocompr ...Written By: Kerry EvansNOV 24, 2016Microbiology
New work in Applied and Environmental Microbiology investigated the amount of bacterial growth on whole lettuce leaves a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 23, 2016Plants & Animals
Russia’s Yamal Peninsula in northwestern Siberia, is perhaps the most productive reindeer-herding region in the wo ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 16, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
In 2014 and 2015, the Ebola outbreak ravaged West Africa, killed over 11,000 people, and caused a huge international hea ...NOV 16, 2016Health & Medicine
A new study published in the journal Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment earlier this month examines the impacts of ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 09, 2017
Immunology
Zika, dengue, and West Nile viruses are all related - literally. They are all part of the flavivirus family, and similar
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 02, 2017
Microbiology
H7N9 is a strain of flu associated with birds around the year 2000, and was not observed in other species until 2013, wh
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 26, 2017
Microbiology
Dengue virus is easily transmitted by mosquitos, but when scientists tracked its spread, they found that most people wer
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 13, 2017
Immunology
At the end of the eighteenth century, a yellow fever epidemic in Philadelphia killed nearly ten percent of the ci
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 10, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Even with the power of medicines like antimicrobials and preventative measures like vaccines, infectious diseases remain
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 26, 2017
Plants & Animals
It would seem that a deadly virus dubbed ‘Peste des Petits Ruminants’ (PPR) is wreaking havoc on a populatio
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 14, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
The Washington state’s Department of Health has reported a total of 404 confirmed cases of mumps since October 201
...
FEB 11, 2017
Videos
The American Society for Microbiology held a meeting on Emerging Diseases Research. This video features two speakers, Re
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 08, 2017
Microbiology
Salmonella is typically associated with food poisoning in the United States, but Salmonella infections in sub-Saharan Af
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 02, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
A series of fungal-related deaths at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center may be caused by moldy linens.. The fiv
...
JAN 28, 2017
Microbiology
A study published in the journal Lancet Infectious Diseases has demonstrated that a diarrhea outbreak caused by the Clos
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 24, 2017
Videos
When the US instituted measles vaccination back in the 1960s, they expected it to prevent and contain measles outbreaks.
...
JAN 24, 2017
Plants & Animals
While there are many signs that climate change is bad for the planet, yet another reason might have just recently been d
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 21, 2017
Videos
The following video from the American Society for Microbiology is a September 2016 interview with Professor Ian Goodlfel
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 19, 2017
Microbiology
A worldwide consortium of scientists have prioritized the development of vaccines for three specific pathogens that
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 10, 2017
Microbiology
Surgical masks were originally designed to be used during, well, surgery. They physically protect the wearer from all th
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
DEC 28, 2016
Microbiology
Researchers at UC Davis and the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) have spearheaded an effort to apply geneti
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 26, 2016
Immunology
An international group of researchers associated with the World Health Organization published its final report on the Eb
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
DEC 21, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
LA JOLLA, CA – December 21, 2016 – A new study led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) is
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
DEC 14, 2016
Microbiology
Cryptosporidium parvum is a protozoan parasite that causes intestinal illness in people and animals. For the immunocompr
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
NOV 24, 2016
Microbiology
New work in Applied and Environmental Microbiology investigated the amount of bacterial growth on whole lettuce leaves a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 23, 2016
Plants & Animals
Russia’s Yamal Peninsula in northwestern Siberia, is perhaps the most productive reindeer-herding region in the wo
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 16, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
In 2014 and 2015, the Ebola outbreak ravaged West Africa, killed over 11,000 people, and caused a huge international hea
...
NOV 16, 2016
Health & Medicine
A new study published in the journal Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment earlier this month examines the impacts of
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan