May 18, 2013

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May 6, 2013

New Findings on Bacteria in Ground Turkey Have Industry Up in Arms

By Lauren Edmundson

In its debut lab analysis study, Consumer Reports magazine reveals disturbing findings about ground turkey sold in retail stores across America. Reportedly, over fifty percent of the 257 samples...

turkey, ground turkey, antibiotics, antibiotic resistance, bacteria, e. coli

May 6, 2013

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Humans vs. Superbugs: Who Will Win?

By Anna Tomasulo

More and more, antibiotics are proving useless in the fight against many common diseases. Here's how we got here, and how we fight—and win—against these increasingly powerful bacteria. Back in...

antibiotic resistance, drug resistance, antibiotics, bacteria

Feb 19, 2013

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Flesh-eating Bacteria in Honduras

By Yuki Ara

A sixty-year-old diabetic man was admitted to the Hospital Escuela in Honduras on Feb. 1. He had been suffering from a severe gangrene around his genitals for weeks. Three days later, the...

flesh-eating bacteria, honduras, necrotizing fasciitis, bacteria

Jan 25, 2013

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A New Vaccine With Boutique-y Bacteria

By Jason Hayes

An article in this month’s issue of PNAS indicates that scientists successfully engineered a new tool that may change the way we design vaccines. Brittany Needham and her colleagues at the...

vaccine, bacteria, endotoxin

Jan 17, 2013

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New Tick-borne Illness found in New England States

By Anna Tomasulo

Yale researchers from the schools of Public Health and Medicine have discovered the presence of a new tick-borne infection in the United States. The New England Journal of Medicine published two...

tick-borne, tick, bacteria, Yale, Tufts

Oct 30, 2012

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E. Coli Cases Linked to Washington Pumpkin Patch

By Robyn Correll Carlyle

Health officials in the state of Washington announced Monday they are investigating several suspected cases of E. coli linked to a pumpkin patch. Three children have fallen ill, and one...

e. coli, pumpkin, pumpkin patch, petting zoo, farm, bacteria

Aug 21, 2012

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Biggest E. coli Outbreak in a Decade Hits Japan

By Lauren Edmundson

An outbreak of E. coli has killed seven and infected more than 100 in northern Japan, marking the most deadly food poisoning outbreak in ten years. Officials believe the source of the infection is...

Japan, e. coli, bacteria, cabbage

Jun 27, 2012

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New Superbug Found in US Hospital

By Robyn Correll Carlyle

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced two more cases of an emerging type of “superbug” last week. Two patients in a Rhode Island hospital tested positive for bacteria...

NDM-1, superbug, e. coli, bacteria, antibiotic resistance

Jun 8, 2012

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Light: Enemy of Vampires and…Bacteria?

By Adham Abdel Mottalib

Since the discovery of penicillin by Alexander Fleming in 1928, scientists have been involved in a hectic battle against bacteria, which in turn have been continuously evolving to develop...

Acinetobacter baumannii, bacteria, antibiotic resistance

Jun 6, 2012

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Cases of Legionnaires’ Disease on the Rise in Edinburgh

By Lauren Edmundson

As of Wednesday June 6, one man has died from Legionnaires’ disease, and fifteen are in critical condition in Edinburgh, Scotland. Officials believe that cases will continue to appear but should...

legionella, Legionnaires’ disease, scotland, bacteria

May 16, 2012

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New Research Explores Important Immune Reactions in the Skin

By David Scales

At HealthMap we study infectious diseases, but we often overlook the only reason infectious diseases become important: because our immune systems let us down. When working properly, the immune...

langerhans cells, dendritic cells, immune system, bacteria, fungus, virus

Nov 3, 2011

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Hundreds sick in three separate outbreaks of shigellosis

By Sumiko Mekaru

In the past week, shigellosis outbreaks have been reported in South Carolina, Georgia and New York. More than 80 people were infected at Honea Path Elementary School in South Carolina. At least...

shigella, shigellosis, bacteria

Sep 2, 2011

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Flesh-Eating Bacteria on the Rise in Australia

By Glory Song

Australia’s Bellarine Peninsula has seen a large increase in the number of Buruli ulcer (also known as Bairnsdale ulcer or Searl ulcer) cases caused by the flesh-eating Mycobacterium ulcerans. The...

Buruli Ulcer, Australia, bacteria, mosquito

Aug 25, 2011

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Controlling the Spread of Dengue Fever?

By Anna Tomasulo

Yesterday Nature magazine published an article covering two Australian studies that showed the ability of Wolbachia pipientis bacteria to stop reproduction of dengue virus in mosquitoes, which...

Dengue, fever, bacteria, Nature, transmission, vaccines, Sanofi Aventis, infectious disease

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