Canada’s first human case of avian influenza

The British Columbia Ministry of Health (Canada) has announced the first instance of human infection with the H5 avian influenza strain, which has resulted...

COVID-19, nasal swab predictive of infection severity under study

A study conducted at Emory University (Atlanta, Georgia) and published in Science Translational Medicine has revealed the potential for predicting the severity of SARS-CoV-2...

The RSV vaccine could cut antibiotic prescriptions

The administration of the RSV vaccine could reduce the incidence of antibiotic prescriptions, according to a new analysis conducted by the UK Health Security...

Dengue, bacteria in the mosquito microbiome to control larval development

A recently published study in the Journal of Applied Microbiology, conducted by researchers at the Universities of Exeter (UK) and Wageningen (Netherlands), examined the...

Typhoid fever alert in Saskatchewan

A public warning has been issued by the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) concerning a potential risk of exposure to typhoid fever. This risk is...

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