Recurrence of a flu pandemic similar to infamous 1918 flu could kill 62 million
...s, the research team estimated that if a similarly virulent strain of flu virus were to strike today, about 62 million people worldwide would die. This could represent a devastating impact on global mortality, more than doubling deaths from all causes in a single year. However, only four percent of these fa...Stanford discovery may help predict when toxoplasma can be deadly
...bull in the china shop." The origins of the more virulent strains of Toxoplasma were first documented in a 2...rs can test whether the women have one of the more virulent strains, they can then better assess the risks to the fetuses. The group's further exploration of th...One gene 90 percent responsible for making common parasite dangerous
...uld make it easier to identify the parasite's most virulent strains and treat them. The results suggest that when a more harmful strain of T. gondii appears, approximately 90 percent of the time it will have a different form of the virulence gene than that found in the more benign strains of the parasite. I...Genetic map offers new tool for malaria research
... of distinct parasites, particularly ones that are virulent or drug resistant. It also lays the groundwork for connecting parasite genes with traits that vary geographically and bolster malaria's foothold in many parts of the world. "Genomic tools have largely been applied to first-world diseases up to now....Queen bee promiscuity boosts hive health
...ent, in which we inoculated colonies with the most virulent disease of honeybees that is known, the dreaded Am...eens) with water tainted with spores of the highly virulent bacterium that infects bee larvae and causes the disease American Foulbrood. Sure enough, the more g...Tips from the Journals of the American Society for Microbiology
...ong patients. Due to the recent emergence of more virulent C. difficile strains, in addition to increasing vancomycin resistance, researchers are focusing on new treatments and relapse prevention therapy. In the study mice were used to isolate human monoclonal antibodies (HuMAbs) capable of neutralizing C....Setting the stage to find drugs against SARS
...an antiviral agent that can be stockpiled before a virulent strain of the virus reappears."...Scientists find mutations that let bird flu adapt to humans
...ld be the organism that will trigger a pandemic of virulent human influenza. The avian virus has already changed dramatically from when it was first identified in 1997, says Kawaoka, who also holds an appointment at the University of Tokyo. "There are big differences between the virus first found in 1997 and...With BYU partner, FSU's Magnet Lab researchers deciphering flu virus
...rying to understand the minute parts of the highly virulent Influenza Type A virus. To do that, they are using all of the magnet lab's NMR resources, including its 15-ton, 900-megahertz magnet, to produce a detailed picture of the virus's skin. "Using the magnet helps us build a blueprint for a virus's mech...University of Illinois scientist helping processors keep E. coli out of meat
... double duty as antimicrobial agents, killing such virulent foodborne pathogens as E. coli 0157:H7. That's important because E. coli can be spread via recycled solutions used to tenderize and enhance flavor in steaks, chops, and other cuts of meat, said U of I food science professor Susan Brewer. The prob...MRSA vaccine shows promise in mouse study
...ce against potentially lethal infections with five virulent S. aureus strains, the researchers report in the N...use of hospital-acquired infections, and USA400, a virulent community-associated strain that carries lung-damaging toxins. All five strains were resistant to m...USGS presents a world of science at GSA in Philadelphia
...nator. It's not in North America. But should the virulent strain of avian influenza that has cost nearly 150 human lives and millions of dollars in economic loss overseas reach the United States through migratory birds, what then? USGS is on the front line, leading a joint state-federal program for the ear...Resistance and genetic sensitivity to sleeping sickness
...on it induces takes effect after a few weeks. More virulent than the chronic form, its development cycle is also more rapid and, consequently, clinical detection can be made earlier. However, it is increasingly recognized that the existence of these two forms, the chronic one due to T. b. gambiense and the ...Binghamton University researcher makes major biofilm dispersion breakthrough
...irections and that could help put some of the most virulent cells in all of nature out of business. Biofilms are complex aggregations of bacteria marked by the excretion of a protective and adhesive matrix. They develop almost anywhere that water and solids, or solids and gases meet, which means they are vi......to four years to engineer a drug-resistant or more virulent pathogen," he says. "It takes 10 to 15 years to develop a vaccine and have it approved." Jonathan tucker of the Center for Nonproliferation studies, a think tank in Washington DC, agrees."It is myopic to focus on the designated threat organisms," he ...Researchers develop technologies to devour food pathogens
... were reported due to spinach contamination with a virulent strain of E. coli. "What is happening is unacceptable," Linton said. Bhunia's technology is further described in an article published this summer in the Journal of Biomedical Optics. Linton and Morgan have been working with chlorine dioxide for yea...'Protecting virus' offers instant flu protection and converts flu infections into their own vaccines
...ader. In effect the protecting virus converts the virulent virus into a harmless live vaccine. Research indicates that the 'protecting virus' would have the same beneficial effect whatever strain of influenza is infecting you. This is because the coat of the virus is irrelevant to the protection process ...Urgent call to action issued to protect world's most vulnerable populations from influenza pandemic
...eople. In the face of the possibility that another virulent pandemic might occur, a group of international experts convened by The Johns Hopkins University is urgently calling on policymakers and public health officials to disseminate a new set of principles to better take into account the interests of those ...UGA researchers discover cell-wall carbohydrate that is crucial to anthrax bacterium
...known strains of B. anthracis, and one of the most virulent is called the Ames Strain. It is this strain that was mailed to victims in the fall of 2001. Effective vaccines and antibiotics against anthrax do exist. Indeed, the federal government began Project BioShield, a $5.6 billion initiative, even bef...Solved: The mystery of flesh-eating bacteria's relentless attack
...otizing fasciitis. After injecting the mice with a virulent strain of Streptococcus of a type known as M14, is.... This may be one reason why some strains are less virulent than others; they might make more SilCR. "It would be interesting to study the amount of SilCR produ...