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New treatment options for Zika virus infection

The recent outbreak of the Zika virus in South America in 2015-2016 had devasting consequences, involving at least 200,000 human infections. The Zika virus mostly spreads among people through bites from infected mosquitoes, but can also spread through sexual transmission. The number of infections are... click to read more

Rachel P. M. Abrams | Postdoctoral Research Fellow at National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA

Avindra Nath | Senior Investigator at National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA

infectious diseases

Zika virus

virus

drug discovery

Microcephaly

Reading time 3.5 min

published on Jun 2, 2021

Fighting food pathogens with the help of a soil bacterium

Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) is a notorious foodborne pathogen, typically associated with consumption of undercooked red meat. The infamous "burger bug", most commonly caused by a subspecies called "O157:H7" is responsible for causing a severe form of food poisoning, which can reach beyond the gut... click to read more

Rebecca McHugh | PhD student at University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom and University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom

Escherichia coli

drug discovery

Reading time 3 min

published on Aug 16, 2019