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Map of South America with areas coloured according to the risk of infection with Oropouche virus.

Apr 24 2025

A mysterious pathogen: Oropouche virus more common in Latin America than previously thought

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Red-coloured rod-shaped bacteria in an electron micrograph.

Apr 23 2025

Multidrug-resistant bacteria: development of new antibiotics

The German Research Foundation (DFG) and the French Agence National de la Recherche (ANR) are now funding the project "Characterization of novel natural product binding sites in the DNA gyrase of

3D model of the molecular structure of the pathoblocker HilD

Apr 11 2025

New pathoblocker to stop Salmonella infection early

Pathogenic strains of inject effector proteins into the cells of the gastrointestinal tract to invade and multiply within them. The bacteria are usually ingested with contaminated food

A member of the RHINO team leans over a table with laboratory and test materials set up in a village in Tanzania.

Apr 10 2025

Eliminating worm infections as a key strategy for HIV/AIDS prevention

Researchers from the Institute of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine at the LMU University Hospital Munich, the National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR) – Mbeya Medical Research Center

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