EMBL’s European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) has launched the Pathogens Portal – an online platform that enables researchers, clinicians, and policymakers to access the most comprehensive ...

This figure shows zoonoses caused by the four major pathogen types are globally distributed, with notable hotspots for bacteria and helminths in North America and Eurasia. Disclaimer: AAAS and ...

The second session of the workshop featured presentations and a panel discussion on applications of pathogen genomics to outbreak detection and intervention. Wondwossen Gebreyes, Hazel C. Youngberg ...

In a global study, researchers have identified that most reservoirs of rodent-borne diseases tend to live exclusively or occasionally in or near human dwellings, show large fluctuations in their ...

Vaccines are an important part of medical care because they can protect you from future illness or can make the severity of the illness much less serious. There are six types. Vaccination is the ...

The transmission of infectious diseases via contaminated water continues to be a risk to public health in the United States and throughout the rest of the. world. Source and finished drinking waters ...

While daily bathroom showers provide invigorating relief and a good cleansing for millions of Americans, they also can deliver a face full of potentially pathogenic bacteria, according to a surprising ...

Flowering strips -- plants used to augment bee foraging habitats -- can help increase bee reproduction but may also increase pathogen infection rates. Flowering strips -- pollinator-friendly rows of ...