Science news articles about 'disease threats'

  • Confronting infectious disease threats at large-scale international events

    ... traffic patterns could help in confronting infectious disease threats at mass gatherings, such as the Olympics and other large ... surveillance respectively. No international infectious disease threats were identified that were deemed to pose a serious ...
  • Battling bird flu by the numbers

    ... . In addition to its utility in understanding the transmissibility of emerging diseases, the new method is also advantageous because it allows ... to be implemented at a worldwide level to provide an integrated way to respond a priori to an emerging disease threat ...
  • Is re-emerging superbug the next MRSA?

    ... aureus (MRSA) as one of the top emerging disease threats to humans. "Disease caused by Clostridium difficile ... think that people appreciate the urgency and severity of this disease," said Dr. Dale Gerding, professor of medicine ...
  • Is Re-emerging Superbug The Next MRSA?

    ... plaguing hospitals and now rivals the superbug Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus as a top disease threat to humans. The little-known bacteria ...
  • We are facing a global pandemic of antibiotic resistance, warn experts

    ... Prevention and Control, the most important disease threat in Europe is from micro-organisms that have become resistant to antibiotics ... why there has been little response to this public health threat from politicians, public health workers, and consumers ...
  • No ESKAPE! New drugs against MRSA, other superbugs still lacking

    ... , and Enterobacter species—are among the biggest threats infectious diseases physicians face today," said Helen ... it filled with drugs that tackle tomorrow's infectious diseases threats." Amid the continuing downward trend ...
  • Feature: Climate change raises the disease threat

    ... climate change may be an increase in new infectious diseases which could target native wildlife and stock, as ... researchers met at a forum in Canberra’s Parliament House to discuss the emerging threats ...
  • Feature: Climate change raises the disease threat

    ... climate change may be an increase in new infectious diseases which could target native wildlife and stock, as ... researchers met at a forum in Canberra’s Parliament House to discuss the emerging threats ...
  • What makes C-Diff superbug deadly?

    ... the superbug known as MRSA as one of the top emerging disease threats to humans. Since its discovery, C ... A was knocked out, the organism was fully virulent. It caused disease," Johnson said. "When they knocked the Toxin B out in another ...
  • Study finds potential disease threats to Washington sea otters

    ... are exposed to the same pathogens responsible for causing disease in marine mammal populations in other parts of the country ...
  • Online surveillance tools provide opportunity to support public health

    ... a complete, up-to-the-minute view of public health threats, say researchers from the Informatics Program at Children's Hospital ... quick, easy-to-access communications about emerging disease threats. "Web 2.0 services ...
  • Galapagos Reptiles Could Face New Threat

    Mosquitoes in the Galapagos have evolved a taste for reptilian blood, posing a disease threat to wildlife there.
  • Scientific system accurately predicts spread of H1N1: study

    ... traffic patterns with information about global infectious disease threats. What this means is that cities and countries ... traffic. These are important locations from which future infectious disease threats may originate or pass through en ...
  • Disease threat may change how frogs mate

    ... , may use it to choose prospective mates, and improve their immunity to diseases. 'The situation requires directed behavioural research ... they have been overlooked in the past, meaning we may be forced to reconsider how such diseases impact on animals. Whilst Ranavirus has been researched ...
  • Extinction crisis looms in Oceania: Landmark study

    ... , climate change, overexploitation, pollution and wildlife disease." Threats in Oceania Loss and degradation of habitat ... seen as a problem for the economy." For each of the major threats to biodiversity and conservation, the scientific team has proposed ...

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