A new playbook for cancer prevention in Africa begins with everyday infections
Wits scientists have identified a "microbial watchlist" of bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites that could cause cancer.
Jan 19, 2026
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Bacteria: News and Research on Salmonella enterica
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Mucus contains molecules that block Salmonella infection, study reveals
Mucus is more than just a sticky substance: It contains a wealth of powerful molecules called mucins that help to tame microbes and prevent infection. In a new study, MIT researchers have identified mucins that defend against ...
Sep 25, 2025
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Common antibiotic found 99.9% effective against typhoid
Cornell researchers have identified an antibiotic, rifampin, that is 99.9% effective against Salmonella Typhi, the bacterium that causes typhoid fever. Researchers also predict that rifampin will work on other life-threatening ...
Jun 16, 2025
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New study shows how salmonella tricks gut defenses to cause infection
A new UC Davis Health study has uncovered how Salmonella bacteria, a major cause of food poisoning, can invade the gut even when protective bacteria are present. The research, published in the Proceedings of the National ...
Nov 16, 2024
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Wastewater monitoring can detect foodborne illness, researchers find
First used in the 1940s to monitor for polio, wastewater surveillance proved such a powerful disease monitoring tool that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) established the National Wastewater Surveillance ...
Sep 20, 2024
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Typhoid fever surveillance study in sub-Saharan Africa shows need for typhoid conjugate vaccines in endemic countries
There is a high burden of typhoid fever in sub-Saharan African countries, according to a new study published in The Lancet Global Health. This high burden combined with the threat of typhoid strains resistant to antibiotic ...
Mar 12, 2024
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Environmental monitoring offers low-cost tool for typhoid fever surveillance
Researchers can accurately track where typhoid fever cases are highest by monitoring environmental samples for viruses called bacteriophages that specifically infect the bacterium that causes typhoid fever. Senjuti Saha of ...
Feb 15, 2024
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Study finds tomato juice's antimicrobial properties can kill Salmonella
Tomato juice can kill Salmonella Typhi and other bacteria that can harm people's digestive and urinary tract health, according to research published in Microbiology Spectrum. S. Typhi is a deadly human-specific pathogen that ...
Jan 30, 2024
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Babies are contracting salmonella after handling pet food, FDA warns
Two federal health agencies are investigating a salmonella outbreak linked to dog food that has sickened seven people in seven states, nearly all of them infants.
Nov 10, 2023
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Outbreak of typhoid on Dutch ship traced to contaminated drinking water
A large outbreak of typhoid on a ship in the Netherlands has been traced to contaminated water, this year's European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID 2023, Copenhagen, April 15-18) will hear.
Apr 1, 2023
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