EU to study potential vaccine for Lyme disease: Companies
EU officials have agreed to study an experimental vaccine against Lyme disease, the world's most common tick-borne illness, its developers said Friday.
Aug 14, 2026
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Infections: News and Research on Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections
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Meningococcal B vaccine linked to lower gonorrhea risk
The meningococcal B (MenB) vaccine could provide protection against more than one disease, with new research linking it to a significant reduction in the risk of gonorrhea in young Territorians. The study, led by Adelaide ...
Aug 5, 2026
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Bacterial vaginosis tied to tripled STI risk, major study finds
Women with vaginosis are around three times as likely to also test positive for gonorrhea, chlamydia or other bacterial sexually transmitted infections, a new study says.
Aug 4, 2026
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Cholera still kills thousands each year. In places without clean water, it's far from history
Many Americans have heard about cholera only from "The Oregon Trail," the retro computer game in which players try to get their 1830s pioneers to the Oregon Territory. If your wagon train comes down with this highly contagious ...
Jul 29, 2026
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Experimental plague vaccine strategy protects mice with missing key immune defenses
The plague has killed more people than World War II. The bacterium Yersinia pestis (Yp), which causes plague, has triggered three major pandemics throughout history, leaving behind a casualty toll of more than 200 million ...
Two new therapies and rapid tests could reshape drug-resistant gonorrhea care
Drug-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae (the bacterium that causes gonorrhea) has become one of the most urgent antimicrobial-resistant threats to public health worldwide. Clinicians expect to be confronted by rising rates of ...
Jul 23, 2026
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The lone star tick is bringing another infection concern, the Bourbon virus
Tick-borne diseases are common throughout the United States, and most cases are treated effectively. A rarely diagnosed tick-borne infection, the Bourbon virus, transmitted by the common lone star tick, could soon begin to ...
Jul 22, 2026
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5th person dies in Legionnaires' disease outbreak in New York City
A fifth person has died in a Legionnaires' disease outbreak in New York City, health officials said Tuesday night.
Jul 22, 2026
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Drug-resistant gonorrhea on the rise in Europe, ECDC warns
Alongside growing evidence of the domestic spread of such resistant strains in Europe over the past two years, this poses a significant challenge for future treatment options for one of the most common sexually transmitted ...
Jul 20, 2026
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Second death reported in Legionnaires' disease outbreak in New York City
A second person has died in connection with an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in New York, the New York City Health Department announced Saturday.
Jul 20, 2026
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