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2022.02.16
Hospitals are on the front line in tackling the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and are highly vulnerable to virus spread. In facilities providing follow-up and...
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2022.07.05
Mutations in the SARS-CoV-2 virus have led to the emergence of variants of concern, like Alpha, Delta, and more recently Omicron. These strains contain...
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2021.10.05
Antibiotic resistance is a major public health issue and an increasingly serious threat. Besides developing effective new drugs to fight single and multidrug...
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2022.02.23
In May 2020, while the first wave of the COVID-19 outbreak was coming to an end in France, initial reports emerged of patients with some persistent symptoms...
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2023.05.04
As the summer season approaches, the question of the effects of climate on pathogen transmission by mosquitoes inevitably arises. Scientists therefore...
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2023.01.12
Dengue, chikungunya, yellow fever, Zika – these are all names of diseases that we have learned to fear, but we don't always understand how they might be...
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2023.12.19
Flaviviruses are pathogens transmitted by vectors, either insects like mosquitoes or arachnids like ticks. In Europe, the tick is the vector that transmits the...
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2023.10.02
Javier Pizarro-Cerda's upbringing gave him curiosity, an interest in biology and science, as well as a lifelong passion for music! After his studies in Costa...
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2023.10.06
Diphtheria, a disease that in the past was often fatal, continues to be closely monitored even as widespread vaccination programs are in place. Although...
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2023.09.29
On September 11, 2023, the Nouvelle-Aquitaine Regional Health Agency (ARS) received reports of several probable cases of botulism. Seven people were being...