Indiscriminate antimicrobial use in Nigeria’s poultry value chain is putting people at risk of developing resistance to medicines.
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Patients with low HIV viral loads are just as likely to harbour HIV variants with drug resistance mutations as those with high viral loads.
Nearly three-quarters of all patients in the study were taking at least one antibiotic. This is high and could indicate overuse.
Insecticide resistance is a growing threat to malaria control efforts globally. It is, thus, important to keep a close eye on vector mosquito populations in affected areas.
Evidence shows that malaria parasites in some locations have changed their genetic make-up so that they can evade rapid diagnostic tests.
The rule that antibiotics don’t work against viruses isn’t always true.
Treatments for uncomplicated malaria remain mostly robust. But the arsenal against severe malaria and deaths is rapidly weakening. New options are urgently required.
Antimicrobial resistance kills around 700,000 people worldwide annually. It is a top-ten global health threat.
Discovery of a new antibiotic compound from a Nigerian environment is good news for researchers in this field.
Antibiotic resistance is one of the biggest public health threats in the world. New research, however, may have found a way to keep up with rapidly evolving bacteria.
There are currently 1.2 million Ugandans enrolled on antiretroviral therapy (ART). They are especially affected by the lockdown.
The presence of multi drug-resistant bacteria in goats and sheep in southwest Nigeria may be due to regular use of antibiotics and unhygienic practices by farmers.
A CSIRO survey has found many people are confused about common infections, believing antibiotics can treat colds, flu and other viruses. This could fuel a dangerous rise in drug-resistant superbugs.
Pathogens rapidly evolve resistance to antibiotics. AI could keep us a step ahead of deadly infections.
Bioinformatics can be applied to a range of problems, such as understanding the genome sequence of organisms or coming up with new drugs.
Antibiotic resistance is one of the greatest health challenges we face today. But making a few small changes to the way antibiotics are prescribed could make a big difference in Australia.
Mention fungi and most people think of eating mushrooms or yeasts in bread or beer. But fungi are now on the CDC’s list of public health threats as the number of deadly infections they cause rise.
The aim is to discover, develop and facilitate delivery of anti-malarial medicines to help tackle the burden of malaria in endemic countries and support malaria eradication.
Destruction of rainforests through wildfires or deforestation may harm human health. As these forests disappear, we may be losing precious medicinal plants that hold treatments for various diseases.
As antibiotic resistance increases globally, the heat is on to find new alternatives to treat infections. Chemists can get a head start by looking at compounds produced in nature by fishes’ microbes.
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Associate Professor, SARChI Research Chair in Mycobactomics, Stellenbosch University
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Chief Research Officer, Kenya Medical Research Institute
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Director of Science, Ifakara Health Institute
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Principal Research Scientist, National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR)
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Professor of Public Health, Bond University
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Senior Research Scientist & Head of Antiviral Sensitivity Analysis, WHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Influenza
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Professor, ithree institute, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor in Infectious Diseases, Queensland Institute of Medical Research
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Professor of Molecular Parasitology and Medicine, St George's, University of London
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Senior Principal Research Scientist, Ecosystem Sciences, CSIRO
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Co-head, Gilson/Crabb Laboratory & Senior Research Officer, Burnet Institute
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Associate Member, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and Affiliate Associate Professor of Genome Sciences and Microbiology, University of Washington
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Postdoctoral Fellow in Bioinformatics, University of the Western Cape
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Senior lecturer, Newcastle University
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Associate Professor (Biochemistry) DST/NRF South African Research Chair (SARChI) in Sustainable Malaria Control, University of Pretoria
