This figure shows zoonoses caused by the four major pathogen types are globally distributed, with notable hotspots for bacteria and helminths in North America and Eurasia. Disclaimer: AAAS and ...

To develop effective therapeutics against pathogens, scientists need to first uncover how they attack host cells. An efficient way to conduct these investigations on an extensive scale is through high ...

Just 2% of People Wash Their Hands Properly in Public Restrooms According to an observational study of 1,039 people in public restrooms by the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC), ...

In a global study, researchers have identified that most reservoirs of rodent-borne diseases tend to live exclusively or occasionally in or near human dwellings, show large fluctuations in their ...

Two Chinese nationals were charged with conspiracy and smuggling goods. The biological pathogen federal authorities accuse two Chinese nationals of smuggling into the U.S. can be concerning for ...

Treating life-threatening bloodstream infections in combat situations is challenging, especially when the pathogen responsible is unknown. So, DARPA has called on Harvard’s Wyss Institute to use its ...

Flowering strips -- plants used to augment bee foraging habitats -- can help increase bee reproduction but may also increase pathogen infection rates. Flowering strips -- pollinator-friendly rows of ...

While daily bathroom showers provide invigorating relief and a good cleansing for millions of Americans, they also can deliver a face full of potentially pathogenic bacteria, according to a surprising ...

Blacksburg, Va. – The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has awarded a five-year, $27,670,448 contract to the ...