Vector-borne diseases cause roughly 700,000 deaths worldwide every year. Vectors can carry different types of pathogens, including viruses and bacteria. Tropical and subtropical regions report large ...

A genomic test developed at UC San Francisco to rapidly detect almost any kind of pathogen – virus, bacteria, fungus or parasite – has proved successful after a decade of use. The test has the ...

For his work in furthering the understanding of how the human immune system senses dangerous invading pathogens, Bingxu Liu has received the 2024 Michelson Philanthropies & Science Prize for ...

Pathogen adaptation occurs when novel variants gain greater fitness in the current environment than their predecessors. Host immunity, whether vaccination- or infection-induced, could shape the ...

Bloodstream infections (BSIs) can be uniquely challenging in trauma victims who are affected by burn and blast injuries—and this is particularly true for fungal infections. DARPA’s (Defense Advanced ...