NEWSLETTER - Issue 133 - August 15, 2022

Researchers develop vaccine for deadly leptospirosis bacteria

This is the first time that a specific recombinant protein confers cross-protective immunity against leptospirosis in mice models

Monkeypox: WHO lights warning sign

Sexual contact is a transmission route, but it’s not the only one. The disease can affect people of any gender or sexuality

Journal Citation Reports: RSBMT’s impact factor rises to 2.141

Elevation of the RSBMT impact factor, in addition to representing the increase in citations, highlights the increase in the quality of the published content

Interview

SARS-CoV-2: impact of booster vaccines on variants

Study evaluated the safety and immunogenicity of vaccines in SARS-CoV-2 variants

Case Report

Concurrent hospitalization of a married couple presenting with distinct symptoms but diagnosed with a life-threatening infectious disease: Case Report

Botulism is a rare infectious disease that presents with the rapid progression of the neuroparalytic syndrome

good science

Antibody escape of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 from vaccine and BA.1 serum

Effectiveness of interventions to improve drinking water, sanitation, and handwashing with soap on risk of diarrhoeal disease in children in low-income and middle-income settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Higher-Dose Primaquine to Prevent Relapse of Plasmodium vivax Malaria

Effects of Previous Infection and Vaccination on Symptomatic Omicron Infections

Staphylococcus aureus induces a muted host response in human blood that blunts the recruitment of neutrophils

Declines in prevalence alter the optimal level of sexual investment for the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum

The Vaccine-Hesitant Moment

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