#Infections

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Severe COVID-19 reactivates dormant viruses, study finds

Chronically infecting viruses—such as Epstein-Barr virus, cytomegalovirus (CMV) and herpesviruses—are common and often innocuous and asymptomatic. However, emerging evidence suggests their…

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WHO chief says Ebola outbreak is outpacing response as aid workers strike over pay

The world’s fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in Congo is still spreading faster than efforts to track it, according to the head of the World Health Organization.

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Obesity drug tirzepatide significantly reduces the risk of infections and serious cardiovascular events – BioNews Central

Tirzepatide, a glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist used to treat type 2 diabetes and obesity, can reduce the risk of heart attacks and hospitalizations due to infections by about one-third compared to conventional diabetes treatments. ..

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Five pathogens that could cause new outbreak following cyclospora

Five pathogens—Listeria, Shigella, E. coli, Vibrio, Yersinia—are rising in the U.S. after the cyclospora outbreak.

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Senate committee votes to hold Fauci in contempt for refusing to answer COVID questions

Dr. Anthony Fauci invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination more than 100 times when he appeared before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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Breast milk protein osteopontin may shield infants from respiratory infections

QIMR Berghofer researchers have found how breast milk supports infant immunity via a protein called osteopontin. The study also identifies a potential way of mimicking this protective effect in baby…

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Fauci's decision to invoke the Fifth Amendment tees up a legal debate and a contempt vote

Dr. Anthony Fauci’s decision to invoke the Fifth Amendment before Congress will be put to the test this week.

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Australia warns H5N1 likely to spread after first mass mortality episode

Agriculture minister ​says testing confirmed H5N1 bird flu in a group of 49 dead and 35 sick terns.

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Florida leprosy cases reached a record. See where cases are being reported

Florida reported a record 36 Hansen’s disease cases in 2025 and 17 more so far in 2026. State data show which counties reported infections.

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What Cyclospora does inside the gut and how it gets there

Cyclospora, the parasite that has sickened thousands this summer in the U.S., requires time in the human digestive tract to reproduce.