🦌🧬 Mandatory #deer sampling in parts of #Minnesota aims to track #ChronicWastingDisease, a fatal neurological illness caused by infectious #prions that can spread among deer populations.
#Wildlife #CWD #Microsky via echopress .com
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🦠📊 As #Measles #outbreaks continue across the U.S., questions about case reporting highlight why accurate, transparent #disease surveillance is essential for tracking transmission and guiding public
#Virus #PublicHealth #Microsky via @theguardian.com
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🫁🦠 #Scientists are exploring ways to give #lung cells an immune-like memory of past #viral threats, potentially strengthening their ability to respond to future #respiratory #infections.
#Immunology #Biomed #Microsky via @theconversation.com
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🦠🧬 Researchers identified 49 variants of #bacterial insect-killing #peptides, showing how natural selection, genetic drift and gene swapping reshape #microbial weapons—and could guide future #antibiotic ..
#Bacteria #Microsky via @sciencex.bsky.social
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🦦🦠 A #Utah #mink #farm is raising concerns about #H5N1 transmission in #mammals, highlighting the potential for #avian influenza to spread in densely housed animals and create risks for workers.
#AvianInfluenza #Zoonoses #Microsky via @propublica.org
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🦠🌍 An #Ebola case involving a Swiss patient in #Nigeria is raising concerns about international spread amid the ongoing #outbreak in the Democratic Republic of #Congo.
#Health #PublicHealth #Microsky via @theguardian.com
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🦠💉 U.S. #Measles cases have climbed to 4,588 as #outbreaks continue, underscoring how quickly this highly contagious #virus can spread in communities with #vaccination gaps.
#Epidemiology #PublicHealth #Microsky via @reuters.com
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🦪🦠 A multistate #Salmonella #outbreak linked to raw #oysters has sickened 27 people across 12 U.S. states, with five hospitalized. Contaminated oysters have been recalled as investigators trace the #infections.
#Microsky via @the-independent.com
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🦠🧬 #Scientists traced 90 years of laboratory #evolution in #Clostridium Botulinum, finding that a #DNA repair mutation accelerated genetic changes in a strain used to manufacture #botulinum #toxin for medical ...
#Microsky via @sciencex.bsky.social
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🦇🍄 The #fungus responsible for deadly #WhiteNoseSyndrome has been detected in bats at Glacier National Park for the first time, raising concerns for vulnerable #bat populations.
#Mycology #Fungi #Wildlife #Microsky via @sfgate.com
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🧬🦠 Scientists developed a fluorescent tagging tool that tracks #Zika and #Chikungunya viral #RNA inside living cells in real time, revealing how these #viruses replicate and interact with ...
#RNA #Pathogen #Microsky via @sciencex.bsky.social
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🦠🪰 #France has confirmed the first known human #infection with #ShamondaVirus, a midge-borne #virus previously associated with #livestock. Investigators are examining the case ...
#Zoonoses #PublicHealth #Microsky via @theguardian.com
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🧬🦠 Researchers found that the immune protein #CD46 controls T-cell survival and #gene activity, revealing a pathway that may help explain how #HIV persists despite #antiviral treatment.
#Virus #Immunology #MolBio #Microsky via @sciencex.bsky.social
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🦠🔬 Scientists discovered that migrating #bacteria can coexist with #Phages without an evolutionary arms race: the #viruses travel with #bacterial populations, infecting some cells while others escape.
#Bacteria #Microsky via @sciencex.bsky.social
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🐦⬛🐻❄️ Migratory #birds may be carrying #AvianInfluenza into #Greenland's #Arctic #ecosystems, exposing polar bears to the #virus and revealing new pathways for #H5N1 transmission among #wildlife.
#Virus #Disease #Microsky via news .cornell .edu
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🍄🦠 Drug-resistant #CandidaAuris is emerging as a warning sign of a broader #fungal threat, highlighting the growing challenges of #antifungal resistance, #hospital transmission and #infection .
#Fungi #PublicHealth #Microsky via @sciencex.bsky.social
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🦠🏫 A #Norovirus #outbreak at a Kansas City-area elementary school has reached 95 confirmed cases, highlighting how quickly this highly contagious #gastrointestinal #virus can spread in schools.
#Virus #Infections #PublicHealth #Microsky via @kctv5.com
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🌳🦠 #Wood can provide a habitat for #oil-degrading #microbes, revealing how naturally occurring #microbial communities may help break down #petroleum #pollutants in the #environment.
#Microbiology #Bioremediation via @sciencex.bsky.social
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🏗️🦠 #Scientists are using #bacteria and #sand to create more sustainable #cement-like building materials, harnessing #microbial mineral production as a potential alternative to conventional cement.
#Biotech #Microsky via interestingengineering .com
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🐴🦠 Researchers investigating #Connecticut #horses are examining exposure to #Leptospira, #bacteria that can cause #leptospirosis and affect both animal and human #health.
#Microbiology #Veterinary #Microsky via @sciencex.bsky.social
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