Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is not just a childhood disease. The pathogen Bordetella pertussis is highly infectious and an infection may occur at any age. The risk of a pertussis infection can be greatly reduced by vaccination, as Marion Riffelmann of the Krefeld Institute for Infectious Diseases and her colleagues report in the [...]
The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) testified today before the U.S. Congress on advancements to animal health in the livestock industry, describing for lawmakers progress made improving public health and reaffirming the importance of treating food animals with antibiotic medicines.
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The burden of trachoma in Ayod county, one of the most severe ever documented, is a threat to public health in Southern Sudan, according to a recent survey conducted in Jonglei state. These results, published September 24th in the open-access journal PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases , were uncovered by experts at The Carter Center and [...]
Olympus has announced the introduction of its new Enzymatic Creatinine assay, suitable for use across the range of Olympus diagnostic analysers. It is intended for use for quantitative determination of creatinine in human serum, plasma and urine. The new assay utilises an enzymatic method to achieve greater accuracy, showing less interference to bilirubin and antibiotics.
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A new test for the detection of Chlamydia trachomatis has received CE Mark certification, allowing it to be sold for clinical use in the UK. Unlike previous tests, the Roche test is designed with a dual target approach to help future proof it, by ensuring reliability of results even when mutations occur in the [...]
