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In a review article published in Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America, researchers discuss the main rheumatologic diseases associated with chronic HCV infection, and how DAAs have affected these extrahepatic manifestations.

Researchers at Rockefeller University in New York have discovered that a potent monoclonal antibody known as 10-1074 is highly effective at neutralizing various HIV strains.

Since avian influenza is continuing to spread in birds across Europe, WHO calls for stronger surveillance efforts in order to better prevent potential infection in humans.

A research group from Hokkaido University in Japan found that standard treatment for those with genotype 1 HCV should likely be switched from interferon (INF)-based therapies to INF-free direct-acting antiviral (DAA) therapies.

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has concluded that the measles outbreak in California has been limited to those who are unvaccinated.

The rise of the mcr-1 gene highlights the hurdles against the bigger fight that is antimicrobial resistance

A visitor to Akron City Children’s Hospital neonatal intensive care unit in Akron, Ohio, may have inadvertently exposed nearly 50 people to tuberculosis (TB) during the months of November and December of 2016.

A report warns that liver failure might be associated with nine new direct-acting antivirals (DAA).

The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS and medical technology industry partners have announced new efforts to better diagnose bacterial infections at the recent World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland.

A group of researchers recently published a study in JAMA, examining conflicts of interest (COIs) among committee members who set hepatitis C (HCV) and cholesterol management guidelines. They found that there, in fact, were COIs among committee members setting HCV management guidelines.

The Texas Department of State Health Services recently reported the first laboratory-confirmed case of Zika virus in pregnant woman who did not travel outside of the state.

Cancer specialists at the UT Southwestern Medical Center are reminding women to continue going for Pap smears even if they have received the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine.

Researchers have developed a new trivalent vaccine that has proven to provide powerful protection against genital herpes (HSV) in preclinical trials.

Through environmental cleaning and student-oriented education, Humber College in Toronto, Canada, has managed to quell a nasty outbreak of norovirus.

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) plans to fund research projects designed to discover and develop new antibiotics to treat these troublesome bacteria.

The European Medicines Agency has fully validated Gilead’s SOf/VEL/VOX regimen to treat hepatitis C (HCV).

While we look to emerging infectious disease outbreaks and the threat of biological weapons, it's easy to forget the responsibilities of our domestic research.

A new agent in the antibiotic pipeline, cefiderocol, has proved to be effective against complicated urinary tract infections (UTIs).

In Illinois and Wisconsin, eight individuals working at rat-breeding facilities have contracted Seoul virus.

New Hampshire is currently experiencing a serious gonorrhea outbreak that may be difficult to contain for a number of reasons.

Researchers find that Salmonella Typhimurium has evolved a mechanism to inhibit its ability to cause disease and allow survival of its host in order to promote its own spread to new hosts.

With flu season underway, a pair of recent studies highlight the impact of winter weather on influenza activity and raise questions about the right time to receive a flu shot.

New research from Pew Charitable Trusts has found that quality issues are not the only factor that contribute to drug shortages.

Researchers have found that chewing your food results in the stimulation of Th17 immune cells that protect against a number of infections commonly found in the mouth.

Researchers from La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology believe that their findings will provide a platform to understand how Zika virus makes its way into various body fluids.

Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania identify characteristics of HIV-1 strains that are able to get through innate protective barriers and cause infection through sexual intercourse.

A team of researchers has found that urbanized white ibises may be shedding Salmonella enterica and transmitting it to humans visiting parks.

Researchers find that for children who suffer from mild to moderate recurrent throat infections, tonsillectomy may be more beneficial than watchful waiting.