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Faster Identification of Bacterial Infections Using Raman Spectroscopy Could Save Lives Utilising a Renishaw Raman spectroscopy system, a team of researchers from the Czech Academy of Sciences have been testing a novel way to identify Staphylococcal bacteria, paving the way for faster diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases. Read Full Article Here

New strain of HIV discovered and sequenced   Researchers have for the first time in nearly twenty years come upon a new strain of HIV or Human Immunodeficiency Virus. This strain is a part of the Group M type of HIV-1. HIV-1 is the causative agent of worldwide HIV infections. The study from the University of Missouri, Kansas City with assistance from Abbott Laboratories was titled, “Complete genome sequence of CG-0018a-01 establishes HIV-1 subtype L,” and the results were published in the latest issue of Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes this week.         The first locally transmitted cases of Zika have been confirmed in Europe   The first native cases of Zika virus have been confirmed in Europe. Experts are calling it a wake-up call as warming global temperatures could lead to more cases across the continent. The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has confirmed that, in August, three people became infected in the French Riviera town of Hyères and that the cases were transmitted locally rather than being brought into the country by tourists.

Measles resets children’s immune systems to a “baby-like” state   New studies have shown that measles can compromise the immune system’s ability to fight off other infections for months or even years by causing “immune amnesia.” Two studies involving unvaccinated Dutch children found measles makes the body “forget” the immunity it had developed and “resets” the immune system to a baby-like state.       Optimal implementation of existing, new interventions essential to end HIV pandemic   Optimal implementation of existing HIV prevention and treatment tools and continued development of new interventions are essential to ending the HIV pandemic, National Institutes of Health experts write in a commentary Clinical Infectious Diseases. Today, many highly effective HIV treatment and prevention interventions are available. Antiretroviral therapy (ART) not only improves the health and prolongs the lives of people with HIV but also plays an important role in HIV prevention.       Measles wipes out other immune memories   Thanks to misinformation and anti-vaccination campaigns in some pockets, United States and several nations of Europe have seen a massive outbreak of vaccine preventable measles infection over the recent years. Now new research finds that measles infection weakens the immune system in its wake and leaves the individual prone to other infections. The measles vaccine thus not only protects an individual from measles but also boosts his or her long term immunity.       New collaboration aims to develop gene-based cures for sickle cell disease and HIV   The National Institutes of Health plans to invest at least $100 million over the next four years toward an audacious goal: develop affordable, gene-based cures for sickle cell disease and HIV.

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