Disease Transmission
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Mycobacteria Present in Symptomatic Patients with Suspected TB
Study shows that Mtb is present in the exhaled breath of 90 percent of people suspected to have TB, despite their negative sputum tests
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Steps to Strengthen Laboratory System and Pandemic Preparedness
Government institutions must be open to collaborating with private organizations to combat disease outbreaks deftly and robustly in the future
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Need for One Health Approach to Prevent Future Zoonotic Diseases
The current global outbreak of monkeypox is another warning for the adoption of a preventative, One Health, approach
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New Approach Predicts Disease Transmission among Wildlife and Humans
Using machine learning, researchers can forecast outbreaks of pathogens such as coronavirus and monkeypox
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Wastewater Viral Loads Can Provide Advance Warning of COVID-19 Outbreaks
Scientists show that there is a close association between clinical cases of COVID-19 and viral loads in wastewater
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Monkeypox Virus on Surfaces: No Proof That Contact Can Cause Infection
Surface contamination with virus DNA does not prove that infection can occur after contact with the surfaces
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The State of Monkeypox in the US
There are currently 45 confirmed cases of monkeypox in the US
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Masks in Public Transportation Settings
CDC recommends people continue to wear masks in all indoor public transport settings
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Reducing the Risk of Laboratory-Acquired Infections
Following safety precautions for each mode of transmission protects staff handling potentially infectious samples
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Indoors, Outdoors, 6 Feet Apart? Transmission Risk of COVID-19 Quantified
A new study quantifies the dynamics of how aerosols like SARS-CoV-2 travel when airborne
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Reducing Aerosol Transmission Essential to Preventing COVID-19 Transmission
German working committee recommends concrete countermeasures for indoor areas: masks, ventilation, air purification, and overhead air extraction
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With HIV, Undetectable Equals Untransmittable
NIH officials discuss evidence and principles underlying the U=U concept
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How Hospitals Are Fighting Against C. difficile
Barriers to eradication remain, but some hospitals are making progressPage 1 of 1
