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Plague Hit Lake Baikal Hunter‑Gatherers 5,500 Years Ago

A Nature study shows ancient Yersinia pestis genomes carried a superantigen likely to raise lethality, with archaeological evidence linking spillover to marmot hosts.

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AI Pipeline Finds Two Novel Antibiotic Leads Against Drug‑Resistant Gonorrhea

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Argentina Sends Teams and CDC Biologists to Mendoza to Trace Cruise Ship Hantavirus

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USGS Study Finds Brain-Eating Amoeba in Waters at Yellowstone, Grand Teton and Lake Mead

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Flesh-Eating Bacteria Detected in Long Island Waters, Prompting Public Warnings

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India Study Finds Widespread Antibiotic Resistance in Eye Infection Bacteria

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Oral Bacterium Linked to Faster Breast Cancer Growth and Spread in Preclinical Study

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5,500-Year-Old Genome Reveals Ancient Sister Lineage of Syphilis-Causing Bacteria in Colombia

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5,500-Year-Old Colombian Skeleton Yields Oldest Treponema pallidum Genome

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Ancient Colombian Skeleton Yields Oldest Genome of Syphilis-Related Bacterium

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Third H5N1 Outbreak Confirmed Near Newark-on-Trent as 3km Protection Zone Is Imposed

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Rescue Labrador Begins Training To Detect Cystic Fibrosis–Linked Lung Infection

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Scientists Warn Drug-Resistant Candida Auris Is Spreading Worldwide and Growing Harder to Treat

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Italy Nears Peak of Respiratory Illness Wave Driven by H3N2 Subclade K

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Saitama Confirms Avian Flu, Orders Culling of 240,000 Hens in Season’s 12th Case

Pathogens

Plague Hit Lake Baikal Hunter‑Gatherers 5,500 Years Ago

AI Pipeline Finds Two Novel Antibiotic Leads Against Drug‑Resistant Gonorrhea

Argentina Sends Teams and CDC Biologists to Mendoza to Trace Cruise Ship Hantavirus

USGS Study Finds Brain-Eating Amoeba in Waters at Yellowstone, Grand Teton and Lake Mead

Flesh-Eating Bacteria Detected in Long Island Waters, Prompting Public Warnings

India Study Finds Widespread Antibiotic Resistance in Eye Infection Bacteria

Oral Bacterium Linked to Faster Breast Cancer Growth and Spread in Preclinical Study

Germany Expands Tick-Borne Encephalitis Risk Zones as 2025 Cases Climb

South Africa Launches Mass FMD Vaccination as KZN Begins Rollout

TB Bacteria Stiffen Immune Membranes With Lipid Vesicles to Evade Destruction

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Newly Found Gut Virus Linked to Colorectal Cancer in Multiple Populations

More Than 1,000 Samples Seized From Las Vegas Home in Suspected Illegal Bio Lab

5,500-Year-Old Genome Reveals Ancient Sister Lineage of Syphilis-Causing Bacteria in Colombia

5,500-Year-Old Colombian Skeleton Yields Oldest Treponema pallidum Genome

Ancient Colombian Skeleton Yields Oldest Genome of Syphilis-Related Bacterium

Third H5N1 Outbreak Confirmed Near Newark-on-Trent as 3km Protection Zone Is Imposed

Rescue Labrador Begins Training To Detect Cystic Fibrosis–Linked Lung Infection

Scientists Warn Drug-Resistant Candida Auris Is Spreading Worldwide and Growing Harder to Treat

Italy Nears Peak of Respiratory Illness Wave Driven by H3N2 Subclade K

Saitama Confirms Avian Flu, Orders Culling of 240,000 Hens in Season’s 12th Case

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