At HealthMap we study infectious diseases, but we often overlook the only reason infectious diseases become important: because our immune systems let us down. When
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In the past week, shigellosis outbreaks have been reported in South Carolina, Georgia and New York. More than 80 people were infected at Honea Path
Australia’s Bellarine Peninsula has seen a large increase in the number of Buruli ulcer (also known as Bairnsdale ulcer or Searl ulcer) cases caused by
Yesterday Nature magazine published an article covering two Australian studies that showed the ability of Wolbachia pipientis bacteria to stop reproduction of dengue virus