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How two different types of immune cells help two billion people keep tuberculosis in check

Medical Xpress

Yet, as many as two billion people are infected with Mycobaterium tuberculosis, the bacterium that causes tuberculosis, and are otherwise healthy and asymptomatic. Scientists who study TB look at those individuals who can tolerate and contain the infection in hopes of developing better treatments and vaccines. million deaths.

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Intravacc gets NIAID contract for intranasal gonorrhoea vaccine development

Pharmaceutical Technology

Therapyx will develop and manufacture the IL-12-containing microspheres in the vaccine called GneX12. Additionally, antibiotic resistance is very prevalent for the NG bacterium. This trial will evaluate the safety of the vaccine and generate efficacy data.

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Newly-discovered bacteria could prevent malaria

Drug Discovery World

Research published in Science shows that a naturally occurring bacterium discovered by GSK scientists – Delftia tsuruhatensis Tres Cantos 1 (TC1) – could be the basis for new anti-malarial interventions. “We hope to provide a viable solution that can be readily adopted in field settings.” ovale and P. malariae in addition to P.

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Worst Food Safety Scandals of 2023

XTalks

European regulation identified 14 key allergens, including celery, cereals containing gluten, crustaceans, eggs, fish, lupin, milk, mollusks, mustard, nuts, peanuts, sesame, soybeans and sulfur dioxide. The reasons for these recalls varied, but the most common cause was the omission of priority allergens on labeling.

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Symvivo’s Oral COVID-19 Vaccine Enters Clinical Trials

XTalks

DNA vaccines designed using the platform consist of a combination of an advanced gene expression plasmid (pDNA) with gene(s) of interest, and a probiotic bacterium to deliver the vaccine directly to the gut, where it binds to intestinal epithelial cells.

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4D pharma plc Files SEC Forms in Process to Gain NASDAQ Listing Following Merger with Longevity, a Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC)

The Pharma Data

Founded in February 2014, 4D pharma is a world leader in the development of Live Biotherapeutics, a novel and emerging class of drugs, defined by the FDA as biological products that contain a live organism, such as a bacterium, that is applicable to the prevention, treatment or cure of a disease.? For more information, refer to [link].

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Pfizer and International Trachoma Initiative Deliver One Billionth Zithromax® Dose Toward Trachoma Elimination by 2030

Pfizer

Trachoma is a neglected tropical disease (NTD) caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis. Disclosure Notice The information contained in this statement is as of January [30], 2023. This statement contains forward-looking statements about the donation of the one billionth Zithromax dose as part of the WHO recommended S.A.F.E.