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The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota
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Post-trial data highlight doxyPEP resistance concerns
High-level tetracycline resistance and reduced susceptibility to cefixime was found in gonorrhea bacteria from doxyPEP users.
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High-level tetracycline resistance and reduced susceptibility to cefixime was found in gonorrhea bacteria from doxyPEP users.
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November 10, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Post-trial data highlight doxyPEP resistance concerns
High-level tetracycline resistance and reduced susceptibility to cefixime was found in gonorrhea bacteria from doxyPEP users.
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High-level tetracycline resistance and reduced susceptibility to cefixime was found in gonorrhea bacteria from doxyPEP users.
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Ivermectin found to be safe, effective in small children with scabies
Trial investigators say the results could expand the scale and impact of mass drug administration campaigns against neglected tropical diseases.
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Photo: Massamba Syulla / USSEIN
Trial investigators say the results could expand the scale and impact of mass drug administration campaigns against neglected tropical diseases.
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November 10, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Ivermectin found to be safe, effective in small children with scabies
Trial investigators say the results could expand the scale and impact of mass drug administration campaigns against neglected tropical diseases.
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Photo: Massamba Syulla / USSEIN
Trial investigators say the results could expand the scale and impact of mass drug administration campaigns against neglected tropical diseases.
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Photo: Massamba Syulla / USSEIN
Canada loses measles elimination status after record year of outbreaks
Canada had eliminated measles in 1998, two years prior to the United States.
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Photo: US Army / Wikimedia Commons
Canada had eliminated measles in 1998, two years prior to the United States.
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November 10, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Canada loses measles elimination status after record year of outbreaks
Canada had eliminated measles in 1998, two years prior to the United States.
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Photo: US Army / Wikimedia Commons
Canada had eliminated measles in 1998, two years prior to the United States.
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13 cases of infant botulism tied to tainted baby formula
Infants in 10 states have been sickened, and all required hospitalization.
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Infants in 10 states have been sickened, and all required hospitalization.
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November 10, 2025 at 8:55 PM
13 cases of infant botulism tied to tainted baby formula
Infants in 10 states have been sickened, and all required hospitalization.
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Infants in 10 states have been sickened, and all required hospitalization.
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#Tylenol use in pregnancy not tied to autism, ADHD, review shows
Few reviews accounted for study quality, appropriately controlled for relevant confounders, or rigorously ascertained drug use and outcomes when interpreting the evidence, the authors say.
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Few reviews accounted for study quality, appropriately controlled for relevant confounders, or rigorously ascertained drug use and outcomes when interpreting the evidence, the authors say.
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November 10, 2025 at 7:58 PM
#Tylenol use in pregnancy not tied to autism, ADHD, review shows
Few reviews accounted for study quality, appropriately controlled for relevant confounders, or rigorously ascertained drug use and outcomes when interpreting the evidence, the authors say.
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Few reviews accounted for study quality, appropriately controlled for relevant confounders, or rigorously ascertained drug use and outcomes when interpreting the evidence, the authors say.
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Quick takes: Whooping cough in Texas, polio in 2 nations, Canada Salmonella outbreak
Texas health officials say the state has a seen a four-fold increase in whooping cough cases compared with last year.
Texas health officials say the state has a seen a four-fold increase in whooping cough cases compared with last year.
Quick takes: Whooping cough in Texas, polio in 2 nations, Canada Salmonella outbreak
Texas health officials say the state has a seen a four-fold increase in whooping cough cases compared with last year.
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November 7, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Quick takes: Whooping cough in Texas, polio in 2 nations, Canada Salmonella outbreak
Texas health officials say the state has a seen a four-fold increase in whooping cough cases compared with last year.
Texas health officials say the state has a seen a four-fold increase in whooping cough cases compared with last year.
Lassa vaccine candidate provides encouraging results in phase 1 trial
The rVSVΔG-LASV-GPC vaccine caused no serious adverse events and produced a strong immune response in healthy adults in the US and Liberia.
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The rVSVΔG-LASV-GPC vaccine caused no serious adverse events and produced a strong immune response in healthy adults in the US and Liberia.
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November 7, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Lassa vaccine candidate provides encouraging results in phase 1 trial
The rVSVΔG-LASV-GPC vaccine caused no serious adverse events and produced a strong immune response in healthy adults in the US and Liberia.
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The rVSVΔG-LASV-GPC vaccine caused no serious adverse events and produced a strong immune response in healthy adults in the US and Liberia.
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#Nirsevimab prevents #RSV cases in young kids for 1 year but maybe not beyond, data suggest
The findings have implications for scheduling repeat dosing in eligible children, the authors say.
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The findings have implications for scheduling repeat dosing in eligible children, the authors say.
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November 7, 2025 at 7:36 PM
#Nirsevimab prevents #RSV cases in young kids for 1 year but maybe not beyond, data suggest
The findings have implications for scheduling repeat dosing in eligible children, the authors say.
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The findings have implications for scheduling repeat dosing in eligible children, the authors say.
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Five new #avian flu outbreaks confirmed in ducks, turkeys in 3 US states
In Michigan, 113,000 birds were affected on a turkey farm, the state's third detection in commercial turkeys in less than a week.
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Photo: Andew-M-Whitman / Flickr cc
In Michigan, 113,000 birds were affected on a turkey farm, the state's third detection in commercial turkeys in less than a week.
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November 7, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Five new #avian flu outbreaks confirmed in ducks, turkeys in 3 US states
In Michigan, 113,000 birds were affected on a turkey farm, the state's third detection in commercial turkeys in less than a week.
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Photo: Andew-M-Whitman / Flickr cc
In Michigan, 113,000 birds were affected on a turkey farm, the state's third detection in commercial turkeys in less than a week.
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Next up for Vaccine Integrity Project: reviewing data on birth dose of hepatitis B vaccine
The review will look at decades of data on the safety, efficacy, and public health impact of administering the hepatitis B shot at birth.
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The review will look at decades of data on the safety, efficacy, and public health impact of administering the hepatitis B shot at birth.
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November 6, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Next up for Vaccine Integrity Project: reviewing data on birth dose of hepatitis B vaccine
The review will look at decades of data on the safety, efficacy, and public health impact of administering the hepatitis B shot at birth.
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The review will look at decades of data on the safety, efficacy, and public health impact of administering the hepatitis B shot at birth.
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WHO voices concerns about equitable access to novel TB vaccines
In a new report, the WHO says financing and access strategies need to be implemented to ensure the demand for future TB vaccines doesn't outstrip supply.
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In a new report, the WHO says financing and access strategies need to be implemented to ensure the demand for future TB vaccines doesn't outstrip supply.
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November 6, 2025 at 9:55 PM
WHO voices concerns about equitable access to novel TB vaccines
In a new report, the WHO says financing and access strategies need to be implemented to ensure the demand for future TB vaccines doesn't outstrip supply.
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In a new report, the WHO says financing and access strategies need to be implemented to ensure the demand for future TB vaccines doesn't outstrip supply.
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High rates of multidrug-resistant bacteria found in West Bank hospitals
More than one third of the 10,007 bacterial isolates collected from 13 West Bank hospitals were classified as multidrug-resistant.
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More than one third of the 10,007 bacterial isolates collected from 13 West Bank hospitals were classified as multidrug-resistant.
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November 6, 2025 at 9:47 PM
High rates of multidrug-resistant bacteria found in West Bank hospitals
More than one third of the 10,007 bacterial isolates collected from 13 West Bank hospitals were classified as multidrug-resistant.
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More than one third of the 10,007 bacterial isolates collected from 13 West Bank hospitals were classified as multidrug-resistant.
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Analyses: High-dose #flu vaccine better protects against hospitalization, infection than standard-dose
High-dose vaccine was 40% more effective against hospitalization than the standard-dose version.
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High-dose vaccine was 40% more effective against hospitalization than the standard-dose version.
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November 6, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Analyses: High-dose #flu vaccine better protects against hospitalization, infection than standard-dose
High-dose vaccine was 40% more effective against hospitalization than the standard-dose version.
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High-dose vaccine was 40% more effective against hospitalization than the standard-dose version.
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Intranasal vaccine against #H5 avian flu provokes broad immune response in adults in phase 1 trial
Even without a booster, the vaccine triggered mucosal and systemic immunity.
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Even without a booster, the vaccine triggered mucosal and systemic immunity.
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November 6, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Intranasal vaccine against #H5 avian flu provokes broad immune response in adults in phase 1 trial
Even without a booster, the vaccine triggered mucosal and systemic immunity.
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Even without a booster, the vaccine triggered mucosal and systemic immunity.
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Rift Valley fever cases in Senegal, Mauritania top 400
All but 46 of the confirmed cases have been in Senegal.
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Photo: Albert Gonzalez Farran, UNAMID / Flickr cc
All but 46 of the confirmed cases have been in Senegal.
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Photo: Albert Gonzalez Farran, UNAMID / Flickr cc
November 6, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Rift Valley fever cases in Senegal, Mauritania top 400
All but 46 of the confirmed cases have been in Senegal.
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Photo: Albert Gonzalez Farran, UNAMID / Flickr cc
All but 46 of the confirmed cases have been in Senegal.
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Photo: Albert Gonzalez Farran, UNAMID / Flickr cc
Lassa fever’s death toll in Nigeria climbs in 2025
The deaths are likely due to poor health-seeking behavior among patients who seek medical intervention too late.
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The deaths are likely due to poor health-seeking behavior among patients who seek medical intervention too late.
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November 6, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Lassa fever’s death toll in Nigeria climbs in 2025
The deaths are likely due to poor health-seeking behavior among patients who seek medical intervention too late.
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Photo: NIAID/Flickr cc
The deaths are likely due to poor health-seeking behavior among patients who seek medical intervention too late.
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The Vaccine Integrity Project @CIDRAP is conducting an independent review of the evidence supporting the long-standing recommendation for universal #HepatitisB vaccination at birth.
In Sept, CDC’s vaccine advisers tabled a vote on the birth dose and asked for more data.
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In Sept, CDC’s vaccine advisers tabled a vote on the birth dose and asked for more data.
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ACIP tables vote to delay hepatitis B vaccine birth dose
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November 6, 2025 at 7:50 PM
The Vaccine Integrity Project @CIDRAP is conducting an independent review of the evidence supporting the long-standing recommendation for universal #HepatitisB vaccination at birth.
In Sept, CDC’s vaccine advisers tabled a vote on the birth dose and asked for more data.
🔗 tinyurl.com/4sy3wwa7
In Sept, CDC’s vaccine advisers tabled a vote on the birth dose and asked for more data.
🔗 tinyurl.com/4sy3wwa7
More measles cases reported in Utah, Arizona
The measles outbreak along the Utah-Arizona border is the nation's second largest this year.
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The measles outbreak along the Utah-Arizona border is the nation's second largest this year.
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November 5, 2025 at 9:39 PM
More measles cases reported in Utah, Arizona
The measles outbreak along the Utah-Arizona border is the nation's second largest this year.
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The measles outbreak along the Utah-Arizona border is the nation's second largest this year.
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Study: Demographic shifts will fuel increase in drug-resistant bloodstream infections in Europe
The modeling study predicts the rate of drug-resistant BSIs will rise sharply in Europe over the next 5 years, driven primarily by an aging population.
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The modeling study predicts the rate of drug-resistant BSIs will rise sharply in Europe over the next 5 years, driven primarily by an aging population.
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November 5, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Study: Demographic shifts will fuel increase in drug-resistant bloodstream infections in Europe
The modeling study predicts the rate of drug-resistant BSIs will rise sharply in Europe over the next 5 years, driven primarily by an aging population.
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The modeling study predicts the rate of drug-resistant BSIs will rise sharply in Europe over the next 5 years, driven primarily by an aging population.
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FDA approves new IV antibiotic for complicated urinary tract infections
The intravenous formulation of fosfomycin has a novel mechanism of action and no known cross-resistance to other antibiotic classes.
The intravenous formulation of fosfomycin has a novel mechanism of action and no known cross-resistance to other antibiotic classes.
FDA approves new IV antibiotic for complicated urinary tract infections
The intravenous formulation of fosfomycin has a novel mechanism of action an no known cross-resistance to other antibiotic classes.
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November 5, 2025 at 9:31 PM
FDA approves new IV antibiotic for complicated urinary tract infections
The intravenous formulation of fosfomycin has a novel mechanism of action and no known cross-resistance to other antibiotic classes.
The intravenous formulation of fosfomycin has a novel mechanism of action and no known cross-resistance to other antibiotic classes.
Data: Risks of vascular, inflammatory conditions in kids higher after #COVID infection than vaccination
Over 6 months, COVID infection led to 2.24 extra cases of myocarditis or pericarditis per 100,000 children, versus 0.85 per 100,000 after vaccination.
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Over 6 months, COVID infection led to 2.24 extra cases of myocarditis or pericarditis per 100,000 children, versus 0.85 per 100,000 after vaccination.
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November 5, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Data: Risks of vascular, inflammatory conditions in kids higher after #COVID infection than vaccination
Over 6 months, COVID infection led to 2.24 extra cases of myocarditis or pericarditis per 100,000 children, versus 0.85 per 100,000 after vaccination.
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Over 6 months, COVID infection led to 2.24 extra cases of myocarditis or pericarditis per 100,000 children, versus 0.85 per 100,000 after vaccination.
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The order of pre-#COVID chronic conditions may best predict long-COVID risk
The most common disease trajectories involved mental illnesses and neurologic, respiratory, and metabolic or digestive diseases.
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The most common disease trajectories involved mental illnesses and neurologic, respiratory, and metabolic or digestive diseases.
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November 5, 2025 at 5:39 PM
The order of pre-#COVID chronic conditions may best predict long-COVID risk
The most common disease trajectories involved mental illnesses and neurologic, respiratory, and metabolic or digestive diseases.
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The most common disease trajectories involved mental illnesses and neurologic, respiratory, and metabolic or digestive diseases.
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Trial data show ensitrelvir has potent antiviral activity against COVID-19
Data from a phase 2 randomized controlled clinical trial show ensitrelvir accelerated viral clearance in patients with early symptomatic COVID-19.
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Data from a phase 2 randomized controlled clinical trial show ensitrelvir accelerated viral clearance in patients with early symptomatic COVID-19.
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November 4, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Trial data show ensitrelvir has potent antiviral activity against COVID-19
Data from a phase 2 randomized controlled clinical trial show ensitrelvir accelerated viral clearance in patients with early symptomatic COVID-19.
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Data from a phase 2 randomized controlled clinical trial show ensitrelvir accelerated viral clearance in patients with early symptomatic COVID-19.
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Some common viruses may steeply raise risk of cardiovascular disease
The authors noted that viral infections trigger the immune system to release substances that lead to inflammation and increase the risk of blood clots.
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The authors noted that viral infections trigger the immune system to release substances that lead to inflammation and increase the risk of blood clots.
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November 4, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Some common viruses may steeply raise risk of cardiovascular disease
The authors noted that viral infections trigger the immune system to release substances that lead to inflammation and increase the risk of blood clots.
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The authors noted that viral infections trigger the immune system to release substances that lead to inflammation and increase the risk of blood clots.
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Antimicrobial peptides show promise against Salmonella in chickens, study finds
In lab experiments and chickens, peptides derived from a strain of probiotic bacteria inhibited Salmonella strains that commonly cause foodborne illness.
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In lab experiments and chickens, peptides derived from a strain of probiotic bacteria inhibited Salmonella strains that commonly cause foodborne illness.
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November 4, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Antimicrobial peptides show promise against Salmonella in chickens, study finds
In lab experiments and chickens, peptides derived from a strain of probiotic bacteria inhibited Salmonella strains that commonly cause foodborne illness.
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In lab experiments and chickens, peptides derived from a strain of probiotic bacteria inhibited Salmonella strains that commonly cause foodborne illness.
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