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06/19/2019

The death toll from this viral hemorrhagic disease has reached nearly 1,400.

https://now.tufts.edu/articles/battling-against-ebola-congo

A public health emergency of epic proportions is unfolding in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Since Ebola first reemerged in the Central African country last August, the death toll from the viral hemorrhagic disease had reached nearly 1,400 as of June 5.

05/29/2019

Check out this revolutionary new way of combating Lyme disease, the Northeast's "Natural Disaster" that affects 300,000 people per year

https://tuftsmagazine.com/issues/magazine/fighting-lyme-disease-gene-editing

Cummings School and MIT are working with Massachusetts citizens to genetically fight Lyme disease.

05/10/2019

An international team of researchers has revealed a very detailed image of HIV and a previously unknown virus shape, which may open new paths to fight against the deadly virus 🔬

BOSTON, MONTREAL, and MELBOURNE, Australia (April 10, 2019, 11 a.m. E.DT.) -- Imagine that HIV is a sealed tin can: if you opened it, what would you find inside? An international team led by researchers at the University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre (CRCHUM), Tufts University School of Medic...

05/02/2019

Thank you to everyone who attended our inaugural event last week. Our speakers and presenters truly inspired us with their innovative work in prevention and treatment of !
We are excited to see where new collaborations take you in the Boston field 🙌

Special thanks to MassBio and Tufts Center for Integrated Management of Antimicrobial Resistance (CIMAR) for making this possible! 💗

04/24/2019

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04/11/2019

Andrew Camilli and Minmin Yen of University and are testing bacteriophages - viruses that kill bacteria - as a way to stop the spread of cholera. Check them out at our April 24th event. Register today!

Cholera strikes almost 3 million people each year worldwide, causing 95,000 deaths. An acute diarrheal infection, it’s prevalent in regions with inadequate access to clean water and sanitation. Now Tufts researchers are developing a treatment to prevent the spread of cholera, using viruses to atta...