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NEW YORK (AP) — States are warning beachgoers about a summertime surge in infections from a frightening, flesh-eating bacteria found in coastal waters. Vibrio vulnificus are becoming an annual threat along the Gulf Coast and — increasingly — up the Eastern Seaboard. People should listen to the warnings, said Bernie Stewart, a 65-year-old retired bounty hunter in Florida who counts …

More than 5,000 pounds of cheese products made by Middlefield Original Cheese Co‑op are being voluntarily recalled after the company discovered contamination by potentially deadly bacteria, according to the Food and Drug Administration. The bacteria in question, Listeria monocytogenes, can cause “serious and sometimes fatal” infections if ingested — especially in young children, pregnant individuals, the elderly and those with …

Researchers at Columbia Engineering have built a cancer therapy that makes bacteria and viruses work as a team. In a study published recently in Nature Biomedical Engineering, the Synthetic Biological Systems Lab shows how their system hides a virus inside a tumor-seeking bacterium, smuggles it past the immune system, and unleashes it inside cancerous tumors. The new platform combines the bacteria’s …

5 no-swimming areas at NC coast; 9 NC river sites fail fecal bacteria testing  CBS 17View Full Coverage on Google News Source link

Flesh-eating bacteria now in Cape Cod, Massachusetts  Boing Boing Flesh-eating bacteria case in Cape Cod prompts public health alert: What to know  USA Today Cape Cod Swimmer Infected with Flesh-Eating Bacteria  People.com Massachusetts health officials warn about potentially deadly bacteria in coastal waters  NBC News Massachusetts health alert ties rare infection to Buzzards Bay waters  The New Bedford Light Source link

Summary: Researchers have developed CAPPSID, a novel cancer therapy that teams bacteria and viruses to infiltrate and destroy tumors. The system hides an oncolytic virus inside Salmonella typhimurium, which naturally migrates into tumors, shielding the virus from immune detection. Once inside, the bacteria release the virus directly into cancer cells, where it replicates and spreads throughout the tumor. Built-in safeguards …

That’s where climate change comes in, making New England waters friendlier for the potentially deadly bacteria. “With warmer water temperatures moving further north, it allows Vibrios to survive, during summer months in particular, at higher latitudes than it had previously,” said Hamer. And the water is warmer. Midsummer ocean temperatures were about 2.75 degrees warmer in the period from 2021 …

Five cheese products have been urgently recalled due to being potentially contaminated with deadly bacteria and rodents. Wegmans Food Markets has voluntarily recalled four of its cheese products containing camembert and brie cheese after they were found to be at risk of containing listeria, a type of bacteria that causes severe diarrhea and muscle aches. The recall included the following products: …

With help from artificial intelligence, MIT researchers have designed novel antibiotics that can combat two hard-to-treat infections: drug-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae and multi-drug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Using generative AI algorithms, the research team designed more than 36 million possible compounds and computationally screened them for antimicrobial properties. The top candidates they discovered are structurally distinct from any existing antibiotics, and they appear …

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health is warning residents and visitors about a dangerous bacterium that can cause a flesh-eating disease in a person who was swimming at a Cape Cod beach. A rare case of Vibrio vulnificus infection — a dangerous bacterium more commonly found in Gulf Coast states — was detected in a person who swam at a …