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Bacterial Priority Pathogens List 2024

- PMLiVE

Scientists uncover new drug target in fight against antimicrobial resistance

The discovery could lead to improved treatments for bacterial infections

- PMLiVE

UK government’s AMR study highlights importance of appropriate antibiotic use

The UKHSA found that some bacteria are already becoming resistant to ceftazidime/avibactam

- PMLiVE

AbbVie announces FDA approval of antibiotic combination for intra-abdominal infections

Antimicrobial resistance has been declared by WHO as one of the top ten threats to global health

- PMLiVE

WHO urges US to ‘reconsider’ withdrawal from global health organisation

President Donald Trump said the agency mishandled the COVID-19 pandemic and other global health crises

- PMLiVE

WHO launches $1.5bn emergency appeal to tackle ongoing health crises

The appeal is aimed at providing urgent humanitarian assistance to more than 300 million people

- PMLiVE

WHO announces priority endemic pathogens for urgent vaccine development

The study identifies the 17 pathogens that regularly cause diseases in communities

- PMLiVE

UK study shows RSV vaccine could reduce antibiotic use and antimicrobial resistance

The new analysis found that RSV infections lead to 640,000 antibiotic prescriptions every year

- PMLiVE

New genomic technique could improve antibiotic-resistant bacteria tracking in hospitals

The sequencing method is able to track the spread of multiple bacteria at the same time

- PMLiVE

WHO announces new mRNA vaccine development initiative against human avian influenza

H5N1 was responsible for 889 cases and 463 deaths across 23 countries from 2003 to 2024

- PMLiVE

WHO and CEPI call for broader research strategy to prepare for future pandemics

They have highlighted the importance of expanding research to entire families of pathogens

- PMLiVE

WHO calls for better medicines access to close neurological disorders treatment gap

In 2021, neurological conditions affected more than three billion people worldwide

- PMLiVE

WHO publishes guidance for HPV vaccine developers to help tackle cervical cancer

In more than nine out of ten cases, the HPV virus leads to cervical cancer, the fourth most common cancer in women globally

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