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Cover: Colored scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of cell infected with Coxiella burnetti, causative agent for Q Fever, an infrequent bacterial zoonosis. An outbreak of Q fever in the Netherlands in 2009 is illustrative of the need for a One Health approach to dealing with emerging diseases (see p. 383). (Image © Eye of Science/Photo Researchers, Inc.)
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Microbe Magazine, Cover Image
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Cover: Colored scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of cell infected with Coxiella burnetti, causative agent for Q Fever, an infrequent bacterial zoonosis. An outbreak of Q fever in the Netherlands in 2009 is illustrative of the need for a One Health approach to dealing with emerging diseases (see p. 383). (Image © Eye of Science/Photo Researchers, Inc.)
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The History of ICAAC
In 50 years, the International Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy—known as ICAAC—has grown from a small, almost entirely U.S.-based meeting to the largest international conference on antimicrobial agents, infectious diseases, and microbiology. One key reason for this success is a...
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One Health—Attaining Optimal Health for People, Animals, and the Environment
One Health is a paradigm that encompasses the health of humans, animals, and their environment, recognizing that the health of each domain is inextricably interconnected. The One Health concept is interdisciplinary, comprising, among others, public health, clinical medicine, microbiology, ecology...
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Antibacterial Drug Discovery in the Age of Resistance
The lack of new antibacterials for the treatment of serious infections has been broadly recognized as a major unmet medical need for at least a decade. A recent survey of 96 intensive care doctors across Europe showed that 50% have treated at least one patient with a gram-negative pathogen that w...
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