It is estimated that even today >500,000 deaths in newborns occur every year due to serious infections. However, little is known about what microorganisms cause these infections, which makes it difficult, if not impossible, to save lives through informed-treatment or …
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And with that ends another successful pneumococcal meeting…
Today was the last day of the 11th International Symposium of Pneumococci and Pneumococcal Diseases ISPPD-11 conference in Melbourne. The meeting is held once every two years where people working in the field of pneumococcus come together to talk and …
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Highlights from “2017 in CHRF”
Dear 2018 of CHRF, buckle up ‘coz 2017 is a hard year to follow. 2017 at CHRF ended with our annual picnic, which brought together almost all members of the team, celebrating the achievements of 2017, and rooting for an …
Samir Saha elected to Fellowship in the American Academy of Microbiology
Hot off the press – CHRF is beginning 2018 with exciting news! Dr. Samir Saha has been elected to Fellowship in the American Academy of Microbiology. This fellowship recognizes his excellence, originality and leadership in the microbiological sciences. We are …
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A low cost approach to track typhoid, an increasingly important disease
Typhoid is the most common infection in children in Bangladesh. If the trend of rising antibiotic resistance is not interrupted soon, mortality rates can shoot up. In this article, published in PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Senjuti Saha of CHRF and …
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The right vaccine stories: a panel discussion with Samir Saha
Pneumonia, a preventable and treatable disease, kills one child every 2 min. In the November 2017 issue of the National Geographic Magazine, Cynthia Gorney and William Dianiels painted a vivid picture of why and how vaccines play pivotal roles in …
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