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Researchers Using Mother’s Milk to Protect Piglets From Parasite Infections

2014-05-28 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

AUSTRIA - Coccidiosis is a serious disease in new-born piglets. Caused by the parasite Cystoisospora suis, it exclusively infects pigs and often causes severe diarrhoea in suckling piglets. Parasitologists at the Vetmeduni Vienna have developed a new strategy for protecting the piglets: They infect sows with the pathogen during pregnancy.

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Malware infections in Windows PCs tripled in late 2013, Microsoft finds

2014-05-07 15:51:18| InfoWorld: Top News

A three-fold increase in Microsoft Windows computers infected with malicious software in late 2013 came from an application that was for some time classified as harmless by security companies. The finding comes as part of Microsoft's latest biannual Security Intelligence Report (SIR), released on Wednesday, which studies security issues encountered by more than 800 million computers using its security tools.

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WHO sounds alarm on widespread 'superbug' infections

2014-05-01 06:54:55| Biotech - Topix.net

Speaking as a mom and a chef, let me assure you - one of the nicest things you can do for Mom on... A cluster of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteria.

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More effort needed to fight hospital infections, say CDC

2014-03-27 08:11:17| Biotech - Topix.net

At any given time, approximately 1 in 25 patients in the US has at least one infection acquired during their hospital stay, say the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, who have released two new reports highlighting the need to improve patient safety by eliminating this threat to patients.

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