Earthquakes are among the most impressive natural phenomena with very high potential to
set off a chain of effects that significantly affects public health through casualties and injuries …

In the last decades, a number of infectious viruses have emerged from wildlife or re-
emerged, generating serious threats to the global health and to the economy worldwide …

Antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) are emerging contaminants posing a potential worldwide
human health risk. Intensive animal husbandry is believed to be a major contributor to the …

Clinical microbiology laboratories worldwide have historically relied on phenotypic methods
(ie, culture and biochemical tests) for detection, identification and characterization of …

Several lactic acid bacteria (LAB) associated with meat products are important natural
bacteriocin producers. Bacteriocins are proteinaceous antagonistic substances that are …

Shigellosis, caused by Shigella species, is a major public health problem in Bangladesh. To
determine the prevalence and distribution of different Shigella species, we analyzed 10,827 …

Although one member of the poxvirus family, variola virus, has caused one of the most
devastating human infections worldwide, smallpox, the knowledge gained over the last 30 …

Antimicrobial resistance is a global threat that kills at least 75,000 people every year
worldwide and causes extended hospital stays. In the coming 10 years, antimicrobial …

Background Shigella species are a major cause of dysentery and may attribute for death
worldwide. Currently antibiotic resistance became the critical challenges for management of …

Emerging Infectious Diseases (EIDs) and Re-Emerging Infectious Diseases (REIDs)
constitute significant health problems and are becoming of major importance. Up to 75% of …