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Mapping spread of diarrhoea bacteria important for new vaccine

A new study showed that it mapped the spread of strains of Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) bacteria around the world and provided key information about how pathogenic bacteria arise, which will be important for the diarrhoea vaccine currently under development, researchers at Sahlgrenska Academy in western Sweden said Tuesday.

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Global HIV pandemic may originate in Kinshasa: study

​The present HIV pandemic is almost certain to have begun its global spread from Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), an international team of researchers said Thursday.

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Internet celebrities shouldn't amplify rumors

Several suspected online rumor-mongers have been detained in the last few days, raising concerns that Internet celebrities may have helped to fabricate and spread rumors.