The 3rd International Symposium on ‘Streptococcus agalactiae’ Disease (ISSAD) took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on October 16-18, 2023. The Young ISSAD Committee has brought the event highlights, ensuring that you stay informed about everything that happened during these three days of extensive knowledge exchange and networking. This document Read more…
By Javairia Khalid World Meningitis Day, commemorated annually on the 5th of October, is a worldwide health initiative aimed at enlightening the public about the grave, and occasionally deadly, repercussions of meningitis. Emphasized by the powerful message that meningitis can devastatingly claim a life in less than a day or result Read more…
by May Murra Over the past three decades several novel zoonotic infectious diseases have emerged due to human activities such as changes in ecosystems, land-use, intensification of agriculture, urbanization and international travel and trade. A collaboration involving animal, human and environmental health including wildlife health was needed. This collaboration started Read more…
by Eleni Vergadi, Young ISSAD committee memberAssist. Professor of Paediatrics, Medical School, University of Crete Time after time, we hear the stories of mothers who have experienced loss of their newborn babies or severe manifestations caused by infections they had never heard of or that they were told that they Read more…
Maternal colonization by Group B Streptococcus (GBS) can lead to severe infection in neonates and has also been associated with prematurity and stillbirth. Bronner P. Gonçalves’s comments on research into maternal Group B Strep colonisation. Bronner P. Gonçalves’s research, recently published in the iScience Journal, ‘Inferring longitudinal patterns of group Read more…
By Javairia Khalid, Lecturer, The Aga Khan University, Pakistan Group B streptococcus (GBS) or Streptococcus agalactiae is a type of bacteria that commonly inhabits the gastrointestinal and genital tracts of healthy individuals. While it is a commensal organism in most situations, certain conditions can cause GBS to become pathogenic and Read more…
Wednesday, 2 June 2021 – online #GBSconference2021 A Virtual Conference Group B Strep in Pregnancy & Babies on Wednesday, 2 June 2021 is a must-attend event for anyone interested in group B Strep. Group B Strep is the leading cause of neonatal sepsis, pneumonia and meningitis in the UK. This Read more…