Researchers from North Carolina State University have confirmed that a species of Rickettsia first seen in dogs in 2018 is a new species of bacteria. The new species, dubbed Rickettsia finnyi, is ...

Syphilis spreads primarily through vaginal, anal or oral sex, Shen explains. Condoms greatly reduce risk, but they do not ...

Rickettsia spp. are Gram-negative, obligate, intracellular bacterial pathogens. Most rickettsial species have a life cycle that involves both an arthropod vector and a vertebrate host. The high ...

Jean-François Toussaint, Sanofi's global head of vaccines R&D, speaking at a conference at the company's site in Lyon last year. There are currently no approved vaccines to protect against chlamydia – ...