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The vaccine against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis and poliomyelitis is given as a four-component vaccine (vaccines against four diseases given at the same time so the child only needs one injection ...

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Levels of the toxin microcystin has been detected in Lake Erie weeks earlier than usual, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

New Guinea is home to some of the world’s most toxic birds. Why they contain poison, and how they withstand it is still a source of scientific mystery.

Researchers claim they have discovered an airborne toxin in the United States for the first time ever, and we don't know its lasting effects.

Arthur Garrett is a former ecologist and educator, retired geneticist and pediatrician. You can email him at ...

The sequence of the modified toxins was obtained by a combination of Edman degradation and mass spectrometry, showing that they are proteolytically processed forms of E. coli ST1b.

Whooping cough cases EIGHT times higher than usual in NT prompting concern for infants The infectious disease pertussis – known for causing a whooping cough in children and babies – has hit ...

The authors thank Marie-Jose Quentin-Millet and Sanofi Pasteur for the provision of purified pertussis toxin.