department of medical microbiology and infectious diseases News Archive
![Dr. Inna Rabinovich-Nikitin is in her lab wearing a white lab coat. She is pouring a red liquid from one container to another.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/1-Dr.-Inna-Rabinovich-Nikitin-150x150.jpg)
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
UM health researchers receive more than $9.6 million in federal funding
February 14, 2025 —
Health researchers at the University of Manitoba have been awarded more than $9.6 million in the latest round of project grant funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).
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Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
CBC Manitoba: Province warns of 5 confirmed measles cases in southern Manitoba, connected to Ontario outbreak
February 6, 2025 —
Public health is notifying people who attended specific locations where they may have been exposed
![Kid with a cold Photo by: Andrea Piacquadio](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/pexels-olly-3765115-150x150.jpg)
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
CBC Manitoba: Getting the facts about respiratory viruses
January 10, 2025 —
Getting the facts about respiratory viruses
![Portrait of Dr. Zulma Rueda in her lab.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Zulma-Rueda-150x150.jpg)
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Listening to Experience
January 8, 2025 —
When Dr. Zulma Rueda was studying tuberculosis (TB) transmission in Colombian prisons as part of her PhD research 14 years ago, some prisoners approached her.
![Dr. Jason Kindrachuk wearing a white lab coat in a laboratory.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Kindrachuk-Jason-150x150.jpg)
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
The Telegraph: Into the unknown: Crack WHO team journeys deep into the Congo to identify mystery killer
December 9, 2024 —
Into the unknown: Crack WHO team journeys deep into the Congo to identify mystery killer
![3D render of mpox virus.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/UM-Today-Mpox-150x150.jpg)
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Global News: First Canadian case of more severe mpox strain confirmed in Manitoba
November 23, 2024 —
First Canadian case of more severe mpox strain confirmed in Manitoba
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Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
The Washington Post: CDC warns of infection spread via body lice in homeless populations
November 21, 2024 —
CDC warns of infection spread via body lice in homeless populations
![A sick baby in hospital, hooked up to many wires and tubes.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Baby-in-ICU--150x150.jpg)
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Winnipeg Free Press: Manitoba urged to protect all newborns against RSV with antibody shots
November 8, 2024 —
Manitoba urged to protect all newborns against RSV with antibody shots
![Dr. Ayush Kumar.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/AyushKumar_water-research-150x150.jpg)
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Medscape: Canada’s First Nations Communities Call for Clean Water
September 23, 2024 —
Canada's First Nations Communities Call for Clean Water
![Jason Kindrachuk](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/jason-kindrachuk-150x150.jpg)
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
CTV News: Canada to donate up to 200,000 vaccine doses to combat mpox outbreaks in Africa
September 13, 2024 —
Canada to donate up to 200,000 vaccine doses to combat mpox outbreaks in Africa