$2 million NIH grant to develop Zika virus vaccine
Credit: Virginia Tech Flaviviruses -- a group of viruses transmitted by ticks or mosquitoes -- infect an estimated 400 million ...
Tag: Epidemiology
Tension between awareness and fatigue shapes Covid-19 spread
Credit: Georgia Tech In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, two human factors are battling it out: awareness of the ...
Risk of vine-to-vine spread of Xylella fastidiosa is greatest in July and August
Credit: Mark Sisterson The bacterial plant pathogen Xylella fastidiosa is a worldwide threat to perennial tree and vine crops and ...
TU Graz develops screening system for lung sound analysis
The prototype of a lung sound recording system developed at TU Graz (Austria) allows high-quality recordings of lung sounds, which ...
Researchers adapt cell phone camera for SARS-CoV-2 detection
Credit: Daniel Fletcher and Melanie Ott Researchers have developed an assay that can detect the presence of SARS-CoV-2 in a ...
COVID-19 advice may have reduced exposure to heart attack triggers
Credit: Journal of Internal Medicine A new study suggests that COVID-19 guidance in Sweden may have reduced people's risks of ...
Comparison of coronavirus antibody tests revealed too optimistic claims
Credit: Pixabay.com A study by University of Tartu researchers indicates that the sensitivity of tests used to detect viral antibodies ...
COVID-19: The Essentials of Prevention and Treatment, now available worldwide in English
Digital version publicly accessible on Elsevier's Novel Coronavirus Information CenterCredit: Elsevier, 2020 London, December 1, 2020 - Elsevier, a global ...
KU Leuven vaccine candidate protects against Covid-19 and yellow fever
Credit: Layla Aerts for KU Leuven Virologists at the Rega Institute at KU Leuven (Belgium) have developed a vaccine candidate ...
Out of many COVID-19 tests, which one to choose?
Different diagnostic techniques are appropriate at different stages of coronavirus infection. Using the right one is crucial for rapid diagnosis ...
IVI, ROK’s GDEF join forces to provide OCV to 540K people at risk of cholera in Nepal & Mozambique
GDEF's US $8.05 million grant to support ECHO projects to prevent and control cholera and contribute to 'Ending Cholera--A Global ...
ECDC and WHO call for improved HIV testing in Europe
AIDS-free future at stakeCredit: ECDC The number of people living with undiagnosed HIV is increasing in the WHO European Region. ...
Doctors use existing treatment earlier to save the lives of Covid-19 patients
Credit: Lancaster University The lives of patients hospitalised with COVID-19 are being saved by doctors who are using an existing ...
Tracking COVID-19 trends in hard-hit states
Credit: Nicholas Walker, LSU Currently, there are over 10 million confirmed cases and more than 240,000 casualties attributed to COVID-19 ...
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