25 US counties identified as most at risk for measles outbreaks
AUSTIN, Texas -- Twenty-five counties across the country have been identified to be most at risk for a measles outbreak ...
Tag: Virology
Catch a virus by its tail
Study uncovers key mechanism that allows some of the world's deadliest viruses to replicate Viruses are masterful invaders. They cannibalize ...
A case of the chimp sniffles or major outbreak? Syndromic surveillance may hold the key
Credit: Kara Walker Two sniffling chimps could be one too many for a wild chimpanzee community susceptible to respiratory disease ...
New progress in developing an animal model of hepatitis C
Small mutations lead to significant impacts on hepatitis C virus replication in miceCredit: Credit: Jenna Gaska, Princeton University Small differences ...
Food in the EU subject to strictest standards
New EFSA campaign highlights the food safety system in the EU As the EFSA Focal Point in Germany, the German ...
How the dengue virus replicates in infected cells
Credit: P?aszczyca A, et al. (2019) The nonstructural protein 1 (NS1) of the dengue virus interacts with another viral protein ...
Nipah virus: Age and breathing difficulties increase the risk of disease spread
Nipah outbreaks in Bangladesh: age and breathing difficulties of infected patients increase the risk of disease spread Nipah virus, a ...
Research brief: Surface protein editing in bacteria
Credit: Mark Herzberg University of Minnesota researchers have discovered this previously unknown signaling pathway that regulates surface proteins on bacteria ...
Vaccine for African swine fever may save our bacon
New study shows wild boar can be immunized against the most significant worldwide threat to the swine industry by a ...
DNA test is an effective cervical cancer screening tool for women in low-income countries
Effective cervical cancer screening initiative by Dartmouth researchers in Honduras identifies different human papillomavirus types than those in the USCredit: ...
Needleless vaccine will protect children from dangerous viruses
Orally administered vaccine can protect millions from hepatitis B. Oral vaccines are both safer and less expensive than injections; researchers ...
Vaccination may help protect bats from deadly disease
A new study shows that vaccination may reduce the impact of white-nose syndrome in bats, marking a milestone in the international ...
International team wins $6M grant to study HIV and tuberculosis coinfection in children
Credit: Charles Scanga PITTSBURGH, May 1, 2019 - About a third of us are walking around with the bacteria that ...
Changing climate may affect animal-to-human disease transfer
Climate change could affect occurrences of diseases like bird-flu and Ebola, with environmental factors playing a larger role than previously ...
Designer drugs to inhibit hepatitis A virus
Credit: Xiangxi Wang Structure-based drug design revealed that a compound previously investigated for the treatment of head-and-neck cancer could function ...
Lines blurring between human herpes simplex viruses
HSV-1, which mostly infects the mouth, and HSV-2, which causes genital sores, are forming recombinants in present-day humansCredit: Greg Pepper ...
New giant virus may help scientists better understand the emergence of complex life
Large DNA virus that helps scientists understand the origins of DNA replication and the evolution of complex lifeCredit: © Tokyo ...
H3N2 viruses mutate during vaccine production but new tech could fix it
Credit: Yoshihiro Kawaoka, UW-Madison MADISON, Wis. -- In late March 2019, the World Health Organization and a vaccine advisory committee ...
Lifetime flu vaccine?
If the virus that causes flu were an ice cream cone, then the yearly vaccine teaches the immune system to ...
Gene-editing technology may produce resistant virus in cassava plant
An international team of biologists urge careful use of technology in research and flag potential biosafety risks. The use of ...