Tag: Virology

About 40 percent of the global population is at risk for contracting dengue - the most important mosquito-borne viral infection ...

Some diseases which are fatal in one species can cause only mild discomfort in another--but it's hard for scientists to ...

InDevR launches first-in-class reagent kit for rapid quantification of N9 in 'pandemic' influenza vaccinesCredit: InDevR BOULDER COLORADO (3/26/19) -- InDevR ...

While current therapies for HIV can successfully manage active infection, the virus can survive in tissue reservoirs, including macrophage cells, ...

The newly discovered Medusavirus give new insights on how organisms and viruses co-evolvedCredit: (Kyoto University/Robin Hoshino Scientists are constantly discovering ...

Many people view pollutants and pathogens as separate causes of illness. However, recent research indicates that the two can interact, ...

Researchers first needed to know if virus could be detected in fecesCredit: Courtesy Krista Milich Most emerging infectious diseases affecting ...

Credit: The University of Queensland Scientists looking at the genetics of Zika virus have found a way to fast-track research ...

NIH study finds new cell composition may lead to less effective future responseCredit: Image courtesy of the McGavern Lab, NINDS. ...

A study into the effectiveness of disinfecting birds' nests, carried out by the University of Kent, has led to a ...

Australian researchers have used current hepatitis B virus (HBV) genome sequences to deduce ancient human population movements into Australia, adding ...

Tiny organisms in a child's nose could offer clues to improving the diagnosis and treatment of severe lung infections, research ...

The stress of spaceflight gives viruses a holiday from immune surveillance, putting future deep-space missions in jeopardy Herpes viruses reactivate ...

Credit: Conor Ashleigh, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, (CC BY 2.0, 2012) Recently, the sensitivity of fecal microbiological cultures ...

PITTSBURGH, March 14, 2019 - When flu season peaks after mid-winter, tens of thousands of influenza cases and hundreds of ...

An efficient programCredit: UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA Introducing Hepatitis B vaccine in preadolescents meant a decline in the disease incidence rate ...

The respiratory systems of Atlantic salmon function normally even when carrying large loads of piscine orthoreovirus (PRV), new UBC research ...

Study finds that the viral genome can be split between different cells and still cause infection, challenging a fundamental paradigm ...

Washington, DC - March 12, 2019 - Influenza type B, though generally less widespread than type A, poses a formidable ...

In a breakthrough with applicability across many flu strains, researchers find a potential small molecule that mimics antibodies to treat ...