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50 years after vaccine creation, measles still threatens U.S.

In 2013, nearly 200 cases of measles came from people who traveled abroad Although cases of measles were virtually eliminated through 2011, people who travel abroad have brought the infection home have caused a recent...

6 December, 2013

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Vaccine study reveals link between immunity and cells’ starvation response

One of the most effective vaccines in history has been the yellow fever vaccine, which was developed in the 1930s and has been administered to more than 500 million people. Scientists at Emory Vaccine Center studying...

6 December, 2013

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Vaccinations have prevented at least 103 million cases of contagious disease since 1924

Vaccinations have been credited with some of humanity’s greatest health technological triumphs over disease, including drastically reducing polio around the globe and almost eliminating smallpox entirely. But how...

2 December, 2013

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New, aggressive HIV strain found in West Africa

Strain progresses to AIDS about two years faster Swedish researchers have identified a new strain of HIV recently discovered in West Africa, which progresses to AIDS more quickly, reports AFP. The A3/02 strain combines...

2 December, 2013

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La Jolla Institute scientist identifies helper cells that trigger potent responses to HIV

A major new finding that will significantly advance efforts to create the world’s first antibody-based AIDS vaccine was published today by researchers from the La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology. La Jolla...

22 November, 2013

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How zinc starves lethal bacteria to stop infection

Australian researchers have found that zinc can ‘starve’ one of the world’s most deadly microbes by preventing its uptake of an essential metal. The finding, by infectious disease researchers at the University of...

22 November, 2013

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MEPs campaign against ‘silent’ hepatitis

Viral hepatitis is a silent disease which rarely gets the attention it deserves, according to MEPs, who launched an implementation guide for EU member states’ policies. The implementation guide includes...

22 November, 2013

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$Researchers sound warning on MERS virus: Only a fraction of cases are being detected, study suggests$

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Researchers sound warning on MERS virus: Only a fraction of cases are being detected, study suggests

A new analysis of MERS case data suggests a large number of infections are going undetected, with the researchers estimating that for each case that has been found, five to 10 may have been missed. The scientific paper...

19 November, 2013

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UGA scientist calls for crypto cure

A recent study involving more than 22,000 children in Africa and Asia revealed that the protozoan parasite Cryptosporidium is one of four pathogens responsible for the largest part of severe diarrhea in infants and...

19 November, 2013

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CDC importing meningitis vaccine to New Jersey

Federal health officials have agreed to import a meningitis vaccine approved in Europe and Australia but not the U.S. as officials at Princeton University consider measures to stop the spread of the disease on the Ivy...

19 November, 2013

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