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Candidate vaccine against MERS passes first test
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Candidate vaccine against MERS passes first test

In collaboration with colleagues in Rotterdam, an LMU research team led by Professor Gerd Sutter has produced the first candidate vaccine against the MERS virus, a novel and highly pathogenic coronavirus. Last autumn...

9 September, 2013
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MERS virus found in Saudi Arabian bat
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MERS virus found in Saudi Arabian bat

Scientists have found the mysterious MERS virus in a bat in Saudi Arabia. An international research team said the bat virus is an exact match to the first known human case of Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS). The...

23 August, 2013
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Why the world is not yet done with polio
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Why the world is not yet done with polio

The crippling virus has been almost eliminated—but stubborn pockets remain. The finish line for eradicating polio worldwide can seem like a weary marathoner’s mirage. The distance traveled is immense: The disease...

20 August, 2013
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New H7N9 bird flu case reported in South China
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New H7N9 bird flu case reported in South China

Chinese health authorities have reported a new case of infection with the H7N9 strain of bird flu in the country’s southern province of Guangdong. On Friday, provincial medical personnel said the 51-year-old female...

20 August, 2013
2 min read