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Vaccine guards against Zika in monkey study

Human safety trials are already under way, researchers add. An experimental DNA-based vaccine protected monkeys from infection with the birth defects-causing Zika virus, and it has proceeded to human safety trials...

23 September, 2016

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Mosquito saliva found effective at keeping Dengue virus at bay

Mosquito saliva, which is long-known to help the transmission of infectious agents into the host, is also found to inhibit the virus in case of Dengue infection. A protein named D7, which is present in Aedes aegypti...

23 September, 2016

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Research found evidence Zika virus in eyes

A new study has found that Zika virus can live in eyes and has identified genetic material from the virus in tears. The study, in mice, helps explain why some Zika patients develop eye disease including a condition...

16 September, 2016

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Acute virus infection associated with sensory polyneuropathy, Zika experts say

A group of researchers from Honduras, Venezuela and the USA has described the first case of sensory polyneuropathy associated with acute Zika virus infection. The scientific paper was published in the Journal of the...

6 September, 2016

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The HPV vaccine has cut infections by up to 90% in the past 10 years

A recent review of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine is has found that in the 10 years since its original release, the infection rate of HPV has been lowered by up to 90 percent in countries with high levels of...

2 September, 2016

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New virus breaks the rules of infection

Human viruses are like a fine chocolate truffle: It takes only one to get the full experience. At least, that’s what scientists thought a few days ago. Now a new study published is making researchers rethink how...

30 August, 2016

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Zika virus can persist for months in newborns, case study suggests

With prolonged infection may come more tissue damage An infant born with microcephaly, but with an otherwise normal physical examination at birth, had evidence of the Zika virus in serum, saliva, and urine nearly 2...

29 August, 2016

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Common cold virus actually transmitted from camels to humans

There are four globally endemic human coronaviruses which, together with the better known rhinoviruses, are responsible for causing common colds. Usually, infections with these viruses are harmless to humans. DZIF...

23 August, 2016

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Study provides details of possible link between Zika virus and severe joint condition at birth

A study published by The BMJ provides more details of an association between Zika virus infection in the womb and a condition known as arthrogryposis, which causes joint deformities at birth, particularly in the arms...

16 August, 2016

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Patients with TB and HIV should receive prompt coordinated treatment for both conditions

Tuberculosis (TB) is a leading killer of people with HIV, and providing therapy for both illnesses simultaneously saves lives – according to new guidelines on the treatment of drug-susceptible TB developed jointly...

11 August, 2016

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