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Anatomy of a virus

A mass spectrometry-based analysis of influenza virions provides a detailed view of their composition. A spherical influenza virion is an orderly hodgepodge comprised of hundreds of proteins that originate from both the...

17 September, 2014

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‘Cocooning’ reduces whooping cough risk in infants

Vaccinating parents of newborn infants against pertussis provides moderate protection against the infectious disease in young infants, a study has shown. This targeted vaccination strategy, called cocooning, has been...

17 September, 2014

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Unstoppable: is Ebola mutating with unknown consequences before our eyes?

US President Barack Obama says the Ebola virus, currently attacking western Africa, could mutate – making it even more dangerous. The virus has already changed its genome, with unknown consequences. Every virus...

17 September, 2014

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Irish scientists develop improved malaria vaccine

Scientists at University College Cork in Ireland have successfully finished pre-clinical testing of an experimental vaccine against malaria delivered through the skin. The method is an improvement on this type of...

12 September, 2014

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Chinese study of serogroup 6 S. pneumoniae finds no antibiotic-resistant clones

A survey of serogroup 6 Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates from children in China has identified no antibiotic-resistant clones, leading the authors to speculate that the isolates may be under antibiotic selective...

9 September, 2014

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61 percent fall in female genital warts due to free HPV vaccine

GPs in Australia are managing 61 per cent less cases of genital warts among young women since the introduction of the national human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination program, a new study from the University of Sydney...

8 September, 2014

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CDC fears Ebola virus ‘out of control’; human trials on third vaccine to begin early 2015

The Ebola outbreak may be “spiraling out of control” as the Center of Disease Control and Prevention director predicts the virus will only get worse. According to a CBS report, Dr Tom Frieden revealed that...

8 September, 2014

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Here’s the current status of new drugs to fight Ebola virus and what works best now

Experts will be meeting this week at the World Health Organization (WHO) to discuss the role of new drugs and vaccines to help control the Ebola epidemic in West Africa. Last month, the WHO said that it is ethical to...

5 September, 2014

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7 ways to get vaccinated without a needle

Vaccines are utterly crucial for preventing a whole host of different diseases. Yet many people refuse to get them. Why is that? One possible reason is that some people are scared away by needles. So, in response...

5 September, 2014

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Mutated poliovirus found to beat vaccine protection

Though polio has been nearly eradicated from the globe, researchers have made a troubling discovery that underscores the need to boost vaccination rates in countries that have seen recent outbreaks as well as develop...

5 September, 2014

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