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Early vaccination could save lives, dollars in next flu pandemic, study shows

Early vaccination could save both lives and money during the next flu pandemic, according to a study led by Stanford University School of Medicine researchers. Using lessons learned from the 2009 H1N1 flu pandemic...

26 May, 2014

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We need a MERS vaccine, but high costs, regulations make one unlikely

New technologies give vaccine developers a boost in early development, but large-scale testing and production are bogged down by high costs and lengthy trials. Middle East respiratory syndrome, or MERS, is spreading...

26 May, 2014

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Ebola virus circulating in Guinea is new strain: Study

The virus that has caused a deadly Ebola epidemic in Guinea is a new strain that emerged locally, possibly transmitted by fruit bats, virologists have said. The outbreak is the first to be recorded in West Africa, but...

19 May, 2014

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The Lancet Infectious Diseases: New early warning system predicts dengue fever risk during the soccer World Cup in Brazil

For the first time, scientists have developed an early warning system to predict the risk of dengue infections for the 553 microregions of Brazil during the football World Cup. The estimates, published in The Lancet...

19 May, 2014

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Fighting Ebola virus disease: Transformer protein provides new insights

A new study reveals that a protein of the Ebola virus can transform into three distinct shapes, each with a separate function that is critical to the virus’s survival. Each shape offers a potential target for developing...

19 May, 2014

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Study of 1.3 million kids reveals vaccines aren’t associated with autism

A meta-analysis including nearly 1.3 million children posted online last week in the journal Vaccine has demonstrated, once again, that there’s no causal link between vaccines and autism. The paper is an online...

19 May, 2014

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Robot may help fight malaria

Most people kill a mosquito with a violent swat of the hand, but Yaroslav Tenzer is much more methodical — and tender. He needs the tiny pest’s body intact so he can harvest its salivary glands. Mosquito saliva is the...

12 May, 2014

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Avian flu virus found among penguins in Antarctica

An international team of researchers have for the first time identified a new avian influenza virus in a group of Adelie penguins from Antarctica. The virus is unlike any other circulating avian flu viruses. While other...

12 May, 2014

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Target cell entry to halt Chikungunya virus

Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is transmitted to humans by virus-carrying mosquitoes and has caused recent outbreaks in Asia, Africa and the Caribbean. CHIKV infection is characterized by fever, rash and polyarthritis that...

2 May, 2014

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HIV virus may be killed with bee venom says study

HIV may be referred to as a slowly replicating virus that is capable of invading the human body by way of exchanging bodily fluids with another infected carrier. This invasion is said to be the primary culprit that...

2 May, 2014

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