A study recently found the Egyptian Tomb Bat to be a 100 percent genetic link to the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, but research continues to find an alleged intermediary animal that transmitted the disease to humans...
WHO member states in the Western Pacific region must keep up efforts to achieve universal immunization coverage to prevent diseases like polio, a WHO advisory group said during a recent meeting. The Technical Advisory...
A virus in the rabies family can be used to successfully cure leukemia in lab mice. Disease bad boys like viruses may be the next big step forward in cancer treatment. Researchers from the Ottawa Hospital Research...
A single dose of monovalent non-adjuvanted influenza A (H1N1) pdm09 vaccine was 50% effective at preventing hospitalization related to the infection, researchers from the CDC have found. According to the report in...
An experimental treatment for the deadly Ebola virus proved effective in about half of monkeys with disease symptoms, findings that show promise for the development of therapies for humans, according to researchers. The...
Can a usable vaccine against the H7N9 bird flu virus be made? Studies that are about to start should offer clues soon, says the director of the U.S. government program spearheading the work. Four flu vaccine...
Houston-based physician and researcher Dr. Peter J. Hotez MD PhD, America’s leading advocate for and internationally recognized expert on tropical diseases and vaccine development, drew attention to the often overlooked...
Researchers have uncovered components of the SARS coronavirus that allow it to take over host cells in order to multiply, paving way for development of therapies for the deadly virus. The virus triggered a major...
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...
In a world where I constantly feel like I have to defend my advocacy of full vaccination, it is sometimes reassuring to look backward. There is nothing more profound than the history of the polio vaccine. Thanks to...