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MERS virus in Saudi poses hospital threat, study says

The deadly MERS coronavirus which has emerged in Saudi Arabia poses a threat to hospitals because it spreads rapidly and carries a high mortality rate, according to a study out Thursday. An international team of...

26 June, 2013

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India ‘polio free’ despite death

The death of a 10-month-old baby in Maharashtra state’s Latur District on Saturday blemishes India’s record in fighting polio but won’t impact the country’s march toward being certified polio-free. On Jan. 13, India...

26 June, 2013

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Study: Vaccines not to blame for onset of Guillain-Barré Syndrome

Vaccines, including those used in protecting against influenza, do not put a person at increased risk of Guillain-Barré syndrome despite wide-spread concerns, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published in the...

25 June, 2013

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Study: Common virus tied to Alzheimer’s disease

Contracting a common virus may play a role in the development of Alzheimer’s disease, a new study has found. The study of the brains of older adults found an association between patients’ immune responses to...

25 June, 2013

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New virus ‘deadlier than Sars’

A mysterious new respiratory virus that originated in the Middle East spreads easily between people and appears more deadly than Sars, doctors have reported after investigating the biggest outbreak in Saudi Arabia. More...

20 June, 2013

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How bird flu viruses adapt to humans

Two new studies have identified mutations that increase the infectivity of H5N1 and H7N9 viruses through improved binding to receptors in the human respiratory tract. The findings offer much-needed strategies for...

10 June, 2013

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Potential new vaccine could eliminate cervical cancer

Encouraging results have recently emerged regarding a new vaccine which suggests that with continued development the elimination of cervical cancer could be on the cards. The new vaccine targets the human papillomavirus...

10 June, 2013

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Immunization programs affected by public concerns

Monitoring and analysis of vaccine concerns could help immunization programs adapt more effective and timely strategies to address public concerns, according to study results published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases...

7 June, 2013

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Gut bacteria play key role in vaccination

The bacteria that live in the human gut may play an important role in immune response to vaccines and infection by wild-type enteric organisms, according to two recent studies resulting from a collaborative effort...

7 June, 2013

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Tokyo urged to aid disease eradication battle

The world may be on the verge of a historic breakthrough in the quest to eradicate infectious diseases once thought incurable, and Japan needs to be a key player, said Mark Dybul, an executive of the Global Fund to...

5 June, 2013

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