Curious how many viruses have invaded your body over the course of your life? Now you can know. Researchers have developed a DNA-based blood test that can determine a person’s viral history, a development they...
South Korean authorities will track the mobile phones of hundreds of people under quarantine to prevent the spread of the deadly Mers virus as a sixth person died in the outbreak and the number of infections rose to 87...
An extraordinary breakthrough in influenza research moves us closer to the development of a vaccine that can protect against all new influenza viruses, with the potential of developing a one-off universal flu shot. The...
A recent study in PLOS Pathogens investigates how Epstein-Barr virus and malaria co-infection may create a lethal combination if the timing is right. Epstein-Barr virus and malaria are two infections that can each be...
Researchers at the University of Georgia have used a virus commonly found in dogs as the foundation for a new vaccine against H7N9 influenza, more commonly known as bird flu. H7N9 is one of several influenza virus...
New form of vaccine also effective in persons with immunosuppression A herpes zoster subunit vaccine (HZ/su) was associated with a high vaccine efficacy for adults over 50 compared with placebo, according to phase III...
A device about the size of a small chocolate bar could offer a way to sequence the genomes of viruses. When poor countries, with limited infrastructure, experience disease outbreaks – as happened with Ebola in West...
Results from a new trial found that an “extremely potent” antibody can dramatically reduce the level of the HIV virus in a patient’s blood — raising hopes for an HIV vaccine. Researchers at Rockefeller...
A vaccine licensed in China protected healthy adults against hepatitis E virus infection for up to 4.5 years, according to newly published data. “Vaccine development has been facilitated by the observation that all...
Two experimental Ebola vaccinations “appear to be safe” after testing in Liberia. Meanwhile, a British nurse has been cleared of the virus, but doctors cautioned speculation about the drug’s role in her recovery. The...