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Unique Ebola vaccine delivery strategy could stop ape-to-human transmission

Putting an end to a lethal virus may mean going directly to the source, as one study suggests a possible approach to stopping the transmission of the Ebola virus. Michael Jarvis, PhD, and his Plymouth University...

30 March, 2015

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Swine flu virus in India ‘has become more virulent’ since 2009 outbreak

Since December 2014, swine flu has claimed the lives of over 1,300 people in India, making it the worst outbreak of the virus in the country since 2009. But according to a new study by researchers from the Massachusetts...

16 March, 2015

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Powerful antibody against dengue virus found

Researchers have identified a powerful antibody which requires a minute amount to neutralise the dengue virus, paving the way for effective treatment of the mosquito-borne infection. A new study showed how a newly...

16 March, 2015

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The measles outbreak is twice as big as you thought

The number of U.S. measles cases has continued climbing toward 200, with 173 cases noted in the CDC’s most recent report March 6 — but that’s only half the story. If you add in the cases multiplying north of the border...

16 March, 2015

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Unconventional design approach shows promise for new herpes vaccine

Herpes is one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases, affecting close to 500 million people worldwide, yet an effective vaccine against the pernicious virus has eluded scientists for decades. However, Howard...

11 March, 2015

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Chikungunya vaccine using measles virus promising

A vaccine against chikungunya that is based on a measles vaccine virus has shown encouraging results in its first human trial. There is currently no approved vaccine against chikungunya. The candidate vaccine reported...

11 March, 2015

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WHO worries flu viruses are sharing genetic material quicker

A recent surge in human infections caused by bird flu viruses and a proliferation of the types of animal flu viruses sparking infections in people are events that need to be watched, the World Health Organization said...

6 March, 2015

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X-ray imaging of a single virus in 3-D

Since the determination of the molecular structure of myoglobin in 1957, X-ray crystallography has been the defining tool of structural biology, allowing researchers to determine the structure (and hence the function)...

6 March, 2015

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Aggressive swine flu virus hits India

A surge in swine flu infections has killed more than 800 people in India and is challenging health workers, who say the virus is harder to treat than the version that caused a global pandemic in 2009. High-risk patients...

3 March, 2015

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Research shows Asian herb holds promise as treatment for Ebola virus disease

New research that focuses on the mechanism by which Ebola virus infects a cell and the discovery of a promising drug therapy candidate is being published February 27, 2015, in the journal Science. Dr. Robert Davey...

3 March, 2015

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