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Chinese food Zongzi banned for fear of infectious diseases

More than 20 countries and regions have banned the traditional Chinese food Zongzi over fears that it may be carrying viruses like bird flu and foot-and-mouth disease. According to Beijing Entry-Exit Inspection and...

2 June, 2014

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AIDS vaccine could neutralize nearly all strains of virus

A study from scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) recently found that a vaccine or other therapy directed at a single site on a surface protein of HIV could in principle neutralize nearly all strains of...

26 May, 2014

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Measles virus used to treat bone marrow cancer

The paper has reported on a new study in the growing field of virotherapy – a treatment where viruses are used to attack diseases. The study was a proof of concept study, involving people with multiple myeloma – a type...

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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As MERS virus spreads, Saudis question Mecca preparedness ahead of high pilgrimage season

Officials in Saudi Arabia are raising alarm that the kingdom is not doing enough to prevent Mecca from becoming a route for exporting an often deadly respiratory virus as millions of Muslims from around the world...

19 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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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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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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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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Mers vaccine helps mice fight off deadly virus

Today, there is no real treatment or vaccine that can tackle Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (Mers), a virus that was first detected in 2012 and has already affected 339 people in Saudi Arabia, killing 102. It’s...

2 May, 2014

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