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After rotavirus vaccine, DBT pushing for development of malaria, dengue vaccines

After successfully developing rotavirus vaccine indigenously for the first time in the country, the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) is aggressively pushing itself to replicate the success in the case of dengue and...

20 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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Novel Middle East virus may take more than a week to sicken victims

The unfolding mysteries of the illness known as Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus already have the makings of an epidemiological thriller, and two newly published case reports offer grist for whoever writes...

5 June, 2013

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The next new virus

A new flu, H7N9, has killed 36 people since it was first found in China two months ago. A new virus from the SARS family has killed 22 people since it was found on the Arabian Peninsula last summer. In past years, this...

3 June, 2013

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AIDS epidemic: Is an end possible?

More than 30 years after the discovery of the AIDS virus, experts are optimistic that a cure for the disease will be found, and that an end to the AIDS epidemic is possible. But they caution there is still a lot of work...

3 June, 2013

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New single virus detection techniques for faster disease diagnosis

To test the severity of a viral infection, clinicians try to gauge how many viruses are packed into a certain volume of blood or other bodily fluid. This measurement, called viral load, helps doctors diagnose or monitor...

31 May, 2013

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HIV deciphered, scientists hope to find its weakness

Scientists have for the first time peeled open the virus — that can lead to AIDS — from its shell raising, giving a priceless insight into how it can be stopped from infecting millions across the globe every year. A...

31 May, 2013

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Virus ‘a threat to entire world’

The new Sars-like respiratory illness, which has killed more than half of the people who have been infected with it, is a “threat to the entire world”, theWorld Health Organisation (WHO) has warned. Experts...

31 May, 2013

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