Hantavirus exposure among wildlife farmers in Vietnam: A warning for Southeast Asia
Wildlife farming is common in Vietnam, where people breed and trade wild animals for pets, food and traditional medicine.
Aug 27, 2026
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Investigative Techniques: News and Research on Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Study warns of underrecognized Lassa fever threat with global implications
A new study led by researchers at the Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine in Chapel Hill shows an urgent need for improved detection and treatment of ...
Mar 4, 2026
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Chikungunya cases surge sixfold in South China city in a week
A sudden surge of chikungunya cases has been reported in Foshan city in China, increasing from 478 cases to almost 3,000 cases within a week, according to South China Morning Post.
Aug 1, 2025
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Rapid bedside test predicts sepsis with more than 90% accuracy
Canadian scientists have developed a blood test and portable device that can determine the onset of sepsis faster and more accurately than existing methods.
May 27, 2025
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Rapid growth of blood cancer driven by a single genetic 'hit'
A new study has unveiled when chronic myeloid leukemia, a type of cancer that affects the blood and bone marrow, arises in life and how fast it grows. Researchers reveal explosive growth rates of cancerous cells years before ...
Apr 9, 2025
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Scientists discover novel orthonairovirus in man bitten by tick in China
A case report published in the New England Journal of Medicine describes a previously unidentified orthonairovirus, dubbed Wetland virus (WELV), in a man bitten by a tick at a wetland park in Inner Mongolia, China, in 2019.
Sep 10, 2024
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CDC: Five cases of neonatal enterovirus infection identified in San Diego
Five cases of neonatal enterovirus infection have been reported in San Diego, highlighting the risks and need for timely identification and treatment, according to data published in the July 11 issue of the U.S. Centers for ...
Jul 14, 2024
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Researchers report rare but persistent false positives on COVID-19 home antigen tests
UMass Chan Medical School researchers have documented a phenomenon that had confounded clinicians: Some people persistently test positive for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, on rapid home antigen tests despite ...
Mar 20, 2024
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Multiple organ attack and immune dysregulation: Study reveals how the chikungunya virus leads to death
The chikungunya virus, transmitted by Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes and responsible for more than 900 deaths in Brazil since it arrived around ten years ago, is capable of spreading through the blood, reaching ...
Mar 12, 2024
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Mitigating COVID-19 spread at mass gatherings: Lessons from the FIFA World Cup 2022
The 2022 FIFA World Cup ended with a tight win for Argentina over France on penalties, but it was also a triumph for SARS-CoV-2 with a significant jump in the number of cases, some of which York University researchers say ...
Jan 18, 2024
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